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I remember thinking, with Western intervention in Libya, that this all had a familiar ring to it. But perhaps this time would be different, many of us hoped. How, though, one conflict can escape the reality of its conditions and not realize certain consequences is beyond me.

Snooki, of Jersey Shore fame, recently renounced her wild ways and embraced the conventional American lifestyle. A deeper look at this standard narrative presents problems for those who want freedom, not just acceptance.

Maybe I ought to write a book on that. D’oh!

The Duggar daughters’ message is clear and stark. Ladies: Men can be frightening and dangerous. Your best defense is preventative. Turn inward and make yourself a Godly woman worthy of a Godly man…or risk abuse.

Barring Appeals, Same-Sex Marriage to Resume in California on 8/18 at 5 p.m.

What kind of people do cell phones make us?

Listening to Palin and Biden, one is reminded that American support for Israel borders on obsessive. The biblical story of the golden calf reminds us that obsession does not usually produce good gods—or good policy.

The week in religion, poetically.

Polls, legislation, and actions by denominations show some progress.

Supreme Court nominee’s responses to church-state separation questions unclear on where she stands.