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Lisa Miller is a writer at Newsweek and winner of many journalism prizes including the 2010 Wilbur Award for Outstanding Magazine Column. She is the author of Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife, to be published in paperback this spring. Find Lisa Miller on Facebook.

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Hillary Clinton on Middle East Women's Revolution

In a rousing keynote speech at Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s Women in the World summit, Secretary Clinton doubled down on her commitment to women’s rights in the Middle East, unveiled a new State Department partnership with all-girls colleges, and called pointedly for a future female president. Plus, see full coverage of Women in the World, and watch the summit’s most riveting moments.

Lisa Miller | Published Mar 11, 2011

Blair's New Mideast Mission

As the Middle East rages, Tony Blair argues that religion can help reform the region and bring about liberal democracies. He speaks to Lisa Miller about his latest diplomatic efforts—and his appearance today at Rick Warren’s church.

Lisa Miller | Published Mar 05, 2011

Evangelicals Preach the Gospel of Getting Out of Debt

"Thou shalt not overspend" is rapidly becoming a tenet of the evangelical belief system, rivaling social issues like gay marriage. Can the gospel of thrift save our economy?

Lisa Miller | Published Feb 26, 2011

How Tiger Dad is Handling Parental Infamy

What was Jed Rubenfeld doing while wife Amy Chua was calling their children garbage and threatening to burn their stuffed animals? Colleagues speculate the brilliant Yale law professor may have tacitly signed on to those techniques, reports Newsweek's Lisa Miller.

Lisa Miller | Published Jan 20, 2011

Jared Loughner Trial Could Expand Support for the Death Penalty

The leering mug shot, the six dead, including a child—Jared Loughner may be the most unsympathetic defendant since Timothy McVeigh. And death penalty opponents worry his trial could spike support for execution.

Lisa Miller | Published Jan 15, 2011

How Jews Invented Heaven

Most people think that heaven is a Christian idea. But in an excerpt from her new book, Lisa Miller shows that way before Jesus it was Jews who first came up with the idea.

Lisa Miller | Published Mar 28, 2010

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