In The Utopian, Yale Law professor Paul W. Kahn argues that the discourse and imaginary of secular political theory fail…
Sovereignty and sacrifice in American politics
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Case studies in religion and democracy
In The New York Times, Peter Beinart reviews Ian Buruma's Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents.
“The Death and Life of the Black Church”
At Bloggingheads.tv, Eddie Glaude, Jr. and Josef Sorett discuss what it means to be black and Christian in the present,…
Commentary: Obama distorts meaning of Passover
Jennifer Rubin accuses Barack Obama of diluting and distorting the message of Passover.
“The Year of the Abusive Priest”
Amid the maelstrom of reportage surrounding the Vatican's meiotic response to recent revelations of further sexual abuses in various arms…
Big day at AIPAC
AIPAC, the powerful D.C.-based pro-Israel lobby, is currently hosting its annual policy conference, attended by over 7,500, according to its…
“A Carefully Crafted F**k You”
At Guernica, Nathan Schneider interviews Judith Butler.
Texas Board of Ed. ratifies new textbook standards
Last Friday, the Texas Board of Education ratified---with a seven-vote margin---a series of controversial new textbook standards, reports TPM's Justin…
Focus on the Family preparing to shift gears?
Since stepping down as chairman of Focus on the Family last February, James Dobson's relationship with the advocacy group and…
Lebanese to march for secularism
In Lebanon, "a small group of non-partisan civic-minded citizens called Laïque (Secular) Pride" is organizing a March for Secularism, to…