Religion Dispatches

Benjamin Franklin’s hope and warning, “A republic, if you can keep it,” resonates with too many of us these days. This has especially been the case watching the president-elect nominate his Cabinet, a wishlist of personnel that perfectly embodies Trumpism’s ultranationalist populism, nostalgia for a

When she isn't busy fighting vicious xenomorphs colonizing her ship, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) coolly soothes Newt (Carrie Henn), an orphan who has also managed to survive.

Remember Dr. Oz? Remember when he was dragged in front of Congress for selling a “magic weight loss cure for every body type”—his green tea “miracle” pills that “burn fat fast”?If confirmed, he will be Trump’s head of Medicare and Medicaid. In that administration he would (again, if confirmed) b

On August 16, 1971, White House Counsel John Dean circulated a confidential memo to Nixon loyalists titled "Dealing with our Political Enemies" which proposed a plan for the administration to best "use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies." The memo concluded that they didn

“Physically mauled” is how Tucker Carlson refers to the alleged demonic assault he suffered in his own bed a year ago. Carlson’s comments, clipped from a larger documentary, have been covered by a variety of news outlets and social media accounts, with most focusing on the pundit’s own political ide

Trump recently appointed Tom Homan as his ‘border czar,’ a first step toward implementing a scorched-earth immigration policy that includes large-scale detention of migrants and mass deportation (perhaps even for American citizens). While his policies have been widely criticized for their cruelties,

Our new book, Religion Is Not Done With You, came out on Election Day — and what a day it was. We knew the title would be true no matter what happened, but YIKES. And sure enough, religion — specifically White Christian nationalism — is currently taking a victory lap all over our faces.

Since the election, there’s been a bipartisan effort in Congress to push legislation that could have a significant impact on nonprofits such as charities, universities, and religious institutions. Last month the House failed to reach the ⅔ majority necessary to pass H.R. 9495, which contains the lan

Donald Trump holds hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take a surprise walk during the Howdy, Modi! event in Houston, Texas back in 2019. Image: Shealah Craighead/Official White House Photo

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