The Last Debate, Blow by Blow
A round-by-round analysis of the final debate. McCain had to score a knockout, and Obama had to stay off the ropes…how did they do?
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Are Evangelicals Truly Separating Themselves from the GOP?
Are evangelical issues shifting or just trends in voter registration…
Read MoreThe Vatican’s Columbuses
Eight Jesuit missionaries killed in the 17th century were canonized in the early 20th. Looking back now, can we still count them as saints?
Read MoreDear Dr. Dobson, Concern Troll
The head of the conservative Christian organization Focus on the Family sympathizes with the least of us, only to counsel the reelection of the men who made it so.
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RDBook: Bernard Avishai’s The Hebrew Republic
Political economist Bernard Avishai thinks that Israel’s best hope for peace and a bright future is to embrace European-style secular democracy, integrating its Arab citizens into a business-driven globalized economy.
Read MoreIt’s the SCOTUS, Stupid!
The state of the economy is certainly important, but one key issue continues to be overlooked in this campaign.
Read MoreWhere in the World is Sarah Palin?
She’s nowhere to be found on political signs in urban centers, but head up into the mountains and she’s on every lawn…
Read MoreIslamophobia v. Islamo-comedy
Two films. Two Agendas: Obsession, the Islamophobic propaganda DVD inserted into the nation’s newspapers in the weeks before the elections, and the new comedy-doc, Allah Made Me Funny.
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The Fundamental(ist) Optimist President
The president delivered more bromides this morning as the stock market dipped even further; but who would expect realism from this man?
Read MoreAn Act of Hypocrisy: Catholic University of America Hosts Rick Santorum
The CUA bends its own rules when it comes to the religious right.
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