Mike Johnson isn’t Just Your Average Christian Right Avatar — He’s Influenced by Fringe Movements Unfamiliar to Most Political Analysts
Who is Mike Johnson, the man with horn-rimmed glasses who managed to become Speaker of…
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Celebrating Religious Freedom Day By Taking Back the Revolutionary Meaning of ‘Religious Freedom’
Religious freedom has been at the center of American history since the founding. (And by…
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What Protests and Executions in Iran Can Tell us About America and the Fall of Roe v. Wade
The separation of religion and government is a basic human right. The protests in Iran…
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From Shofars to Hammers: The Spiritual Warriors of MAGA are ‘ReAwakening’ to Political Violence
For two days in late October, I attended Clay Clarke’s MAGA-driven ReAwaken America Tour near…
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As Midterms Approach, White Christian Nationalism is Mainstream for the GOP — And it’s Only Getting Worse
As one might imagine, Yale University’s recent conference on White Christian nationalism and the midterm…
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White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
Below is the second of a two-part report on the third National Conservatism Conference that…
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DeSantis is a No-Show, the Right’s ‘Secret Sauce,’ and Final Thoughts on Pray Vote Stand
This is the final post of RD and PRA’s special coverage of the Pray Vote…
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Barna Plays God, School Board Boot Camp, and the Birth of the ‘SAGECON’: Day 3
The following is part of RD and PRA’s special coverage of the Pray Vote Stand…
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Pray Vote Stand 2022 Kicks Off With Some Head-Scratchers on Predictable Topics
The following kicks off RD and PRA’s special coverage of the Pray Vote Stand Summit….
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As Problems for Pregnant People Increase, Catholic Bishops Claim They’re Heroes For Ending Abortion Rights
Now that Roe and Casey have been overturned, the roles of the institutional Roman Catholic…
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