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Movie Reviews: Harry Potter vs. Twilight
by Brian Knapp

In our main event, two novel attractions face-off, head-to-head for the world heavyweight title.

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by Alex Knapp
Book Review: Life, Inc.

Life, Inc. is a fascinating look at how the institutions in which we live create the means for corporations to thrive at the expense of individuals.

Law
by Tom Traina
David vs. Goliath? Tenenbaum Goes To Trial

Heretical Ideas’ resident legal expert Tom Traina reports on day one of the Joel Tenenbaum copyright infringement case.

Law
by Jon Stonger
Should Churches Pay Taxes?

Should churches be allowed to keep their special status as tax-exempt entities?

by Alex Knapp
Is Barack Obama An American Citizen?

Those who claim that Obama is a citizen rely too heavily on the metaphysical premise that reality is perceivable and knowable.

by Alex Knapp
Book Review: <i>Little Brother</i> by Cory Doctorow

Little Brother is a bracing young adult adventure of a teenager who prefers to stomp his sneakers into tyranny’s face.

by Jon Stonger
Mourning in America

The strange media-driven patterns of death and remembrance are baffling.

by Jon Stonger
Walking the High Frontier

“I had the ambition to not only go farther than man had gone before, but to go as far as it was possible to go.” — Captain Cook

by Jon Stonger
To Be An American: Part Four - American Values

Our last article in what it means to be an American explores the nature and continuity of fundamental American values.

by Jon Stonger
To Be An American: Part Three - Cultural Icons

In our third series on what it is to be an American, we examine cultural icons and reflect how they set expectations for American behavior.

by Alex Knapp
To Be An American: Part Two - The Scientists

The second part of our series on being an American focuses on America’s science heroes.

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