Pulpit Freedom: Should Churches Endorse Political Candidates?

By Adam CohenOct. 16, 20120

A group of rebel pastors is breaking the U.S. tax code which prohibits churches and other non-profits from engaging in electoral politics

The Decline of the Wasp President

By Jon MeachamOct. 15, 20120

Tribal — and religious — distinctions that used to define our leaders and ourselves have fallen away

Empty Pews: Everyone Is Misreading the New Numbers of Religiously ‘Unaffiliated’

By Tim PadgettOct. 12, 20120

Yes, there are more people who don’t belong to any particular church, and yet many still believe in God

Why We Still Need Affirmative Action

By TouréOct. 12, 20120

Removing race from the admissions equation forces schools to be blind to one of the key factors in people’s lives

Oedipus Chef: A Modern Cook’s Conflicted Relationship with His Mother

By Josh OzerskyOct. 10, 20120

How do you make culinary improvements on traditional meals without becoming too modernist?

Are Sports Fans Really Out of Control?

By Doug GlanvilleOct. 10, 20120

Fans have been unruly lately, but if we focus on specific incidents we lose sight of the overwhelming positive support

Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown and the Myth of Race

By TouréOct. 05, 20120

Scott Brown’s simplistic conception of Warren’s Native American heritage does not fit in the age of Obama

Valium Invalidation: What if Mother (and Father) Really Did Need A Little Help?

By Judith WarnerOct. 05, 20120

Anxiety wasn’t “created” by modern meds — and it hasn’t been cured by them either. Denying its reality won’t bring sufferers relief

Why Are Women Biased Against Other Women?

By Erika ChristakisOct. 04, 20120

We shouldn’t be surprised that both sexes have gender stereotypes about women (and men)

Are These End Times for Meat?

By Josh OzerskyOct. 03, 20120

Bacon shortage hoax aside, there is a major crisis looming in our meat supply

Why Is Paddling Still Allowed in Schools?

By Adam CohenOct. 01, 20120

Corporal punishment takes place in 19 states, despite a raft of evidence that it causes serious harm in children

How Mitt Romney’s Faith Could Help Him Win

By Jon MeachamSept. 27, 20120

Mormons are accustomed to being the underdog and finding ways to succeed

Is This The Mormon Moment?

By Matthew BowmanSept. 27, 20120

Can Romney do for Mormonism what John F. Kennedy did for Catholicism? Here’s why the comparison is premature