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Justice Scalia's Cross

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Scalia, Justice Scalia, Antonin Scalia, Originalism, John Adams, Christianity, Thomas Jefferson, Peter J. Eliasberg, Aclu, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

Justice Scalia takes umbrage at the suggestion that an eight-foot-high Christian cross, erected as a memorial to soldiers killed in military service, violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: The Underdog Bites Back: Tom Hooper on The Damned United

Dan Persons | Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brian Clough, Justice, Frost/Nixon, Emotion, Don Revie, Drama, Jim Broadbent, Controversy, Peter Morgan, Indie, Derby County, Success, Comedy, Michael Sheen, HBO John Adams, Timothy Spall, Acting Legend, Colm Meaney, Gritty, John Adams, British, Sports, Tom Hooper, The Queen, David Peace, Soccer, Leeds United, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

I've got nothing against sports films that exult in good sportsmanship and the triumph of the underdog. But I'm more inclined towards films like The Damned United that scrape past the noble veneer of sports.

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Obama's Beach Books -- and Yours

Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: George Pelecanos, Outer Banks, Thomas Friedman, Obama Martha's Vineyard, The Way Home, Kent Haruf, Beach Books, Fareed Zakaria, Lush Life, Vacation Reading, Hot Flat and Crowded, Barack Obama, Tom Friedman, Elmore Leonard, David McCullough, Beach Reading, John Adams, Proust, North Carolina, Martha's Vineyard, Richard Price, Plainsong, Living News
Rick Horowitz

The thing about beach books -- or even "beach books" -- isn't the total tonnage of the entire pile. It's the glow of the glorious possibilities.

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Charlton Heston the Face of the USA? How Moses Was Chosen for the Great Seal

Bruce Feiler | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Adams, Charlton Heston, Thomas Jefferson, Moses, Fourth of July, Red Sea, Benjamin Franklin, Bible, Politics News
Bruce Feiler

The committee's report offers vivid, behind-the-scenes evidence that the founders of the United States viewed themselves as acting in the image of Moses.

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Ah! The Glorious Second!!!

Eric Lurio | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: 4th-of-July-Fireworks, John Adams, 4th of July, Founding-Fathers, Founding Fathers, Politics, HBO John Adams, Politics News
Eric Lurio

Today is the 233rd anniversary of the secession of 13 British North American Colonies from the Empire, thus creating the United States of America. So why do we celebrate on the 4th of July?

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Fireworks and the Fourth

Kate Kelly | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Adams, China, Gunpowder, Fourth of July, Fireworks, Safety, Politics News
Kate Kelly

Though the beauty of fireworks against the night sky is incomparable, maybe we ought to be satisfied with good friends, good food, and an annual renewal of resolve to do some form of volunteer work to "make the world a better place."

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Remember Mama?

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abigail Adams, Commission on Women, Michelle Obama, Lani Guinier, Nancy Pelosi, John Adams, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Jackie Speier, White-House-Council-on-Women-and-Girls, Culture of Care, 1977 National Women's Conference, Birth Control, Motherhood, Work-Life Balance, Birthrate, Politics, Business, Living, Politics News
Elizabeth Gregory

The stress and struggles women workers and their families undergo while trying to do their jobs are not only a national disgrace -- they're completely unnecessary.

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Seeking Happiness? Try Pursuing Purpose

Anne Dunev | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Blood Sugar, Type 2 Diabetes, America, Purpose, Economic Crisis, Beer, Weight Loss Tips, Diet, Common Sense Nms, Puritanism, How to Lose Weight, Life Purpose, Happiness, Cream Puffs, Declaration of Independence, Weight Control, Cocktails, Biological, Dieting, David McCullough, Alcohol, John Adams, Purpose in Life, Aarp, Weight Loss, Diabetes, The Purpose Driven Life, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care, Healthcare, Ben Franklin, Living News
Anne Dunev

It appears we contemporary Americans may have switched the interpretation of "pursuit of happiness" to "pursuit of pleasure."

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President Obama's Rejection of American Cowardice

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Adams, Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Patriotism, Rush Limbaugh, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration Coverage, Obama's Inauguration, Obama Inaugural, Obama Inaugural Address, Inauguration, Obama Inaugural Speech, Barack Obama Inauguration, Politics News
Bob Cesca

President Obama has made it clear that America is no longer in the business of selling out the legacy of our Founders and the mandates of the Constitution for the sake of a little bit of extra security.

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Obama Should Not Thank Bush at the Inauguration

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jimmy Carter, Inaugural Address, John Adams, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Politics News
Ariel Gonzalez

Do not be surprised if Obama thanks Bush for his service to the nation at the start of his inaugural address. But if one looks at history, one finds that this courtesy is more the exception than the rule.

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Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau.

