Robert Scheer on Bad Wars and Bloody-Minded Religions.

Dumb Wars, Now and Forever. By Robert Scheer. Truthdig, March 19, 2013. Also at The Nation.

Kill the Child, Spare the Lamb. By Robert Scheer. Truthdig, March 25, 2013. Also at The Nation.

Dr. Benjamin Carson on the Crisis of the Family in America.

Dr. Ben Carson on personal attacks, family crisis in America. Video. America Live with Megyn Kelly. Fox News, March 26, 2013. Also find it here. On YouTube here, here, and here.

Dr. Ben Carson Says Mayme White Miller Poem, “Yourself to Blame,” Had Lasting Impact on Him. Fox News Insider, March 26, 2013.



Conversation with Dr. Ben Carson: The Big Picture. PBS News Hour, September 7, 1999.

Ben Carson: Family breakdown is Detroit’s problem. By Henry Payne. The Detroit News, March 26, 2013.

Gifted Hands: Ben Carson’s Story. By Thomas Sowell. National Review Online, March 19, 2013.

The audacity of Ben Carson. By David Limbaugh. Washington Examiner, February 11, 2013.

Touré: Dr. Ben Carson Is The GOP’s “Black Friend.” Video. Real Clear Politics, March 22, 2013. YouTube.

Dr. Ben Carson Strikes Back at MSNBC’s Toure Neblett: I’m No Uncle Tom. By Noel Sheppard. NewsBusters, March 26, 2013.

Despicable Fool Smears Dr. Ben Carson. By Rush Limbaugh. RushLimbaugh.com, March 27, 2013. Audio at Daily Rushbo and YouTube.

Why Dr. Benjamin Carson Scares the Left. By Rush Limbaugh. RushLimbaugh.com, March 21, 2013.

Ben Carson, admirable man with a mistaken philosophy. By Cynthia Tucker. CNN, March 26, 2013.

Ben Carson’s creationist views spark controversy over commencement speech. By Valerie Strauss. Washington Post, May 8, 2012.

Dr. Benjamin Carson Addresses National Prayer Breakfast. Video. Real Clear Politics, February 7, 2013. YouTube.

Dr. Benjamin Carson on YouTube.

College Degrees: Nearly Worthless? By Walter Russell Mead.

College Degrees: Nearly Worthless? By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, March 26, 2013.

College Grads May Be Stuck in Low-Skill Jobs. By Ben Casselman. Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2013.

The Great Reversal in the Demand for Skill and Cognitive Tasks. By Paul Beaudry, David A. Green, and Ben Sand. NBER, March 2013.

The JWT India Ford Figo Kardashian Ad.

Kardashians may sue Ford over “vile” ad showing them bound in trunk of car. By Taylor Bigler. The Daily Caller, March 26, 2013.

“We’re exploring our legal options”: Kardashian sisters blast “vile” Ford advert showing them bound and tied in a car trunk. By Leslie Larson and Leah Simpson. Daily Mail, March 25, 2013.

Ford Really Sorry You Saw Those Violent Kardashian Ads. By Charlotte Cowles. New York Magazine, March 26, 2013.

Kardashian ad creators fired after Ford public-relations scandal. By Cheryl K. Chumley. Washington Times, March 27, 2013.

How the Iraq War Lost the Culture War for the GOP.

The GOP’s Vietnam. By Daniel McCarthy. The American Conservative, March 17, 2013. Also find it here.

Who Killed the New Majority? By Patrick J. Buchanan. The American Conservative, March 26, 2013.

The Obama Era, Brought to You by the Iraq War. By Ross Douthat. New York Times, March 23, 2013.

Ross Douthat Is Wrong About the Iraq War and Liberalism’s Rise. By Nate Cohn. The New Republic, March 26, 2013.

America’s roaring twentysomethings: how young voters won the culture wars. Harry J. Enten. The Guardian, November 13, 2012.

Obama in Israel: Hope over Experience? By Max Boot.

Obama in Israel: Hope over Experience? By Max Boot. Commentary, March 25, 2013.

Obama to Palestinians: Accept the Jewish State. By Daniel Pipes. Washington Times, March 26, 2013.

Tribalism in the Jerusalem speech. By David Bromwich. Mondoweiss, March 23, 2013.

Why Did President Obama Come to Israel? By Caroline Glick. Real Clear Politics, March 21, 2013. Also find it here.

Marriage, Divorce, and Princely Politics in the Early Middle Ages.

Private Bodies and the Body Politic in the Divorce Case of Lothar II. By Stuart Airlie. Past and Present, No. 161 (November 1998).

The Problem of Female Sanctity in Carolingian Europe c. 780-920. By Julia M. H. Smith. Past and Present, No. 146 (February 1995).

Emperor Lothar I (r. 840-855), grandson of Charlemagne. Wikipedia.

Female Martyrdom in Early Christianity: The Passion of Vibia Perpetua.

Mosaic of Saint Perpetua. Archiepiscopal Chapel, Ravenna, Italy. Sixth Century AD.

The Passion of Perpetua. By Brent D. Shaw. Past and Present, No. 139 (May 1993).

The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, 203. Medieval Sourcebook. Fordham University.

The prison diary of Saint Perpetua. SatelliteSaint, June 29, 2012.

