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The most ambitious, irritating, hopeful and overrated books of 2016 — and the best one, too – With all the “best of” booklists you see at the end of the year, I appreciated the range of Carlos Lozada’s list, from most hopeful to saddest to laziest to “most overrated book I read ... more >
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Tennessee’s governor vetoes Bible as state book – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam vetoed the bill designating the Bible as the state’s official book, and his reasoning was kind of interesting. He recognized the need for the separation of church and state, and argued that if the Bible is a “sacred text,” ... more >