All That Glitters is Monotheism — Ignorance of Paganism Isn’t The Real Problem with David Wolpe’s ‘Atlantic’ Essay
In a recent essay for The Atlantic, David Wolpe, a rabbi and visiting scholar at…
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‘The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s Assault on American Democracy’ Explains How We Got Here — And What Comes Next
“As far as I’m concerned, I’m done with this,” investigative reporter David Neiwert told us,…
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Pop-Culture Angels Are More Than Just Embarrassing Kitsch
Cloying sentimentality, saccharine pablum, ridiculous camp and embarrassing kitsch—in the contemporary moment the word “angel”…
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2023 in Review: Year One Without Roe, GOP Code Red, SCOTUS Gone Wild… and a Ray of Hope
As the New Year approaches and gift guides (and pleas for support) litter our inboxes,…
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‘Pure White’ Examines the White Supremacist Origins of Evangelical Purity Culture
Over the past few years purity culture has become a hot topic in the secular…
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Vivek Ramaswamy Represents the Convergence of White Supremacy and Hindu Supremacy — And He May Well Be Trump’s Running Mate
Vivek Ramaswamy’s candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination might seem idiosyncratic and incoherent, but it…
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The American Right Hasn’t Adopted Children’s Rights — They’ve Redefined and Weaponized Them
For decades, the American Right has claimed children’s rights are anathema. They undermine the family,…
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Hail Santa! War-on-Christmas Outrage Over Satanic Tree Reveals the Self-Serving Ambiguity of ‘Religion’
Forget ugly sweater parties, this is our new national Christmas tradition: 1) a public venue…
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What Happens When We Use Horror Movies to Interpret the Real World? 10 Questions for the Authors of ‘The Exorcist Effect’
What inspired you to write The Exorcist Effect? Over twenty years ago, Michael Cuneo wrote…
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Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
As a horrifying humanitarian crisis unfolds in Palestine/Israel, observers have been alarmed by the Israeli…
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