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Demands of Aid to Religion Endanger Schools, Anger Moderates

Hans Johnson | Posted 10.12.2011

Hans Johnson

Efforts by Rick Perry and others to undo the separation of church and state, meant to appeal to religious conservatives, are alienating a potentially large group of moderate voters who often have a decisive role in elections in presidential years.

No Women Allowed... For 134 Years

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.10.2011

The historic El Paso Club in Colorado Springs has been an exclusive men's club for 134 years and recently voted to continue to deny women membership -...

$1 Billion That Nobody Wants

NPR | Robert Benincasa and David Kestenbaum | Posted 08.28.2011

Politicians in Washington hardly let a few minutes go by without mentioning how broke the government is. So, it's a little surprising that they've cre...

Wal-Mart Collapses on Civil War Battlefield

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Al Norman

Wal-Mart's surrender ended their 26-month siege of the Wilderness Battlefield, an attack that sparked national attention, activated numerous historic preservation groups, and aimed a barrage of bad press towards Wal-Mart headquarters.

147-Year-Old Civil War Message Decoded

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 05.25.2011

RICHMOND, Va. — A glass vial stopped with a cork during the Civil War has been opened, revealing a coded message to the desperate Confederate comman...

American Exceptionalism Is Un-American

Bruce Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

Bruce Fein

The boast of American exceptionalism betrays ignorance of the Founding Fathers and the tarnished history of the United States. In any event, to overlook faults because other nations are more flawed is juvenile, and leads nowhere.

The Ladies of Nueva York, 1613-1945

Virginia Sanchez-Korrol | Posted 05.25.2011

Virginia Sanchez-Korrol

Kudos to the curators of a splendid new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio. Latin ladies were not forgotten, ignored or discarded as is often the case in historical interpretations.

Wal-Mart's Civil War Battle Gets Bloodier

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Al Norman

This week, the first shot in a long legal battle over a 138,000 square foot Wal-superstore near the Wilderness Civil War battlefield, a site of immense historic significance, has hit Wal-Mart -- but its just a superficial wound.

Subscriptions: They're Not Just for Magazines Anymore

Mark Coggins | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Coggins

Although popular in the 19th Century when bookstores were confined to large cities, the subscription sales model has been little used in modern publishing -- until now.

The Confederacy: Kill the Myth Once and For All

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Schweitzer

Waving the American flag while fiercely defending the effort to tear that flag down is untenable. Make a choice; be a proud American or a proud Confederate. You cannot possibly be both.

America's Poorest Presidents (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

US Presidents are, by nature, risk takers. You have to be to "lead the nation into war, annex millions of square miles of territory, or drop the atom...

The Invention of Santa Claus

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.25.2011

Louise Mirrer

The modern image of Santa Claus was invented in the 19th century by New Yorkers, as a secular myth meant to unite the city's diverse and growing population.

Beer Metaphor Becomes Frosty-Cold Reality

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

Barack Obama is the first president to not just accept the premise of the "having a beer" test, but to embrace it and turn it into reality.

Presidential Facial Hair: The Good, The Bad And The Grizzly (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

The President of the United States has to put his best face forward...and sometimes it's covered in hair. President Obama claims he can't grow a beard...

Some of Our Presidents' Afflictions Seem Noble, Some Not So Much

Carolita Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Carolita Johnson

In With the New

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael DeJong

Presidents come in various shapes and sizes, ages, disciplines and principles. But what many of them seem to have in common is their unwavering obsession with cleanliness...literally or figuratively.