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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Oklahoma Bill Would Violate Basic Freedoms, Rewrite the Ten Commandments
In the waning days of 2023, a banner year for Christian nationalism, Oklahoma State Representative…
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In Time of Crisis Christians Must Reject Charlatans and Magical Thinking
In scary and uncertain times, many people turn to higher powers—for good reason. Christians like…
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There’s no Legal Reason for Churches to Receive Quarantine Exceptions
If you’d asked me even two months ago what the next issue or event to…
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Why Science and Social Distancing Can’t Replace Healing Supplements and Prayer
Business is booming for only a few industries—video conferencing, hand sanitizer, and…elderberry syrup manufacturers. In…
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The Man Who Hoarded 17,000 Bottles of Sanitizer Did Nothing Wrong ― And That’s the Problem
Matt Colvin got thoroughly roasted on the internet this past weekend. Twitter was strewn with…
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Watching the Trump Admin’s Coronavirus Response is Like Watching a Bumbling Cult
I want to say that reading this Politico piece on the Trump administration’s predictably botched…
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What’s So Scary About the Inclusion of ‘God’ in the Russian Constitution?
Last Friday, the House’s Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights heard testimony that Russia’s human…
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The Most Important Religious Category of the Primaries, the Non-Religious, Doesn’t Break Down as Cleanly as You Think
It’s been noted that Bernie Sanders’ youth revolution failed him on Super Tuesday. It’s not…
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