Francis, the Roman Catholic Church’s First Latin American Pope, Leaves Behind a Complicated Legacy
As you probably know by now, Pope Francis has died. (Mere hours after meeting with—how…
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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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RFK Jr’s Campaign Against Seed Oils Isn’t Just Junk Science — It’s Misogynist Identity Politics
Just before the November election, future Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr…
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Women’s Liberation Front Attempts to Liberate Women’s Sports from Gender Equality
In June 2024, a group of anti-trans feminists crisscrossed the U.S. with right-wing women activists to “take…
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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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Amber Ruffin Wasn’t Cancelled by the WHCA Just Because She’s a Queer Black Woman Who Rejects ‘Both-Sidesing’
Comedian Amber Ruffin was literally cancelled from hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner recently…
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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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Defense Secretary Hegseth’s New ‘Kafir’ Tattoo is the Perfect Encapsulation of Trumpish Foreign Policy
Just when you thought you’d talked enough about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s tattoos for…
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What the Hell? Utah Passes Anti Ritual Abuse Bill Despite Ritual Abuse Not Actually Existing
So Utah passed a bill designed to “address” ritual abuse this week. That is a…
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