I have noticed that when taking my car for a tune-up, visiting the doctor or sitting in some hotel lobby, Fox News is often playing in the background. Picture that ubiquitous black TV that sits in the corner of every single waiting room in America. Or, at least, waiting rooms...

It is now practically a requirement that every Presidential Address end with the invocation "God bless America." In fact, references to God are steadily on the rise in all political speeches and have been for the past 40 years. This shift towards political "God talk" can be seen on both...