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Contraception Wars and Woes

William O'Rourke | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Garry Wills, Contraception, Birth Control, American Catholic Bishops, Gary Gutting, President Obama, Catholics Birth Control, Catholics, Obama Birth Control, Catholic Church, Catholic Church Birth Control, Obama Contraception, Politics News

Religion may no longer be the opiate of the people, but it is certainly the father -- not the mother -- of all political wedge issues.

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Reading Christianity in the Age of Glenn Beck

Suzanne Morrison | Posted 10.17.2011

When it comes to buying Christian works, and I don't mean just liberal-approved Christian books like Lit, I often buy them online. Why? Well, because I'm embarrassed.

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WATCH: Is The Tea Party Racist?

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Stephen Colbert asked author Garry Wills if "the Tea Party is essentially a racist endeavor?" last night, Wills replied, "Well, of course." Will...

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An Open Letter to Bernard-Henri Levy, on His Defense of Roman Polanski and Pope Benedict XVI

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pius XII, Garry Wills, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Hitler, Christopher Hitchens, The Holocaust, Bernard Henri Levy, The Simpsons, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Polanski, World News

I've been reading your intemperate, self-righteous posts on the Polanski affair, in which you defend the child rapist against his detractors, among whom I count myself.

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"Bomb Power," or How the Atomic Bomb Ended a War, Increased Presidential Power and Eroded the Constitution

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Garry Wills, Iran-Contra, Ronald Reagan, Cia, Secret Security State, Stephen Hoye, Iraq, The Manhattan Project, Dick Cheney, Covert Actions, Iran, Guatemala, Gulf of Tonkin, Cuban Missle Crisis, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, Vietnam, Korea, Diem, President Kennedy, Atomic Bomb, Bomb Power, The Justice Dept., Patrice Lumumba, Foundind Fathers, Signing Statements, The Atomic Energy Commission, Congress, Edwin Meese, Democracy, The Shah of Iran, David Addington, Iraq War, Nuclear Weapons, Ike, Cambodia, Presidential Power, President Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, World War II, Unitary Executive, Accountability, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Books News

While the bomb ended World War II, it also started a chain reaction that exploded into America's permanent secret security state -- with emphasis on the word 'permanent.'

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Hotels Start Hosting Author Readings, Other Cultural Events, To Attract New Customers

The New York Times | JULIE WEED | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Author Readings, Hotel Events, Author Signings, Seattle Hotel, Books, Sorrento Hotel, Garry Wills, Books News

She said she used to choose from a few familiar hotel chains because they offered a predictable experience. Now she looks for hotels like the Sorrento...

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Forgive Not: A Catholic's Struggle With The Sins Of His Church

The New Republic | Garry Wills | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Christianity, Clergy Abuse, Garry Wills, Catholic Church, Vatican Abuse, Catholic Abuse, Garry Wills Papal Sin, Pope Abuse, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion News

Since the papacy has been frozen in a defensive crouch, defying historical fact and free inquiry, it has been opposed to anything that might diminish ...

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Haiti After The Quake, Obama After Massachusetts: Chance To Rebuild

The New York Review of Books | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Garry Wills, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Nyr, Obama, Massachusetts Senate Race, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Ted Kennedy, Martha Coakley, Books News

The New York Review Of Books "Haiti's Hidden Hope" Mark L. Schneider; Senior Vice President, Special Adviser on Latin America, International Crisi...

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Too Soon To Tell? Judging A President's Progress

The New York Review of Books | Posted 05.25.2011

The New York Review of Books Huffington Post: At the anniversary of the election of Barack Obama, we're taking a close look at how he's done and what...

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New York Review: The Blog

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Review of Books, our content partner, Is teasing its new site by giving us a peek at their brand new blog section today. As usual it is f...

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Obama's Afghanistan Strategy: Blogs From New York Review

The New York Review of Books | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Garry Wills, Mccrystal, Pakistan, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Biden, Nyr, Afghan War Strategy, Mcchrystal, Taliban, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Obama Disappointment, Books News

Pakistani author and journalist Ahmed Rashid writes in the New York Review of Books about Obama's "missing strategy" in Afghanistan. After all the ta...

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Political Historian Garry Wills: Obama Still Runs Bush's Secret Empire

Entangled Giant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Bush State Secrets, Garry Wills, Bushs Secret Empire, Obama Bush, Garry Wills Obama, Obama State Secrets, Politics News

George W. Bush left the White House unpopular and disgraced. His successor promised change, and it was clear where change was needed. Illegal acts sho...

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