American Politics
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Human Embryos in the Age of Obama
Nine years ago, the White House announced and implemented the first-ever federal funding policy for stem-cell research.…
Holy War Over Ground Zero
There, the sign that says “Sharia,” the hand-drawn letters dribbling down in streaks as though they were…
Founding Believers
What were the religious beliefs of the founding fathers? That question is at the heart of many…
The Greatest Nation on Earth
My remotest ancestors on this continent settled in Maryland in 1634, as titled freeholders under the sheltering…
Not2B.com
This is a choice—it’s not a tragedy— And we exist to help you get it done. Why…
Reasonable Faith by John Haldane
Reasonable Faith by john haldane routledge, 224 pages, $39.95, paper In his 2004 book Faithful Reason, John…
Reaping the Wind
The giants swing their triple arms or poise, frozen like hazmat signs, on every hill: alien prayer…
American Cicero by Bradley J. Birzer
American Cicero: The Life of Charles Carroll by bradley j. birzer isi, 230 pages, $25 Bradley Birzer’s…
The Ides by Stephen Dando-Collins
The Ides: Caesar’s Murder and the War for Rome by stephen dando-collins john wiley & sons, 288…
Patron Saints for Postmoderns by Chris. R. Armstrong
Patron Saints for Postmoderns: Ten from the Past Who Speak to Our Future by chris r. armstrong…
Short Measure
The hummingbird has lingered. A rhododendron blooms. But each night autumn’s chilly dreams Stalk through our bedrooms.…
Cancer Dog
Her open wound accuses you. It leaves its traces in the corner where she sleeps. She sleeps…
The Weight of Smut
As the impressively depressing cover story “America the Obese” in the May issue of The Atlantic serves…
Olea Europaea
The salty Peloponnese flood Of minerals and Trojan blood Is in this oily, briny fruit, Savored by…
Vast Dangers in a Small Place
In ordinary times, or in earlier days, when the judges were more clear-headed, the case of Christian…
