Boos, Jews, and Progressive Religion at DNC
In another post, I looked at some of the religious narratives surfacing around the Democratic…
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Trump In Colorado: When the “Facts” Are No Longer Checkable
You know your summer is not going well when Donald Trump chooses your birthday to…
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DNC Zombie Lie Count: 4
You’ve heard me talk before about the perennial (quadrennial, I guess) stories about religion and…
Read MoreMiss Conception: Donald Trump the (Self-Styled) Devil?
Welcome to the first in a sporadic series of posts on popularly misunderstood, misused, or misleading…
Read MoreDems’ “Great Satan” Strategy Falls Apart Right From Start
It’s those little Satans that spoil the broth?
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Welcome to the RNC’s Elmer Gantry Tent Revival
I took Trump as my savior; you take him too—NOT.
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“Lyin’ Ted’s” Non-Endorsement: When Coherence Becomes a Vice
Last night, Ted Cruz preached a message of conscience and principled conservatism to the Republican…
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Trump’s Magical Appeal: A Dated Anthropologist Offers Clues
There’s a new cottage industry devoted to explanations of the quasi-mystical appeal of Donald Trump….
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Kafkaesque Reality Show Known as the RNC Kicks Off
The kickoff to the reality show known as the Republican National Convention went off as…
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White Conservative Christian America Not Going Down Without a Fight
A vortex of news stories concerning the upcoming GOP convention, platform, and Trump coronation—placed together…
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