Ronald Reagan's great biographer Steven F. Hayward courts charges of heresy by arguing that the Reagan Revolution was in some measure a failure, that its strategy of reining in the welfare state by «starving the beast» of revenues simply made it easier for us to enjoy the benefits.... (firstthings.com)
Home to works of art by notable Renaissance artists including Botticelli and Masaccio, Santa Maria Novella was also home to one of the earliest attacks on Galileo, accused of heresy in 1614 for claiming the earth moves around the sun. (premierchristianity.com)
In a country founded on the principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, David Brooks recently committed an act of heresy in the New York Times by taking on happiness and calling on us to consider the potential importance of suffering. (gse.harvard.edu)