Ian Doescher Ian Doescher is the author of William Shakespeare's Star Wars®: Verily, A New Hope. Low ConceptMay 28 2014 4:43 PMThe Empire Striketh BackAct 1, Scenes 1–2.Ian Doescher Low ConceptJuly 3 2013 9:40 AMWilliam Shakespeare’s Star WarsThe attack on the Death Star, in blank verse.Ian Doescher News & Politics Politics Feb. 28 2015 3:05 PM Boehner’s Last Stand? Will the DHS funding showdown threaten John Boehner’s speakership? Betsy Woodruff Boris Nemtsov Was Brusque, Impatient, and Rejected Everything That Vladimir Putin Represents Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress Is a Revolting and Dangerous Gamble Scott Walker Didn’t Compare Unions to ISIS. He Just Said Something Foolish. 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