Putin’s ‘Year of the Family’ Declaration Blends Russian Nationalism with the Far-Right Rhetoric of the Global Pro-Family Movement
On December 31, 2023, President Vladimir Putin wished Russia a “Happy New Year” from the…
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Toward a More Positive Conspiracy — New Book Suggests that Critical Theorists and QAnon Followers Have More in Common Than You Think
Conspiracy theories and their role in popular politics have attracted enormous attention—primarily disparagement—in recent years….
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The Critiques of Evangelical Writers Opposing Christian Nationalism Fail to Recognize Evangelicalism’s Troubling History
Today’s public discussion of Christian nationalism is led in part by a group of conservative…
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‘Hello, Trump Warriors!’ Little-Known Preachers and Rabble Rousers are the Unregulated Id of the Felon’s First Rally
“I don’t care about you, I just want your vote.” That’s the clip from Trump’s…
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Rising Christian Right Movement, New Apostolic Reformation, Emerged as a Mid-20th Century Splinter of White Supremacy
In the days leading up to January 6, 2021, a New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) group…
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Trump the Totem: Like Other Fascist Leaders, Trump has Turned from Man to Symbol — And That’s the Danger
Last week’s historic verdict is worth rehearsing. On May 30, Donald J. Trump became the…
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From Fox News to the Far(ther) Right — Calls for Violence and Retribution Follow Trump Verdict
When Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, was convicted on 34 felony counts…
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An Interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin on the Feminist and Abolitionist Founder Who Has Slipped into a Memory Hole
He named our country the “United States of America.” The failed corset maker sailed to…
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Alarming New Report Shows Attacks on Public Education Are Coordinated by Right-Wing Think Tanks
Religion Dispatches recently sat down with Isaac Kamola, associate professor of political science at Trinity…
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First it Was an Insurrection Flag, Now Supreme Court Justice Alito is Caught Flying Another Far-Right Flag — An ‘Emblem for an Extensive Spiritual Warfare Campaign’
Some things regarding the Supreme Court are not surprising. For example: Supreme Court Justice Samuel…
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