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Not applying a religious test for public office means that people of all faiths are allowed to run - not that views about God, creation, and the moral order are inadmissible for political debate.

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In George W. Bush's case, the public paid far too little attention to the role of religion in his thinking. Many voters failed to appreciate that while Bush's religious beliefs may be moderate Methodist ones, he was someone who relied on his faith immoderately, as an alternative to rational understanding of complex issues.

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Paradoxically, I think working at an Internet magazine intensifies the attraction of beautiful printed objects.

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I hope my children will grow up to love literature, but I expect they will absorb it as readily via a screen or pod as from glued quires of printed pages.

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The book has had a good run. For 550 years, it was the most practical way to deliver writing to multiple readers.

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Political assumptions can remain constant for long periods and then change very quickly.

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Obama is the rare Democrat who talks easily about faith and values and who does so without upsetting those offended by the mixture of religion and politics.

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Closely allied to the assumption that Democrats can't win because they're too secular is the view that they can't win if they're too liberal. This assumption has steered Hillary Clinton toward the center, following her husband. I tend to share this view myself.

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To count as transformative, a president needs to synthesize the moment and mood of the country.

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Where Reagan channeled disenchantment with overweening government, Obama symbolized America's transformation into a multiracial country.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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