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    The Clash of Civilizations Over Marriage Equality

    MARCH 26, 2013 10:55AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, catholic church, supreme court, fundamentalism, gay rights, traditionalism, modernity, andrew sullivan, douglas wilson, law, science, truth, traditions of civility, democracy, personal autonomy, free will, religion, pope benedict, pope john paul ii, birth control, president obama, walter lippmann, secularism, marketplace of ideas, utilitarianism, separation between church and state, biblical morality, new testament, theocracy, taliban, religious freedom, traditional marriate, christianity, republican party. christian nation

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    Free Speech No Free Pass From Truth or Consequences

    JULY 31, 2012 10:22AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, religious right, republican party, chick-fil-a, free speech, gay marriage, dan cathy, mayor tom menino, public opinion, fairness doctrine, mike huckabee, christian right, focus on the family, founding fathers, first amendment, constitution, fact versus opinion, democracy, consent of the governed, popular sovereignty, fox news, msnbc, ann coulter, communism, treason, marketplace of ideas, boston globe, bigotry, president obama, paranoia, science, gender discrimination, gun control, hunger, justice clarence thomas, liberalism, conservatism

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    Pat Buchanan & "Suicide of a Superpower"

    OCTOBER 25, 2011 4:00PM

    By zenlaw


    Topics: marketplace of ideas, pluralism, pat buchanan, conservative

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    Pat Buchanan & "Suicide of a Superpower"

    OCTOBER 25, 2011 4:00PM

    By zenlaw


    Topics: marketplace of ideas, pluralism, pat buchanan, conservative

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    Short Story: "Political Quilt" (4th in a series)

    APRIL 12, 2011 9:01AM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: fiction, short stories, coalition, collusion, cracking and packing, framing, gerrymandering, linguistic shift, marketplace of ideas, political collusion, political compromise, redistricting

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    • 28 Comments
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    Observations on the marketplace of ideas

    OCTOBER 12, 2010 12:29AM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: glenn beck, jon stewart, wingnuttery, stephen hawking, dinish d'souza, the roots of obama's rage, dipshits, dipshittery, marketplace of ideas, goldline international, decision points, richard dawkins, sam harris, robert reich, dikshit, roots of obama's rage, angry black man, angry black men, regnery press, wingnut books, economy, politics, belief/religion

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