Are Social Issues Non-Issues?
We know now that Romney wants to fire Big Bird, but little else…
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Choose Right, Not Racism, Gov. Romney
A letter to the Republican candidate on his birth certificate joke.
Read MoreHarry Jackson Shakes Religious Right Money Tree for “Below the Radar” Anti-Obama Campaign
Looking for friends to help raise $1.5 million for swing-state campaign.
Read MoreGingrich, Israel, and the Assassinate Obama Comments
What’s to come when a right wing billionaire funnels money to Newt and a columnist jokes about killing the president?
Read MoreObama’s “Phony Religion” is Environmentalism, Santorum Explains
“Man should be in charge of the earth,” says the candidate.
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Santorum Invoked Satan
Why are we surprised?
Read More7 Religion Stories to Watch in the 2012 Battleground States
It may all come down to who actually makes it to the voting booth.
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Santorum’s War on Satan… er, on Higher Education
Much of the hullabaloo surrounding Rick Santorum’s comment that President Obama is a “snob” for pushing college is missing the bigger picture: that Santorum is a cosmic conspiracy theorist, and higher education sits at the heart of the imagined conspiracy.
Read MoreAttacking Obama on Religion and Race? Worst Romney Strategy Ever.
Behold the woeful ignorance of GOP strategists.
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Patriotism and Piety—Not For Conservatives Only
Haidt’s primary point is actually a good one: people on all sides of the political debate ought to listen more carefully, and try harder to understand one another. He correctly identifies a cardinal sin of so many liberals and lefties: failing to give conservatives an honest hearing. But it’s lousy strategy. If you want to win, you’ve got to have the best possible intelligence about what the other side is up to.
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