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What He Wanted All Along: The Real Scandal of Pastor Terry Jones

The case of Florida pastor Terry Jones presents Christians with an easy judgment but a difficult dilemma. This publicity-seeking pastor of a tiny congregation deserves to be condemned in every way for his act of putting the Qur'an "on trial" and f ...

April 8, 2011

Rinse Not the Prose: Christopher Hitchens on the King James Version

Why would an ardent atheist care about translations of the Bible, and why would Christians be concerned with what an atheist would think? These are rather obvious questions, especially when the atheist is Christopher Hitchens, one of the most influen ...

April 7, 2011

The Only Game in Town? Richard Dawkins and the Limits of Reason

Evolution by natural selection is "the only game in town, the greatest show on Earth," asserts Richard Dawkins. We have come to expect claims like this from Richard Dawkins, perhaps the most famous defender of Darwinian evolution alive today. Unlike ...

April 6, 2011

The Briefing

Often, the Dead Are Never Found... Obama begins 2012 run with challenges, advantages... Wounded in Crossfire of a Capital Culture War... Nixon Library Opens a Door Some Would Prefer Left Closed... Book on Gandhi Stirs Passion in India... Among the Ha ...

April 6, 2011

The Briefing

Afghans Avenge Florida Koran Burning, Killing 12... The Tyrannies Are Doomed...  Teenagers Speak Up for Lack of Faith... With Stakes High, N.F.L. Relies on a Star Lawyer... India Passes 1.2 Billion Mark ...

April 5, 2011

The Briefing

Hundreds Killed in Ivory Coast Town as Conflict Intensifies... Islamists Are Elated by Revolts, Cleric Says... Cairo Revolution Finds New Target: Free Market... Where 'Jasmine' Means Tea, Not a Revolt... No time wasted in GOP's war on women... Eugeni ...

April 4, 2011

The Briefing

Pro-Qaddafi Forces Push Rebels Into Chaotic Retreat... Four Scenarios for Libya - Some Good and Some Bad... Islamist Group Is Rising Force in a New Egypt... Army readies chaplains before 'Don't Ask' repeal ...

March 31, 2011

The Briefing

Syrian president to address the nation... Antiwar Senator, War-Powers President... Teasing Out Policy Insight From a Character Profile... Lawyer says right to religious liberty protects Amish sect's refusal to use safety triangles on buggies... Aging ...

March 30, 2011

The Misplaced Aims of the Tiger Mother

Are Chinese mothers superior? Amy Chua clearly believes so, and her argument has just as clearly caught the attention of the American public. Chua's book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has made The New York Times bestseller list for the past ten w ...

March 29, 2011

The Briefing

Libya and the Just Use of American Force... Obama Address Congress on Libya... Americans Approve of Military Action Against Libya, 47% to 37%... The Speech Obama Hasn't Given... The Middle East Crisis Has Just Begun... Spoiled by the All-in-One Gadge ...

March 28, 2011

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