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July 1, 2025
Matt Ford
How Religious Pluralism Lost at the Supreme Court
The conservative justices’ ruling in a case involving LGBTQ-themed books in public schools is likely to benefit larger religious groups and ostracize smaller ones.
June 6, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
GOP Rep. Whines About Muslim Man Leading Prayer (He Wasn’t Muslim)
Representative Mary Miller quickly deleted her embarrassing post.
June 6, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Republicans Prepare Bill Declaring “Free Palestine” Is Antisemitic
Republicans still haven’t gotten their act together to a pass a budget, and somehow this is their priority.
May 22, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Four Supreme Court Justices Refuse to Read the First Amendment
The Supreme Court has deadlocked on the question of religious charter schools, thanks to four justices who didn’t bother reading what the First Amendment says about separation of church and state.
May 20, 2025
Dana Vachon
How Pope Francis Saved the Catholic Church From JD Vance
By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.
May 19, 2025
Matt Ford
Pope Leo’s Election Is a Victory for the Constitution
That the head of the Catholic Church is as American as baseball proves that ancient prejudices can be conquered and rifts between people can be mended.
May 15, 2025
Sarah Stankorb
The Americans Who Quit the Church to Become Witches—Among Other Things
While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking practices outside old institutions.
May 14, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
One of Trump’s Afrikaner “Refugees” Is Quite the Antisemite
Trump said he would tolerate no antisemitism for people entering the U.S. But Charles Kleinhaus has a history of complaining about Jews online.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Episcopal Church Draws Red Line on Trump’s White Afrikaner “Refugees”
The Episcopal Church is refusing to work with the government, citing its commitment to racial justice.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
New Pope Delivers Speech That Sure Seems Like Shade at Trump
Pope Leo XIV praised journalists seeking the truth in polarizing times.
May 8, 2025
Alex Shephard
Here’s What the New Pope Really Thinks (Beside Hating Trump)
Pope Leo XIV—the American Robert Francis Prevost—was a close ally of Pope Francis. The two share many of the same views on climate, migrants, and “gender ideology.”
May 8, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
The New Pope Doesn’t Seem to Be a Huge Fan of Trump or JD Vance
Robert Prevost, a.k.a. Pope Leo XIV, has a long history of criticizing Trump on his X account.
May 8, 2025
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Eric Alterman
The Coming Jewish Civil War Over Donald Trump
Trump is offering American Jews a kind of devil’s bargain: throw in with us against the antisemitic universities and campus rabble-rousers, but pay no attention as we dismantle the traditions and institutions that Jews value.
May 7, 2025
Katherine Stewart
How Trump Will Use “Anti-Christian Bias” to Entrench His Power
The administration plans to boost the political agenda of Christian nationalists while rolling back the civil liberties of everyone else.
May 5, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Take a Joke”: Trump Mocks Catholics Upset Over Image of Him as Pope
Trump insulted Catholics who were offended by the weird AI photo he shared of himself as the pope.
April 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
JD Vance Comments on Being One of Last People to See Pope Alive
JD Vance says the timing of his meeting with the pope was “pretty crazy.”
April 21, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Marjorie Taylor Greene Sends Sick Message After Pope Francis Death
MTG, true to form, seems to be celebrating the death of Pope Francis.
April 21, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Pope Francis Criticized Trump and His Stooges Every Chance He Could
The first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church never held back from sharing his true thoughts on Trump’s MAGA agenda.
April 21, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Pope Francis Gave JD Vance a Serious Lesson Just Hours Before He Died
The historically progressive pope had a clash with JD Vance about the MAGA agenda.
April 20, 2025
Talia Lavin
Why Neo-Nazis Are Obsessed With the Occult
The Nazis themselves were murder nerds. Now their successors are LARPing as wizards of racial superiority as they commit very real atrocities—as seen in the recent parent killing in Wisconsin.
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