In a new essay for Rolling Stone, former President Barack Obama reflects on the role of spirituals, gospel, protest songs, ...

The Huffington Post says that President Obama signed an order yesterday making Westboro Baptist Church’s protest of military funerals illegal. President Barack Obama signed the Honoring America’s ...

Readers of the Mercury can count on this reporter never to trade access to your politicians for straightforward reporting on their positions and ideas. Meanwhile, you may have seen scant criticism of ...