Exploring evangelical attitudes toward unwed pregnancy

This in-depth article by Margaret Talbot of the New Yorker explores Bristol's pregnancy and yet another aspect of America's major cultural rift: Social liberals in the country’s “blue states” tend to support sex education and are not particularly troubled by the idea that many teen-agers have sex before marriage, but…

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Macro Oregon: one final walk through Washington Park

My conference wrapped up today. Tomorrow, they would have had to drag me onto a plane back to St. Louis, except that I miss my family so much. I'll leave willingly, but with some sadness. I've also fallen hopelessly in love with Oregon. Lots of bicycle commuters. Lots of free…

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Sarah Palin argues that she is helping special needs kids by killing medical research.

Sarah Palin has mocked medical research involving fruit flies in her attempt to convince us that she is stepping up to help special needs children. This is mind-blowingly stupid. This race should be 90 to 10 Obama, but somehow America's ultraconservatives cling to Palin despite her proud lack of curiosity.

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