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...
JD Vance, Zohran Mamdani, and How We Talk About Religion

JD Vance, Zohran Mamdani, and How We Talk About Religion

The first argument about religion I remember engaging in was in junior high, sitting on the gym bleachers. I don’t recall what we were doing in the gym or how the conversation began, but I know how quickly it escalated when I boldly declared to my friends, “Religion...