We Need to Talk About Bad Religion
Bear in mind that when white evangelical Protestants (WEPs) talk about “religious liberty,” they’re talking…
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With This Thanksgiving Bombshell SCOTUS Began Implementation of an Ultraconservative Agenda
The unsigned, midnight opinion dropped like a bombshell on Thanksgiving. Five ultraconservative members of the…
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The Latinx Culture War is the Untold Story of the 2020 Election
This year as turnout increased among all groups, and despite losing the popular vote again,…
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It’s Not About Facts or Fear: What Many Liberals Get Wrong About Religious Conservatives
On Monday, the Times ran an article as significant as it was generally overlooked. It was a short…
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Why Does Trump’s Authoritarian Christian Base Ignore Never-Trump Evangelical Leaders?
Here we are, a week and a half after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden became…
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Cherry-Picking in the God Gap: A Post-Election Conversation on the Religious Vote and the Battle to Spin it
Exit polls are even more suspect this year than they usually are, but few pundits have been dissuaded…
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It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
I’ve always been fond of the “Charlie Brown with the football” series from Peanuts. The…
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11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
An uncomfortable number of hosts and guests on MSNBC’s election night coverage made reference to…
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Trump’s Lawsuit Amounts to ‘a Tweet With a Filing Fee,’ But That’s Not the Whole Strategy
Stop the counting! Keep counting! These contradictory demands lie at the heart of Trump’s legal…
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QAnon’s Predictions Haven’t Come True; So How Does the Movement Survive the Failure of Prophecy?
John F. Kennedy Jr. is dead and has been dead for some time. In July…
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