Trump’s Pick for FDA Commissioner Hedges on the Abortion Pill, which is safer than Tylenol, Viagra, or giving birth
During his confirmation hearing last Thursday, Trump nominee Dr. Marty Makary equivocated on whether Americans…
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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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We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
The counting continues, and the former vice president came another step closer to being 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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Record Numbers Voted for More Death and More Racism; Can We Really Just Come Together as a Nation?
In July I wrote in these pages about the necropolitics revealed by the actions of…
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What to Make of ‘Life at Any Cost’ Trump Voters in Light of the Fact That Nobody Actually Believes That
It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s personal character and lifestyle are radically at odds with…
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In the Story of the New Testament We Are the Romans—No Matter Who Wins the Election
A number of years back, I heard something that changed my whole perspective on the…
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Pope Francis Praised for ‘Civil Unions’ Comment, But Justice Begins at Home—In the Vatican
Theology, “the queen of the sciences” as it’s been known since the Middle Ages, is…
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Even if Biden Wins Will We Reckon With ‘Virtuous Republic Syndrome,’ the Persistent Belief that America is a Blessed Nation?
Most white Americans of a certain age hew to a civil religion that holds that…
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