"The moment Hillary Clinton seemed to realize that her testimony Thursday before the House Select Committee on Benghazi was not going to be a big problem for her or for her campaign came about forty-five minutes in."

"He had collapsed and was lying unconscious in aisle A-215, beneath shelves stocked with Tupperware and heating pads."

"To understand the treachery – the sheer, profound, and I think unparalleled evil – of Exxon, one must remember the timing."

"If you consider this to constitute all of Islam and all Muslims, and really make yourself believe that you can ultimately never trust any Muslim, or anything they say or do, what does this say about you? You will be a person with little to no hope; you will never take yes as an answer."

"For Westboro Baptists, evangelical pastors’ willingness to remarry divorced people is simply one more sign of their deep failure to do their duty as spiritual leaders."

"The states that refuse to expand Medicaid are denying health care to the needy and paying about $2 billion for the privilege."

"Not only are fewer people killing police officers, fewer people are trying to harm them."

"The Times appears to get this attitude from talking to real estate industry swindlers instead of actual community members."

"'You can bet they’re sending us some prayers,' she said. 'You know they’re real generous with that.'”

"When did craft brewing become Craft Brewing?"

Steve Thorngate

The Century managing editor is also a church musician and songwriter.

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