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Thanksgiving Code: Five Hidden Symbols Of America's Holiday

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Mayflower, George Washington, Ronald Reagan, Jesus, Bible, Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Bruce Feiler, Thomas Jefferson, Statue of Liberty, Moses, First Thanksgiving, America's Prophet, Thanksgiving Commentary, William Bradford, Living News

The real story of Thanksgiving reads like a Dan Brown novel. It involves a little-known web of secret societies, biblical imagery, presidential power, and lost books.

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Teetotalers For God Take The Pledge

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Christmas, Secular Humanism, American Humanist Association, Thomas Jefferson, God, Humanism, Prohibition, Living News

Humanism isn't the same as atheism. To that extent, the American Humanist Association has co-opted a word and distorted it for their own purposes.

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What's In A Name? Defining The Modern Conservative

Tim Ellis | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative, Partisan Politics, Republican, Thomas Jefferson, Conservative Movement, Movement Conservatism, Politics News

Is conservatism good for America? The answer depends largely on what you mean by conservatism -- and what you mean by "good for America."

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Palindroning; or the Fine Art of Quitting

Mark Axelrod | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Alaska, White House, Sarah Palin College Record, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin Quits, Thomas Jefferson, Politics News

Sarah Palin's knack for quitting didn't start with quitting as governor of Alaska, but began a long time ago.

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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

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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For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: David Boaz, War on Terror, Rasmussen Poll, Antiwar Movement, Grassroots, Markos Moulitsas, Ron Paul, George W. Bush, David Kirby, Thomas Jefferson, Libertarian, Campaign for Liberty, Republican Convention, 2008 Election, CNN Poll, Arianna Huffington, Afghanistan War, Daily Kos, Iraq War, Nicholas Sanchez, Joe Scarborough, Tax Day Tea Parties, For Liberty, David Brooks, Alternative Media, Grover Norquist, Tea Party, Republican Party, Swing Voters, Republicans, 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Politics News

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

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Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gop, Bill of Rights, The People, Eighteenth Century, State, Wickard v Filburn, Secession, James Madison, Secede, Democratic, Scotus, Civil War, Perry, Governor, President, John C Calhoun, Republican, Jefferson, Pawlenty, Gonzales v Raich, New Yorker, Federal Government, Bonkers in Georgia, Union, Nullification Crisis, Rick Perry, Virginia Resolution, Kentucky Resolutions, States, State Sovereignty, Hertzberg, Alabama, States Rights, Democrat, Congress, Thomas Jefferson, Texas, 10th Amendment, Democrats, Minnesota, Hendrik Hertzberg, John Calhoun, Tenth Amendment, Nullification, Constitution, Chris Weigant, Madison, South Carolina, Georgia, Tim Pawlenty, Court, Calhoun, Politics News

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

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Thomas Jefferson and "The Blood of Tyrants"

Josh Horwitz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Second Amendment, Gun Violence, Militia, Timothy McVeigh, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Gun Control, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, Constitution, Home News

Those who hold the belief that the 2nd Amendment gives them an individual right to take violent action have isolated Jefferson's "tree of liberty" quote in order to justify a radical ideology.

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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

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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It's Time to Pull the Plug, But Not on Grandma!

Tom Gerdy | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Scare Tactics, Death Panels, Tom 'the Carpenter", Game of Politics, Sarah Palin, Pulling the Plug, Politics News

The founding fathers must be rolling over in their graves as they listen to what has become of their dream of free speech.

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Liz Cheney: Favorite Pretty Princess (VIDEO)

Warren Holstein | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy

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Man with a Gun Near Obama Rally -- Hell No!

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oklahoma City Federal Building, Tree of Liberty, Tim Mcveigh, Gun, Secret Service, Right-Wing Extremists, Obama Rally, Thomas Jefferson, Politics News

Imagine he was Muslim and waiting for Bush with a gun. How long would that guy have lasted? You think they'd let him just sit there and wait for Bush?

