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1) Has the Nobel Peace Prize's prestige been tarnished by politicization? A Wishful Peace Prize, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) 2) When you read Alice Munro, you don't just read the story of people, but civilization Alice Munro Wins Nobel ...
“It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable ...
1) Extend crisis deadline? Politics as theatre is growing tiresome and frustrating. GOP to Propose Temporary Debt-Ceiling Increase, Wall Street Journal (Patrick O'Connor, Siobhan Hughes, and Damian Paletta) 2) Are we witnessing a meltdown of th ...
1) Parenting is exhausting...and highly rewarding Survey Says: Parents Are Happy, but Tired, New York Times (KJ Dell'Antonia) Mothers more fatigued than dads but still find jobs and child care meaningful, report finds, Washington Post (Brigid S ...
1. President Obama nominates new head of Federal Reserve Obama to nominate Janet Yellen to lead Federal Reserve, LA Times (Jim Puzzanghera, Don Lee, and Kathleen Hennessey) Obama to Pick Yellen as Leader of Fed, Officials Say, New York Times (J ...
We are fast becoming a pornographic society. Over the course of the last decade, explicitly sexual images have crept into advertising, marketing, and virtually every niche of American life. This ambient pornography is now almost everywhere, from the ...
1. New York Times Editors give their opinion on how Supreme Court should rule The Supreme Court Returns, New York Times (Editorial Board) 2. Originalism, Textualism, and Theology in Scalia's historic interview In Conversation With Antonin S ...
A pink reformation, The Guardian (Theo Hobson) Full Transcript ...
1) Supreme Court could take on seismic cultural issues this season Supreme Court term begins with contentious topics, Associated Press (Mark Sherman) The question facing Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Stay or go?, Washington Post (Nikki Kahn) 2) Rift ...
1. Tragedy in DC and resulting social media/cable news frenzy Woman slain after car chase from White House to Capitol, USA Today (Kevin Johnson, Donna Leinwand, Doug Stanglin) Shots fired at Capitol after chase from White House, Washington Post ...