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Caroline Kennedy, Mark Udall, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson Jr, Delaware, Birch Bayh, Mark Pryor, Thomas Dodd, George W. Bush, Connecticut, Chris Dodd, Colorado, Democratic Party, Lisa Murkowski, Andrew Cuomo, Mo Udall, John Quincy Adams, Ken Salazar, Republican Party, African-American Issues, Illinois, Bill Clinton, Frank Murkowski, Evan Bayh, Florida, Alaska, Net Worth, Mario Cuomo, Ted Kaufman, Jesse Jackson, David Pryor, Ted Kennedy, New York, Barack Obama, Beau Biden, John Salazar, Rudy Giuliani, Tom Udall, Secretary of the Interior, John Adams, Harry Reid, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bennet, Secretary of State, Bill Ritter, Jeb Bush, Senate, Indiana, Crest, Kahlua, Oregon, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Speculation about Hillary Clinton's successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America's political dynasties is hopefully just starting.

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Culture Zohn: Doctor Atomic: Opera Goes Nuclear

Patricia Zohn | Posted 11.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Doctor Atomic, Peter Sellars, Los Alamos, Satyagraha, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Nuclear Energy, John Adams, Metroplitan Opera, Nuclear Bombs, Penny Woolcock, Alan Gilbert, Philip Glass, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-10-15-zohnpull.jpg It is with a heavy heart that we leave the theater, knowing all too well its incendiary concerns are still very much with us.

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Palin's "Role of the Vice President" Gaffe: An Historical Perspective

Chris Rodda | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Joe Biden, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin Debate, Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin, John Adams, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Palin's answers to these questions showed that she just plain doesn't know what the Constitution says about the office she's running for.

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McCain's Maverick Left Eye and a History of Presidential Infirmity

Peter J Burns | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Health Concerns, Depression, Sickness, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson, George Bush, Obesity, Fdr, Harry Truman, George Washington, John Kennedy, Calivn Coolidge, Sarah Palin, John Adams, Health Records, Roosevelt, Home News
Peter J Burns

William H. Taft suffered from a condition probably most relevant to modern Americans - hyper-obesity. He weighed in at over 400 lbs. This condition caused hypersomnolence - he'd fall asleep mid-conversation, sometimes with foreign heads of state.

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Media and Political Things to Ponder While Stuck in Traffic

Tom Alderman | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Mike Wallace, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh, MSBNC, Meet the Press, Thomas Jefferson, Col. Robert McCormick, Toyota, The Daily Show, Chicago Cubs, Chris Matthews, Keith Olberman, The Middle East, Budwiser Beer, Walter Cronkite, Oprah, John Adams, Comb-Overs, Nikita Krushchev, Special Interests, Chicago Tribune, Wolf Blitzer, Media News
Tom Alderman

• If a Walter Cronkite auditioned for a major news anchor job today, he would not get on the call-back sheet. The moustache, alone, would kil...

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Emmy Nominations!

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 07.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Emmy Awards, Emmys, Mad Men, Damages, Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, Damages, Tina Fey, Charlie Sheen, Kevin Spacey, John Adams, Paul Giamatti, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Basic cable has long been the domain of low-rent fare such as "The Real World" and "Silk Stalkings," or kids' stuff like "SpongeBo...

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A Founding Father Missed It By That Much

Patt Morrison | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Adams, John Adams July 2, George Washington, John Adams July 4, Independence Day, July 4th, Politics News
Patt Morrison

On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress declared American independence. So why are we celebrating the big day on the Fourth of July?

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''The Vice President is The Only Person The President Can't Fire.''

Martin Nolan | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alexander P. Throttlebottom, 12th Amendment, Chester Alan Arthur, Hubert H. Humphrey, Thomas Jefferson, George and Ira Gershwin, Barack Obama, Aaron Burr, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert C. Wood, John Adams, John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Great Society, Millard Fillmore, Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney., Barack Obama Vice President, Vice President, Suburbia, Hillary Clinton Vice President, Alexander Hamilton Federalist Papers, Politics News
Martin Nolan

Barack Obama is pressured by Hillary Clinton to select her as VP, a mathematical question arises: why would he choose someone whom record numbers of Democrats have voted against?

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'John Adams' Premiere: Talking To Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks And David McCullough

Huffington Post | Dipayan Gupta | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Hanks, Hbo, John Adams, Paul Giamatti, David McCullough, Tom Hooper, HBO Johan Adams, Entertainment News

The long-awaited HBO adaptation of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize winning John Adams got the green light a year ago, and the seven-part mini serie...

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HBO Teams Up With US Postal Service To Promote "John Adams"

New York Times | Stuart Elliot | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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HBO and the Postal Service are joining forces for the first time to co-sponsor a multimillion-dollar multimedia campaign that is intended to evoke the...

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The Founding Celebrities

Eric Burns | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: John Adams, Founding Fathers, Ryan Seacrest, Britney Spears, Benjamin Franklin, Fame, Alexander Hamilton, Virtue Valor and Vanity, Celebrities, Media News
Eric Burns

Alexander Hamilton was no less ambitious than Ryan Seacrest, but to Hamilton and the other Founding Fathers, fame was different then from what it is now.

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