The culture wars of recent decades have largely pitted a growing secularization of America against its more traditional Christian culture. The secular left has sought to push religion out of the public square—whether from schools, or over public monuments, or in public expressions (coins, pledges, holidays). Meanwhile the religious right has pushed back, becoming a major political and legal force. The culture wars are a series of battles in elections, legislatures, executive offices and the courts.

The president should pick someone who understands that the economy can grow more than 2% a year.

Hoover Institution fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses her book The Challenge of Dawa, Mecca vs Medina Islam (roughly the distinction between peaceful and militarized/expansionist), and the possibility of rapprochement between Islam and the Judeo-Christian world. 

Will the U.S. Department of Education back pedal on another key education civil rights action of the Obama administration?