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      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
    • Did You Read About Conservative Judaism’s Anti-Black Antisemitic Smearing of Hebrew Israelites? Neither Did I
      Did You Read About Conservative Judaism’s Anti-Black Antisemitic Smearing of Hebrew Israelites? Neither Did I
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    • Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
      Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
    • AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
      AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
    • Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
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    • Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
    • 2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
      2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
    • Correction: The SBC Does NOT Oppose Women’s Ordination… Just Women Pastors
      Correction: The SBC Does NOT Oppose Women’s Ordination… Just Women Pastors
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    • Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
      Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
    • AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
      AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
    • Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
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    • 2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
      2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
    • Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine
      Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine
    • As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon
      As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon
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John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor and publisher of the Editorial Board, a newsletter about politics for normal people. He's a visiting assistant professor of public policy at Wesleyan, a fellow at the Yale Journalism Initiative, a contributing writer for the Washington Monthly, and a contributing editor for Religion Dispatches.

Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/LawDecember 12, 2022

Is There Anyone in the Press Who Can Recognize the Bad Faith in Evangelical Faith?

By John Stoehr

Among the various and sundry problems endemic to the Washington press corps is the dearth…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeMay 30, 2022

Police Response in Uvalde Prompts Question: To Serve and Protect Whom?

By John Stoehr

Sometimes it’s little details that evoke the biggest feels. I’ve been writing about the Uvalde…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawJanuary 10, 2022

As US Reaches a 1940s Fork in the Road — Which Path Will We Choose?

By John Stoehr

Readers of the Editorial Board are familiar with my obsession with political time—or how one…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeDecember 21, 2021

SCOTUS Seems to Think You Should Be Forced to Pay For Religious Education

By John Stoehr

The United States Supreme Court dominated headlines recently when it appeared ready to strike down…

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Archive, Science & TechnologyOctober 1, 2021

As Vaccine Holdouts Cave What’s the Lesson for Liberals? Authoritarians Require Force

By John Stoehr

Monday was the deadline here in Connecticut for state employees to get vaccinated, per order…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeAugust 31, 2021

Whatever Happens with ‘Roe’ It’ll Be The Consequence of Six Conservative Justices’ Belief in Authoritarian Lies

By John Stoehr

Read more of John Stoehr’s posts from The Editorial Board — eds.    The Editorial…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeMay 28, 2021

What do the January 6 Commission, Covid Deaths and Gun Massacres All Have in Common? God’s Chosen

By John Stoehr

I’m going to try connecting things that don’t at first seem related. They’re the fight…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeApril 22, 2021

Chauvin Verdict isn’t a Turning Point in Equal Justice, But it Does Suggest a New Political Norm

By John Stoehr

There was a little “post-racial America” in the air Tuesday after a jury found former…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawFebruary 22, 2021

When the Golden Rule is Used to Silence Dissent and Protect the Politically Powerful

By John Stoehr

On Sunday, NBC’s “Meet the Press” interviewed Senator Ron Johnson. ABC’s “This Week” interviewed House…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawFebruary 11, 2021

How Do You Beat a ‘Pretty Damning’ Impeachment Case? You Lie

By John Stoehr

The House Democrats presented evidence Wednesday substantiating the allegation that, on January 6, Donald Trump…

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