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Christian Privilege and the Long Road to the Separation of Church and State

Christian Privilege and the Long Road to the Separation of Church and State

March 26, 2016

Christian Privilege & The Long Road To The Separation of Church & State. What does religious freedom...

Gov. Hickenlooper (Colorado), A Superdelegate, ‘Can’t Imagine Changing’ Allegiance To Sanders

March 25, 2016

Gov. John Hickenlooper (Colorado) / Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday he’s not interested...

Suicide Bomber Kills 29, Injures 60, South of Baghdad at Stadium – In Case You Haven’t Heard

Suicide Bomber Kills 29, Injures 60, South of Baghdad at Stadium – In Case You Haven’t Heard

March 25, 2016

From Gregg Zoroya at USA Today / 03.25.2016: A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people and...

Bush Staffer Will Support Sanders over Current GOP Field (VIDEO)

Bush Staffer Will Support Sanders over Current GOP Field (VIDEO)

March 25, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016: In an interview with The Young Turks, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson talked...

The Importance of Numismatics – the Study of Coins – in Understanding History

The Importance of Numismatics – the Study of Coins – in Understanding History

March 25, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016 Historian Editor-in-Chief, Brewminate Coin designs don’t change much in today’s world....

Stephen Fry Delivers the Single Best Rebuttal to the Catholic Church as a ‘Force for Good’ (VIDEO)

March 25, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016: In 2009, Stephen Fry debated as a partner with the late...

Will the New Education Law Allow for Teachers with Lower Qualifications?

Will the New Education Law Allow for Teachers with Lower Qualifications?

March 25, 2016

Will the new education law help the most vulnerable kids? Bob Cotter On December 9, Congress passed...

Only Terror Committed Against the West Makes News. Why?

Only Terror Committed Against the West Makes News. Why?

March 25, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016: Once again news is going round-the-clock on the recent terror attack...

4-year-old Boy Shot by Sister when Mother Leaves Them in Vehicle with Gun – NO CHARGES

4-year-old Boy Shot by Sister when Mother Leaves Them in Vehicle with Gun – NO CHARGES

March 25, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016 A mother left her two children in her vehicle as she...

Ted Cruz Sex Scandal – Is it Real? Is He Done? Updated

Ted Cruz Sex Scandal – Is it Real? Is He Done? Updated

March 25, 2016

Reports from legitimate sources, including Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire are raising the issue of a sex scandal...

The Typical Roman Aristocratic House and Public Imitation – Indulgence from the Start

The Typical Roman Aristocratic House and Public Imitation – Indulgence from the Start

March 25, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016: imagequiz.co.uk Roman domestic and public architecture began to overlap at some...

Across Latin America, Governments Criminalize Social Movements to Silence Dissent

Across Latin America, Governments Criminalize Social Movements to Silence Dissent

March 25, 2016

A supporter of Rigoberto Juarez cries as a security guard tries to handcuff Juarez at the end...

80ft Statue Could be Stoke-on-Trent’s Very Own ‘Angel of the North’

80ft Statue Could be Stoke-on-Trent’s Very Own ‘Angel of the North’

March 25, 2016

How the statue might look From Phil Corrigan at The Sentinel / 03.12.2016: COUNCIL leaders have revived...

ISIS Using Trump in Propaganda Video Celebrating Brussels Attack

ISIS Using Trump in Propaganda Video Celebrating Brussels Attack

March 24, 2016

Donald Trump once again found himself front-and-center on an ISIS propaganda video, but it wasn’t because his...

The Politics of Terror in a Climate of Fear

The Politics of Terror in a Climate of Fear

March 24, 2016

Bob Englehart, CagleCartoons.com Every terrorist attack threatens to put Donald Trump one step closer to the White...

Ted Cruz’s Religious Liberty Advisory Council Recommends Reversing LGBT Rights Victories, Curtailing Birth Control Coverage

March 24, 2016

Sen. Ted Cruz, who has touted the endorsements of many of the most extreme members of the...

Strange Theocratic Blend Leads Nigerian Lawmakers to Reject Equality for Women

Strange Theocratic Blend Leads Nigerian Lawmakers to Reject Equality for Women

March 24, 2016

Photo QZ.com [Citing the Bible and Sharia law], Nigerian lawmakers on Tuesday (Mar.15), voted against a gender...

‘Starving The Beast’: Documentary Reveals How Wall Street ‘Disrupted’ Public Education

‘Starving The Beast’: Documentary Reveals How Wall Street ‘Disrupted’ Public Education

March 24, 2016

Some of the country’s most respected public universities have been devastated by years of cuts, and corporations...

Georgia Parents Offended by Non-Christian Encroachment in Schools Ban ‘Namaste’

Georgia Parents Offended by Non-Christian Encroachment in Schools Ban ‘Namaste’

March 24, 2016

From Yanan Wang at The Washington Post / 03.24.2016: Since the ancient discipline with roots in Hinduism...

Courting Disaster: House Bill 1337 and Increasing Regulations on Abortion in Indiana

Courting Disaster: House Bill 1337 and Increasing Regulations on Abortion in Indiana

March 24, 2016

Credit Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons From Abraham Schwab at WBOI: Two weeks ago, the Indiana legislature...

First Penny Likely Disappointing to Religious Fundamentalists

First Penny Likely Disappointing to Religious Fundamentalists

March 24, 2016

Stacks Bowers Galleries By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.24.2016: The first penny – which sold at auction...

Trump’s Sexist Retweet Against Heidi Cruz Draws Fire (VIDEO)

Trump’s Sexist Retweet Against Heidi Cruz Draws Fire (VIDEO)

March 24, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.24.2016: Donald Trump retweeted the following sexist image comparing Heidi Cruz to...

Support for Trump Written in Chalk Around Emory University – Some Students No Longer Feel Safe

Support for Trump Written in Chalk Around Emory University – Some Students No Longer Feel Safe

March 24, 2016

Chalk messages in support of Donald Trump at Emory University. (Photos courtesy of Amelia Sims) From Susan...

‘There Was Just No Snow’ – Climate Change Puts Iditarod Future in Doubt

‘There Was Just No Snow’ – Climate Change Puts Iditarod Future in Doubt

March 24, 2016

After record high winter temperatures reduced parts of the course to a bone-jarring, sled-wrecking obstacle course, is...

The Arctic is Thawing Much Faster than Expected, Scientists Warn

The Arctic is Thawing Much Faster than Expected, Scientists Warn

March 23, 2016

NEWTOK, AK – JULY 06: The marshy, tundra landscape surrounding Newtok is seen from a plane on...

Speaker Paul Ryan Shocker in Speech to Interns – An Apology!

Speaker Paul Ryan Shocker in Speech to Interns – An Apology!

March 23, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.23.2016: In a speech to interns tonight, Paul Ryan said the following:...

How Ancient Greeks Named Their Puppies

How Ancient Greeks Named Their Puppies

March 23, 2016

A mosaic of Hercules with pet Cerberus. Photo: snarl Dogs played a special role in ancient Greek...

Lessons We Have Not Learned from President Lincoln

Lessons We Have Not Learned from President Lincoln

March 23, 2016

By Patricia Smith / 03.22.2016: That we are a country divided is nothing new. We have seen...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Photos of Malheur Post-Occupation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Photos of Malheur Post-Occupation

March 23, 2016

By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.23.2016: With the Malheur Refuge occupiers behind bars and one deceased, the...

Obama Blasts Cruz: Your Father Fled Cuba to Escape the Kind of Oppression You Now Hurl at Muslims (VIDEO)

March 23, 2016

By April Hamlin / 03.23.2016: During a press conference in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, President Obama called...