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Religious Freedom and the Conservative Quest for Absolute Truth
When the Obama administration declared that employees of Catholic institutions must have contraception covered in their health plans (before...
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AAAS President Says Big Business ‘Driving Science Into a Dark Era’
Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring, but Nina Fedoroff, the...
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How Obama Can Win the Culture War
In Washington, religious groups are interest groups. Just like the National Rifle Association or the farm lobby, the bishops...
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Organic Foods Can Be Loaded With Arsenic
As virtuous as you might feel when you choose organic foods sweetened with brown rice syrup instead of high-fructose...
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President’s 2013 Budget Hits Planetary Science Hard
The president’s 2013 budget asks for modest increases for some federal science agencies but trims funding to NASA. The...
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Evolution Debates in Legislatures and on the Campaign Trail
In state legislatures and on the campaign trail, the debate over evolution is about more than science. Legislatures in...
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The Psychology of Political Flip-Flops
Politicians change their minds like everyone else. And accusations of flip-flopping are often thought to be a boon for...
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Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot
Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state...
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David Christian Is Upbeat at Davos
There are many tribes at Davos: business leaders (who pay for the rest), journalists, politicians, representatives of NGOs, bankers...
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Supreme Court Rules Religion Is Special … This Time
Is religion special? In its decision on Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. E.E.O.C., the Supreme Court indicates...