This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live ... buy books they never read often have aspirational ...

Jake Thomas is a Newsweek night reporter based in Portland, Oregon. His focus is U.S. national politics, crime and public health. He has won numerous awards while covering government, social ...

A Northern Virginia public library removed a holiday-themed display this week that featured the Bible alongside two sexually explicit books ... read and the fact that many library patrons have ...