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Last month’s Washington Post profile of Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, resurrected a comment the VP made to The Hill in 2002 in which he revealed

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In an effort to consolidate support for the ill-fated American Health Care Act, Mike Pence met with the House Freedom Caucus, a coalition of conservative Republicans, to discuss changes to

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If you had never heard of Emma Watson before now, here are some things you would learn about her by reading this month’s Vanity Fair profile of the actress:

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When I was five years old, my older sister introduced me to Madonna. At first, I was a reluctant acolyte, having been conscripted into performing a choreographed dance to “Like

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Writing for the New York Times after news broke of Carrie Fisher’s death, A. O. Scott described her iconic role as Princess Leia as “...the foremother of Hermione Granger

Read Part 1 and Part 2 in The Pro-Life Myth Series. Myths operate at the level of the subconscious. They are stories told over time, in bits and pieces, over

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After relocating to the United States from Finland and living in Florida for a stint, my family settled in Middle Georgia when I was eleven years old. There was an

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Since the election, many of us have been reflecting on its results and implications. For some of us, the acuteness of our disappointment is amplified by the prospect of sitting

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According to a poll conducted by The National Retail Federation, adults spent over $1.5 billion on Halloween costumes this year. The most popular costume by far, worn by about

In the spring of 2015, shortly before the presidential primaries really started picking up steam, I became a United States citizen after almost twenty years of residency. Shortly thereafter, I