Syria has always been among the Middle East's most repressive dictatorships, in addition to serving as the home to terrorists that have killed American soldiers and non-combatants in Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and more. Now, Syria is under fire from within; since March 2011, thousands of innocent Syrians have been killed in ruthless assaults by the Assad regime. While government forces continue to bombard major cities with appalling brutality, US strategic interests argue for intervention in this pivotal Arab country.

A review of the controversy at William and Mary College surrounding the removal last year of a brass cross from the campus chapel.

President Barack Obama's inaugural address contained messages for the rest of the world.

Christopher Levenick reviews three works: The Transformation of American Religion; Religious Pluralism in America; and Varieties of Religion Today.

What is religious freedom, and how does Islam deal with it?

The secular, pro-American autocratic political cultures that have defined much of the Middle East are dying, if not dead, and the United States would do well not to pretend otherwise.

The outcome of this summer"s war between Israel and Hizballah was confused and confusing.

Atheists who think that believers are simple have a simplistic understanding of belief.