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While the intersection of politics and religion is the theme of this month’s INTHEFRAY, a quick look around the Internet makes it clear that we’re not the only ones talking, thinking, and writing about it.

What Obama’s race speech didn’t acknowledge.

An insider’s look at the way that American pop culture has turned children against their mothers — and how Europe has managed to keep mothers at the center of their children’s universe.

Walking through Nairobi with a gift to share can change your life even more than the child begging for money.

A “blue” print for half of the country’s future after the devastation of November 2.

Contrary to what some critics are saying, boys raised by feminists are growing up just fine.

National conventions are supposed to be the beacon of democracy. But the Democratic National Convention left many people wondering what constitutes democracy in post-9/11 America.