Perpetua and Felicity. Wikipedia.




Statue of St. Perpetua at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church,
Royal Oak, Michigan.

The Rise of Tory America. By Joel Kotkin.

Progressives, preservation, and prosperity. By Joel Kotkin. Orange County Register, March 22, 2013. Also at JoelKotkin.com, and New Geography.

America’s Tory President. By Andrew Sullivan. The Dish, August 24, 2012.

The New Authoritarianism. By Fred Siegel and Joel Kotkin. City Journal, January 6, 2012.

The Liberal Top-Bottom Coalition. By Fred Siegel. City Journal, Winter 2012.

Who Lost the Middle Class? By Fred Siegel. City Journal, August 11, 2011.

Progressives Against Progress. By Fred Siegel. City Journal, Summer 2010.

Obama-as-Tory Revisited. By Jordan Bloom. The American Conservative, March 25, 2013.

A Feast for the Senses . . . and the Soul. By Dorothy D. Resig.

A Feast for the Senses . . . and the Soul. By Dorothy D. Resig. Bible History Daily, March 21, 2013.

Denying Islam’s Role in Terror: Explaining the Denial. By Daniel Pipes.

Denying Islam’s Role in Terror: Explaining the Denial. By Daniel Pipes. Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Spring 2013). Also find it here. PDF.

The Religious Foundations of Suicide Bombing: Islamist Ideology. By David Bukay. Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Fall 2006).

The President, in Israel, Giveth and Taketh Away. By Ira Chernus.

The President, in Israel, Giveth and Taketh Away. By Ira Chernus. History News Network, March 22, 2013.

Why Are Right-Wingers So Crazy in Love with Israel? By Ira Chernus. AlterNet, January 14, 2013.

Pussy Riot Punk Band Remains Defiant of Putin’s Russia. By Lesley Stahl.

Pussy Riot punk band remains defiant of Putin’s Russia. By Lesley Stahl. 60 Minutes. CBS News, March 24, 2013. YouTube. Transcript.

Is the Russia Prison System Working Pussy Riot Member to Death? By Steven Hsieh. AlterNet, February 1, 2013.

Republicans Recognize Their Party in Peril. By Peter Wehner.

The Republicans Recognize Their Party in Peril. By Peter Wehner. Commentary, March 20, 2013.

The GOP’s Strategic Failure. By Michael Gerson. Real Clear Politics, March 22, 2013.

Justice, Politics, and the Poor. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, March 5, 2013.

The Republican Path Ahead. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, March 3, 2013.

The GOP’s Intellectual Unfreezing. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, February 21, 2013.

Saving the Republican Party. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, February 16, 2013.

Where is today’s Jack Kemp? By Rich Lowry.

Where is today’s Jack Kemp? By Rich Lowry. Politico, March 20, 2013.

Excuses From the Conservative Wing. By Noemie Emery.

Excuses, excuses from the conservative wing. By Noemie Emery. Washington Examiner, March 19, 2013.

The Progressive Shift. By David Brooks.

The Progressive Shift. By David Brooks. New York Times, March 18, 2013.

It Won’t Be Your Father’s GOP. By Jennifer Rubin.

It won’t be your father’s GOP. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 17, 2013.

GOP autopsy report goes bold. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 18, 2013.

Priebus on RNC report. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 18, 2013.

RNC report reaction from right-wingers. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 19, 2013.

Think conservatives have troubles? Look at the left. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 19, 2013.

Don’t conservatives like people? By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 19, 2013.

The GOP should build on success — here’s how. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 20, 2013.

Tough times for the old right. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 20, 2013.

Conservative pols balk at ideological straitjackets. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 21, 2013.

Immigration opponents don’t have public behind them. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 21, 2013.

Plenty of entrepreneurialism on the right. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Gay Marriage and Public Opinion. By Jennifer Rubin.

Gay marriage: After the Supreme Court, what then? By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 21, 2013.

Gay marriage, public opinion and the 14th Amendment. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Meet the Press Roundtable on the Changing Tide of Support for Same-Sex Marriage.

Roundtable on the changing tide of support for Same-Sex Marriage. Video. Meet the Press. NBC News, March 24, 2013.

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Gary Bauer: The Public Does Not Support Marriage Equality. By David Edwards.

Gary Bauer: “Polls are skewed” if they support marriage equality. By David Edwards. The Raw Story, March 24, 2013.

America and the Imperial Project. By Anatol Lieven.

America and the Imperial Project: A Talk with Anatol Lieven. Interview conducted by Nermeen Shaikh. Asia Society, 2004.

Interview With “Spartacus” Actress Anna Hutchison. By Laura Prudom.

“Spartacus”: Talking Laeta’s Evolution With Anna Hutchison In “The Spoils Of War” Recap (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO). By Laura Prudom. Video. The Huffington Post, March 8, 2013.

 

This May Finally Be Hillary’s Time. By Kathleen Parker.

For Hillary Clinton, the time may finally be right. By Kathleen Parker. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Hillary Clinton’s puny legacy. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Fantasies of the Iraq Hawks. By Robert W. Merry.

Fantasies of the Iraq Hawks. By Robert W. Merry. The National Interest, March 22, 2013.