Politics/Law

A Movement to Destroy U.S. Democracy Controls the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court—But What’s Behind It?

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Fri, 14/03/2025 - 08:12

The man in the MAGA cap and the “Size Matters” T-shirt allowed me to take...

Trump’s Pick for FDA Commissioner Hedges on the Abortion Pill, which is safer than Tylenol, Viagra, or giving birth

https://religiondispatches.org/trumps-pick-for-fda-commissioner-hedges-on-the-a…

Created

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 01:51

During his confirmation hearing last Thursday, Trump nominee Dr. Marty Makary equivocated on whether Americans...

With Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Board, Christian Right Dream to Wrestle Public Schools into Submission in Sight (Updated 3/20)

https://religiondispatches.org/with-education-secretary-linda-mcmahon-on-board-…

Created

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 03:47

Compared to Donald Trump’s prior term in office, the current Trump administration looks different. The...

The President’s Noxious Treatment of Zelensky Makes More Sense if We See Donald Trump Himself as a Gun

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Wed, 05/03/2025 - 10:04

Writing in The Atlantic on the disastrous February 28 meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President...

Exalted Insurrectionists, Kremlin-Friendly Bombast, and a Smattering of Nazi Salutes — Notes from CPAC 2025

https://religiondispatches.org/exalted-insurrectionists-kremlin-friendly-bombas…

Created

Sat, 01/03/2025 - 08:48

Matt and Mercedes Schlapp opened this year’s CPAC by celebrating: “Last year I said globalism...

Even RFK’s More Benign-Sounding Rhetoric is Rooted in the Dangerous Ideology Set to Guide U.S. Health Policy

https://religiondispatches.org/even-rfks-more-benign-sounding-rhetoric-is-roote…

Created

Thu, 27/02/2025 - 09:05

Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Measles-dismisser, nepo-baby, bear cub-dumper, and vaccine skeptic,...

JD Vance is Merely the Latest Conservative Christian to Use Nazi Camps to Cleanse His Antisemitism Sins

https://religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-is-merely-the-latest-conservative-chris…

Created

Fri, 14/02/2025 - 10:51

On Thursday of this past week, Vice President JD Vance visited the site of the...

Despite the GOP Devolving into a White Christian Nationalist Party, Majority of U.S. Does Not Support Christian Nationalism

https://religiondispatches.org/despite-the-gop-devolving-into-a-white-christian…

Created

Thu, 06/02/2025 - 09:53

In the wake of the election of Donald Trump with the strong support of White...

Freedom for ‘Q Shaman’ and Justice for Leonard Peltier Are Mutually Exclusive

https://religiondispatches.org/freedom-for-q-shaman-and-justice-for-leonard-pel…

Created

Fri, 07/02/2025 - 03:49

One of President Biden’s final acts as US president was to grant clemency to American...

Trump’s EO to ‘Combat Antisemitism’ Wields Jewish Safety as a Weapon to Crush Palestine Solidarity

https://religiondispatches.org/trumps-eo-to-combat-antisemitism-wields-jewish-s…

Created

Fri, 07/02/2025 - 06:45

Last week, Trump released an executive order pledging to combat antisemitism by ordering a draconian...

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