Topic: Merle Black - CSMonitor.com

How culture and politics collided over a Chick-fil-A sandwich

Two days after thousands lined up at Chick-fil-A restaurants to stand in solidarity with its CEO, Dan Cathy, gay activists plan 'kiss-ins' outside its outlets to confront what they see as antigay bigotry. Today, brand solidarity crosses from economics into culture, even politics.

In South Carolina, Republicans play hard, fall hard. Consider Ken Ard.

Newt Gingrich's big Super Tuesday gambit: win the gas pump vote

How Newt Gingrich won over the tea party

Did Rep. Paul Broun flub 'Who is going to shoot Obama?' query?

Haley Barbour: Will his comments on civil rights era nix a presidential run?

Did midterm elections lift Sarah Palin higher, or not?

Sarah Palin and Bill Clinton face off in Georgia governor endorsements

Parker Griffith party switch: Will other Democrats follow suit?

Recession pummels South’s ‘miracle' economy

After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US