The Olympics have officially kicked off in Beijing this week, but not without a fair share of controversy. From China's treatment of the Uyghurs to their restrictions on media coverage, we thought it would be useful to dive in and see how we should be feeling about all of this. 

And for a look at how the Olympics have shaped public perception of nations in the past, we examined the Jesse Owens biopic "Race" to see how he single-handedly defeated the Nazis. I'm sorry, what's that? Ok, to see how he was at least faster than all the Nazis!

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