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J.L. Tomlin and Thomas Lecaque

J. L. Tomlin is a Lecturer of American History at the University of North Texas. He studies the relationship between religion and politics in early America. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Bulwark, and Age of Revolutions. Follow him on twitter @JLoganTomlin. | Thomas Lecaque is Associate Professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, located on Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk lands. He has written for The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and The Bulwark. Follow him @tlecaque on Twitter.

Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJuly 18, 2022

Caught in a Fever Dream of Originalism, Can SCOTUS Majority Learn the Lessons of Early America Before it’s Too Late?

By J.L. Tomlin and Thomas Lecaque

The separation of church and state feels like bedrock in America. It is, after all,…

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