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Should Internet Content Be Free? The Best Model to Save Newspapers, Books, and Music in the Digital Age

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Limited Copyright, Newspapers, Free Content, Copyright, Content, Artistic Collaboration, Perpetual Copyright, Copyright Extension, Chris Anderson, "Free: The Future of a Radical Price, Intellectual Property, Music, Creative Commons, Lawrence Lessig, Cross-Subsidies, Publishing Industry, Free Economy, Digital Economy, Digital, Future of the Internet, Google, Wikipedia, Public Domain, Paid Content, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Microsoft, Books, Business Models for Digital Content, Thomas Jefferson, Death of Newspapers, Newspaper Industry, Mark Helprin, Linux, Moore's Law, Espresso Book Machine, Art, Piracy, " "Digital Barbarism: A Writer's Manifesto, Advertising, Digital Age, Music Industry, Freemium, " Free, Media News

How can we retain, even enhance, creativity in the digital age, taking advantage of near-zero costs of redistribution? Two recent books consider the question.

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Iceland's Independent People: It's Time to Clean House

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: Netherlands, Iceland Economic Crisis, Eva-Joly, Thomas Jefferson, Iceland Global Economic Crisis, Iceland Economy Collapse, Iceland, Iceland Bankrupt, Global Economic Crisis, Iceland Banks, Declaration of Independence, Icelandic-Economy, Iceland Economy, Russian Mafia, Great Britain, Iceland National Bankruptcy, Banks, Iceland Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Eva Joly, Iceland Bank Crisis, Icelandic Government, Icesave, World News

Any doubts as to whether Iceland's elite has declared war on its people were dispelled this weekend.

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Jefferson's Epitaph...and Ours

Michael Meranze | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Jefferson, California Schools, California Budget Crisis, California Budget Cuts, Ucla, Politics News

If Jefferson linked together education, freedom of thought, universities and national independence what can we say about our own political leaders?

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Curse Words from an Old Manse

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Napoleon, Slaves, Free Speech, Stupid, Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, Henry Louis Gates, Cursing, Benjamin Franklin, Barack Obama, Politics News

I strongly disagree with anyone caring about this "stupidly" business. Politics is serious, and sometimes people get fired up. Diplomatic speaking is for diplomats.

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The Declaration of Independence: Good Spin Plus High Principles

Lanny Davis | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, House of Commons, Magna Carta, Thomas Jefferson, Colonists, Private Property, King George, Politics News

This was pure political spin. Scapegoat the king, obviously an easier target to demonize than the collective gentlemen of the House of Commons.

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President Obama, my Response to Your Fourth of July Letter

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Challenge, Thomas Jefferson, Single Payer Healthcare, Fourth of July, Government, Participatory Democracy, Military, President Barack Obama, Corporate Greed, Democracy, Healthcare, Citizens, Politics News

I request that the President provide those who participate in our democracy every protection granted by our Constitution to challenge those policies with which we disagree.

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The Celebration of a Progressive Holiday

Mike Lux | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tories, Tom Paine, Independence Day, The Progressive Revolution, July 4th, Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, Common Sense, Politics News

Progressives should take special pride in this holiday, for it was the ultimate achievement of progressive values that brought us this day.

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Honor Our Hemp-Raising Patriot Heroes

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: California-to-Legalize-Marijuana, Pot, Hemp, Marijuana, George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Green News

For rope, paper, clothing, food, fuel -- hemp has been a critical crop for cash and survival for 6,000 years. Today it contributes billions of dollars to the German, Canadian and Chinese economies.

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Jefferson's Declaration, Slavery and Nazis in Paris

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, History, Thomas Jefferson, Independence Day, Fourth of July, Politics News

As the nation approaches its celebration of Independence and the ideals of "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," it is crucial to remember that with those rights comes responsibility.

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Jefferson, the American Mind and the Birth of America

John W. Whitehead | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, 4th of July, Living News

In less than 200 words, Jefferson sums up with lucidity, logic and eloquence the argument for the American Revolution, the creation of a new political system and a universal philosophy for human rights

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Pursuing Happiness (Part 2) Declaration 101

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Declaration of Independence, 4th of July, Thomas Jefferson, National Archives, George Washington, Living News

"Inalienable" or "unalienable"? Jefferson's drafts shows he wrote "inalienable." The parchment and printed versions use "unalienable."

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Discovering America

Frankie Martin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Religion, Islam, American University, July 4th, Politics, Media, Keith Ellison, Isna, Thomas Jefferson, Journey Into America, America, Muslims, Entertainment, Independence Day, Akbar Ahmed, Benjamin Franklin, Entertainment News

In every country that we visited, the idea that Americans harbored negative opinions of Muslims was named as the "number one threat to the Muslim world" in surveys we distributed.

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