Rifts on the Religious Right

Rifts on the Religious Right

Media coverage often paints the Christian Right as monolithic, usually under the rubric of Christian nationalism. But, in fact, the movement has always been varied and not always of one mind on essential matters. Profound differences exist on a wide range of...
How Politics Replaced Religion in the American Soul

How Politics Replaced Religion in the American Soul

We once argued about politics at the dinner table and then cleared the dishes.  Today, people cut old friends out of their lives. Families avoid each other’s calls. Marriages strain under the weight of partisan loyalty. Something crucial has shifted. Politics hasn’t...
Kitchen Table Dog Whistles

Kitchen Table Dog Whistles

Few sources are more instructive about the modern Republican Party than the now-infamous interview Lee Atwater gave for Alexander Lamis’ 1988 book, The Two-Party South. Lamis didn’t name his source, but after Atwater died in 1991, The Nation magazine published the...