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HAGELIN: Polls, politicians can't alter truth on marriage
Culture Challenge of the Week: Poll-Driven "Principles"
National Book Festival announces lineup of authors
Novelist Philip Roth, Jeffrey Eugenides who wrote "The Virgin Suicides," mystery writer Patricia Cornwell and singer Jewel are joining the lineup of authors for the 2012 National Book Festival on the National Mall later this year.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Bad Religion'
If you put a piece of duct tape over Ross Douthat's name on the dust jacket, the content of "Bad Religion," subtitled "How We Became a Nation of Heretics," would surprise you as a far more cerebral and introspective work than could be expected from the "America-has-turned-its-back-on-God" genre.
BOOK REVIEW: 'Chris Christie'
"Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power" is a refreshing behind-the-curtain tell-all by veteran New Jersey reporters Bob Ingle and Michael Symons that gives the fullest picture yet of this rising Republican star.
Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits
The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate's former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other's high school hijinks. Can a fresh round of questions about President Barack Obama's birth certificate be far behind?
Get Out: Buzz Bissinger
Buzz Bissinger's reporting has helped shape popular culture. From profiling the Texas high school football team that inspired the TV show "Friday Night Lights" to laying bare the fantastic deceptions committed by serial fabulist Stephen Glass (which formed the basis for "Shattered Glass"), Mr. Bissinger's stories somehow always seem to be relevant beyond their original medium.
Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads.
Inside Politics: Romney camp shuns proposed Obama-Wright ads
Mitt Romney's campaign is distancing itself from a Republican-leaning super PAC's plan to run ads highlighting President Obama's ties to his controversial former pastor.
Romney close to Obama in fundraising
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's fundraising is going so well that people are literally trying to tuck checks into his pocket on the campaign trail.
FIELDS: Romney prescription for faith with works
The Founding Fathers would be pleased. President Obama, endorsing same-sex marriage, celebrates his becoming fully evolved by citing the golden rule, Christ's admonition to "you know, treat others the way you want to be treated." (Jesus said it better.) Mitt Romney tells an audience of 35,000 at Liberty University's commencement that central to America's global leadership is "our Judeo-Christian tradition."
PRUDEN: Navigating past the same-sex marriage 'ick factor'
This is not what Barack Obama expected for a coming-out party. The "historic" revelation that he is now fully evolved, as from tadpole to frog, and now grooves on same-sex marriage, was meant to be marked with quiet ceremony. No music, no flowers, no kiss, no dancing, not even a cupcake.
U.S. affirms Iraqi police training program
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad says it is scaling back efforts to train Iraqi police officials but has no plans to end the program completely.
KUHNER: Obama's homosexual America
President Obama has made it official: He now supports same-sex marriage. It is his latest onslaught on traditional America. Mr. Obama has made history. He is our first commander in chief to openly embrace legalizing homosexual and lesbian unions.
American Scene: 'NJWeedman' convicted of pot possession
Jurors in New Jersey have delivered a mixed verdict at the trial of a marijuana activist who lives in California and goes by the name "NJWeedman."
Vidal Sassoon: Hairstyling pioneer dies at 84 in L.A.
Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who undid the beehive with his wash-and-wear cuts and went on to become an international name in hair care, died Wednesday. He was 84.