With This Largely Overlooked Shakeup is the Russian Orthodox Church Looking to Westernize? Yes and No
A major shakeup at the highest levels in the Russian Orthodox Church is offering new…
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The White Nationalist Fringe Just Took a Giant Step Closer to the Center of the GOP
“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization—how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit…
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What’s Missing From Popular Discussions of Today’s Christian Nationalism?
If you want to know where the Republican Party is headed, you need to set…
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The Problem With An Evangelical Petition Calling White Nationalism ‘Heresy’
Me, starting column: Well, actually, an evangelical sign-on petition calling white nationalism a heresy…
Read MoreAt CPAC the President Got the One Thing He Needed
When you center abortion at the cost of all other issues, you center the unborn whose lives are supposedly at stake. The unborn become angels who must be protected at all costs, which means the rest of us—the born and bodied—are of secondary concern at best.
Read MoreTrump’s CPAC Meltdown Wasn’t Just Comedy Gold, It Was Groundbreaking Extremism
Prior to Trump, no president has actually spoken at public right-wing events like CPAC and the Values Voter Summit, and he’s the first president to actively embrace the prosperity gospel.
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For Trump Admin, Immigration is About Race and Identity
Immigration exposes the tension between an idea of citizenship as identity and citizenship as a category of legal belonging.
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CPAC 2017: Hypocrites on Parade
Some of the most egregious untruths told to CPAC attendees today, complete with accurate information to contradict the claims made
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What Does It Take to Fell a White Nationalist? (Hint: Pedophilia)
Turns out it’s quite a lot!
Read MoreCan The Religious Left Be Effective Again? Longer Answer: Quizás
The other day, I suggested that if we want to understand the future of the…
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