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How social conservatives won: Can progressives reverse the tide?
Peter McDonough
The current debate over abortion, welfare and more has been shaped by '90s Catholic neocons who outfoxed liberals
Decapitated worms lose their heads, but not their minds
Joseph Stromberg
Studies show that planarians, or flatworms, can retain parts of their memories even after their heads are cut off
“The Unknown University”: Bolaño finds poetry under the volcano
J.P. Smith
The Chilean author's brilliant if uneven new collection is indebted to Malcolm Lowry and other noir masters
Being a lifelong bookworm may keep you sharp in old age
Marina Koren
New research suggests that reading and writing can slow down cognitive decline
Finally, a realistic autistic character on television
Emily Shire
FX's "The Bridge" succeeds because detective Sonya Cross's autism doesn't define her character, or the series
Blackwater founder is writing a memoir
Jillian Rayfield
Erik Prince has, previously, both created a video game and shopped a movie based on the private military contractor
Samuel Beckett’s manuscript sells for $1.4 million
Associated Press
Sotheby's auctioned off six exercise books for writer's first novel
I was a home-school freak
Leslie Patrick
Plenty of kids taught by their parents end up with great educations and social skills. I wasn't one of them
Bleak housing options for parolees and recovering addicts
Lisa Riordan Seville, Graham Kates
The largely unregulated network of "sober homes" offer poor living conditions for recently released prisoners
“Call the Midwife” defies viewers’ ageism
Stephanie Bower
The BBC series finds beauty in elderly women's bodies -- and offers a corrective to TV's patriarchal subculture
“The Lone Ranger” failed because it wasted money
Andrew O'Hehir
With "The Lone Ranger," Disney lost big on a bad idea. But in Hollywood, failure's almost as good as success
Pay no attention to my anti-gay bigoted past!
David Sirota
George W. Bush demonized gay people and divided us with pointless amendments. Kinder words today don't change that
Mike Tyson’s ear fixation, and mine
Steven Church
"I like the stiff leathery feel of them; the soft, squishy, peach-fuzzed lobes"
Thomas Jefferson was a control freak
Joshua Kendall
The third president had an obsessive-compulsive side which explains much, maybe even his relationship with a slave
Must-see morning clip: Meet 5-year-old presidential expert Arden Hayes
Prachi Gupta
Jimmy Kimmel tests a boy's impressive knowledge of U.S. presidents
Red-state women will transform America
Joan Walsh
Forget what cynical pundits say. Democrats need to win states like Texas and Kentucky, and fed-up women are the key
Phantom noise could spark diplomatic dispute
Kim Tingley
An engineer is bent on uncovering the origins of the mysterious "Windsor hum" that's driving Ontario residents mad
“God is a delusion”: I was a Pentecostal preacher — until I lost my faith
Jerry DeWitt, Ethan Brown
I was a Pentecostal preacher for decades. When I lost faith, I thought I'd lose everything -- but atheism saved me
Obamas visit Nelson Mandela’s family in South Africa
Julie Pace, Nedra Pickler
The president urged leaders to follow the example set by the ailing former South African president
I hate books
Anna North
They're heavy and they make moving impossible. But an iPad just doesn't hold the same memories
The NSA’s early years: Exposed!
Andrew Leonard
A newly declassified work of history shows how U.S. intelligence agencies helped launch the digital age
It’s a Wendy Davis nation, now
Irin Carmon
For years, Democrats' pro-choice stance was blamed for losing "values" voters. Today, that's all changing fast
Is this the end of hockey fights?
Eli Epstein
The NHL may tighten restrictions on in-game fisticuffs, but it'll face stern resistance from violence-loving fans
The endless slut-shaming of Weiner’s women
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Anthony Weiner may be enjoying a second act, but the women he messaged are still being punished
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