Against American Exceptionalism? Pope Leo XIV v. US Christian Nationalism
During the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, where bishops, archbishops, and abbots convened in 1884…
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Germany classifies ‘right-wing extremist’ AfD as a danger to democracy — and high-ranking Trump officials jump to defend it
Last week, the BfV, a German intelligence agency tasked with investigating threats to the “liberal…
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HABEMUS PAPAM: New Pope Selection Signals Church’s Concerns about Spread of US, Global Authoritarianism
White smoke emerged over the Sistine Chapel this afternoon, notifying the world that the College…
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EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
While too many American leaders are content to quibble over definitional particularities, experts are (finally)…
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What The Roman Catholic Church needs is a wholesale reset, not a new Pope
The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in…
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The Fight Against Right-Wing Appalachian ‘School Choice’ Politics Is a Fight for Democracy and the Future of American Education
In October 2024, a flyer appeared in the mailboxes of Kentucky residents, promoting an amendment…
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We Called For Better Responses to Campus Antisemitism—and the ADL Threatened to Withdraw Sponsorship
On March 23, I delivered a talk at the 4th annual Law and Antisemitism conference…
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My Book on The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity Was One of Hundreds Just Banned by the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
I was surprised on Friday when I started getting messages that my book, White Too…
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Why Authoritarianism Needs Gender Stereotypes – and Democracy Needs Gender Justice
Two weeks before the 2024 election, Tucker Carlson, whose documentary, The End of Men, laments the…
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