The Most Inappropriate Responses to the Civil War Sesquicentennial
How not to observe the war's 150 year anniversary
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After a committee approved a bill that would give "unborn children" the legal rights of citizens, the bill was defeated Thursday in the Virginia Senate.
How not to observe the war's 150 year anniversary
Choir must declare "sexual intimacy is intended ... between one man and one woman"
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She may be engaged, but she's still setting a bad example
Maybe you don't believe in charts or graphs or studies. How about owls?
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See if you can tell which controversial ads were banned, and which weren't
Tempting Glenn Beck (and maybe fate), Jon Stewart invites Beck to a face-to-face. The bait: colored chalk.
Westboro Baptist Church seeks to exploit the death of Christina Taylor Green, the youngest victim in Tuscon
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The holiday wedge issue packs less punch this year
Did John Boehner and Eric Cantor just become art censors?
The uproar over its Veterans' Day logo was not the first time the logo has caused controversy
Sure, elites know stuff, but do they know the right kind of stuff?
Beware the Mad Men-loving liberals, Charles Murray argues
The Washington Post's Anne Applebaum smells some confusion
Evangelical leaders turn attention to rising divorce rates
Set your interrobangs to stun
Jonah Goldberg muses about Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally
Thousands gathered for an event many deemed more religious than political
Fox News' Megyn Kelly cries foul
No one should feel guilty or ashamed about not having served in Vietnam
A new book upends some old notions
Politico reporters to the media: "Yes!"
A debate over David Frum's firing goes big-picture
Serious threats are up threefold compared to last year
The first draft of history needed revisions
Roots in the politics of the 1960s
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