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Will Mitt Romney lose women voters over Planned Parenthood remark?

Mitt Romney said he would 'get rid' of Planned Parenthood. Later Romney campaign officials said Romney meant he would cut federal funding to it. Democrats are pouncing on the Planned Parenthood statement.
Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith

British academic Andrew Preston offers a crisply written account of the historic intersection of religion and US foreign policy.
Jeremy Bernard first man to be White House social secretary

Jeremy Bernard is not only the first male appointed to the position of White House social secretary, he is also the first openly gay person to hold the post.
Can we restore compromise and civility to politics?

Politics used to be the art of the possible. Now it's the art of making pledges that render dealmaking untenable.
The Circle Bastiat
“Who’s funding this?!”

Art Carden of Mises Economics Blog offers a full disclosure - and some context.
Art in America: Does a great nation deserve great art?

The slogan for the National Endowment for the Arts raises questions about how we as Americans define great art – and greatness itself.
Afghanistan is not Vietnam

If President Obama learns from Britain’s mistakes in 1943 with Albania and meets Afghan warriors on their terms, the United States can end the war and win the peace in Afghanistan, honorably.
Obama's call to arts

The president-elect's proposed Artists Corps is one plank in his push to revitalize the arts in education.