It usually happens somewhere between the grocery store checkout line and the office email sign-off. Someone smiles and says, “Happy Holidays.” Someone else pauses—just long enough to notice—and ...

I really mean that, for everyone reading this. My season’s greeting isn’t a political statement, nor — in keeping with the spirit of the season — should it be. And yet … too many folks from the ...

Every year at this time, many conservatives here in the United States declare that there is a "war on Christmas" if people greet others with any phrase other than "Merry Christmas." Besides the ...

Soldiers and civilians attend a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, 2012. (DVIDS) The seasonal greeting “Merry Christmas” is made possible by the reality ...