Reconsidering Reagan’s Racism: Trump is the Culmination of The Gipper’s GOP
Thirty-five years before Donald Trump descended the escalator of his gaudy Manhattan skyscraper to launch…
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In Face of GOP’s Shockingly Anti-Democratic Actions, ‘Love’ Is a Moral Failure
The corrupt legislative shenanigans by lame-duck Republicans in Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina have prompted many to reiterate calls for “civility” and “love.” But are those objectively good things?
Read MoreIndiana Republicans Are Debating Gay Marriage… Amongst Themselves
Social conservatives are gearing up for a fight in Vice President Mike Pence’s home state to…
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Trump May Be “a Big Fan of Hindu,” But Hindus Are Running—and Winning—as Democrats
On Tuesday, the special election in Arizona’s eighth congressional district could produce the fifth Hindu…
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GOP Education Bill Would Radically Rewrite Religious Freedom and License Virtually Any Form of Discrimination
Consider for a moment this chilling hypothetical. Imagine that the day after last summer’s white…
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All Of A Sudden, There’s Nazis Everywhere… And They Only Seem to Associate with One Party
Years ago, back in south-central Pennsylvania, I heard one of those friend-of-a-friend stories that seem…
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Jeff Flake’s (Mormon-Influenced) Anti-Trump Speeches: Prophetic or Performance?
Mr. President, it is a testament to the condition of our democracy that our…
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Shameful GOP Tax Plan Taxes Reality
Okay, we’re off to the races on what the White House and GOP Congressional leadership…
Read MoreIs “Weak Leadership” to Blame for Catholic Trump Support?
It’s perhaps a sign of the times that two of the four articles in the…
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Steve Bannon and the Conservative “Cafeteria Catholics”
The phrase “cafeteria Catholic” first gained currency in the mid-1980s to describe—mostly disparagingly—progressive Catholics who…
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