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The Most Harmful Books, Conservative Style
Dangerous books? After Communism, Nazism and Maoism comes... sexuality, feminism, and nontheism.
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Bush's Hard but Brittle Line
Bush is threatening a Constitutional showdown over the fired prosecutors. If it comes to that, which will win: subpoena power or executive privilege?
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The Evolution of Religion
Humans seem to be wired to believe in God. Is this evidence of religion's evolutionary advantages, God's handiwork, or both?
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The Genetics of Altruism
When it comes to doing good, how much is because of social control and how much is coded into our DNA?
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Death to Earmarks!
Between the White House and Congress, the government has cobbled together what appears to be an effective earmark screen.
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Republicans Hype Another Pelosi Non-Scandal
Conservatives' conspiracy-theory habits from the Clinton days continue to resurface, driven in large part by the Washington Times.
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Tom Tancredo, Buffoon & Accidental Civil Rights Warrior
Taking misguided aim at one target, the Colorado blusterer manages to unintentionally hit a worthwhile one.
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Another Made-up Scandal To Befoul Political Waters
Right-wingers seem to be reverting to the bad old days of conspiracy theories and rumor mongering.
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John Kerry and What Might Have Been
To everyone's relief, Kerry bows out. What will he do with campaign cash — and how might things look if he had won in 2004?
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Manufacturing a Scandal
The discovery that Nancy Pelosi's husband owned $17 million shares of Del Monte stock set the blogosphere atwitter. Except it wasn't true.
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