Obama must decide whether to sentence thousands of black children to a life of ignorance and poverty.

The Internet seems to be the last remaining way to hold wrongdoers accountable.

We call fundamentalist Islam "barbaric" only because we cannot find a harsher word.

Islamic terror is uncivilized. We are in a Fight Against Barbarism, and should call it such.

A hero is not just somebody who does the job.

How a religion prefers to be spread has a profound influence on how well it gets along with other religions.

If either Church or State controls the other one, problems ensue.

Belief in a God of order is a necessary underpinning for modern scientific research.

If you believe in only one god, anybody else's is blasphemous.

If your god teaches that "unbelievers" aren't your equal, you aren't going to treat them very well.