‘The Quiet Damage’ Details the Heartbreaking Effect of QAnon on Five American Families — But Critical Questions Linger
The outlines of QAnon conspiracy theories are by now familiar to many. The battle of…
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Amid Anticipation of Government Disclosure, ‘We Are Not Alone’ Follows Those Who Claim Alien Contact Through Meditation
UFOs are in. The current wave of enthusiasm began in 2017 when major newspapers reported…
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From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
In 1961, driving back from a short vacation, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a bright…
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Pelosi Attacker’s New Age Spirituality and Belief in QAnon is no Contradiction
Around 3 a.m. on October 28, David DePape attacked Paul Pelosi, Speaker of the House…
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Inspired by the Anti-Abortion Movement and QAnon, Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a Blatant Call for Violence
They care for trans children and teenagers—and they’re getting death threats. On August 30th, Boston…
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Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?
Most of us don’t want to grow up to be our parents, especially when we’re…
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If the Media Are Reluctant to Properly Label the GOP’s Racist, Christian Nationalist Ideologies, We’ll Have Trouble Hanging on to Democracy
On Saturday, 18-year-old white supremacist P.G. drove to the “Tops” supermarket with the intention to…
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Turn on the News: Why Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Faith Doesn’t Matter (But Amy Coney Barrett’s Did)
By the time you read this, Ketanji Brown Jackson will almost certainly have been confirmed…
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Do Stormy Daniels’ Beliefs in the Paranormal Make Her Unfit to Testify in Lawsuit Against Her Former Attorney?
Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who rose to prominence as a result of her…
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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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