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• Originally published 05/22/2014

  Fancy degree? Most Americans say it’s not required to be president

  The last president to win the White House without having a college degree was Harry Truman, who studied briefly at a local business college and a law school but didn’t graduate from either.

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• Originally published 11/07/2013

  Sorry, America, You’re Wrong, the Jews Did Not Kill Jesus

  Candida Moss

  A new poll finds that 26 percent of Americans believe the Jews killed Jesus. They’re historically ignorant, but they do read their Bible—that is who the New Testament blames, after all.

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• Originally published 11/07/2013

  David Dennis on the Nazi Distortion of the Western Tradition [INTERVIEW]

  Robin Lindley

  The Nazis tried to put their stamp on the entirety of the Western canon.

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• Originally published 11/06/2013

  The History Channel Set to Remake 'Roots'

  The network acquired the rights to the successful miniseries from Alex Haley's estate.

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• Originally published 01/26/2017

  Trump Needs some Sage Rabbinic Advice

  Gil Troy

  These aren't predictions, but caveats for responsible leaders in a treacherous world, during unstable times, facing a boorish president.

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• Originally published 01/22/2017

  TRUMP’S TRASHY TRANSITION IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

  Gil Troy

  Trump keeps doubling-down, playing to his core, refusing to stretch. The result was a trashy transition, a polarizing inauguration, and a new president who has yet to appear presidential.

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• Originally published 01/22/2017

  When Nixon’s Henchmen Plotted to Assassinate a Journalist with LSD

  Gil Troy

  For those who think the future of press freedom is facing unprecedented challenges, a reminder of the time Nixon aides hatched a plot to kill a troublesome journalist.

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• Originally published 01/19/2017

  An Inaugural Prayer: Stretch Yourself as Person and President – to Stretch us too…

  Gil Troy

  Although I am no theologian, America desperately needs inaugural prayers. Here is the benediction I would offer, if invited to Donald Trump’s Swearing-in (and no, I wouldn’t boycott – Democrats should remember all the civics lectures they gave Trump about respecting the people’s choice when they expected Hillary Clinton to win, and now attend graciously).