The Politics of the Evangelical Right, and Their Very Public Sin

In 1998  Bill Clinton was embroiled in a scandal that ended with Congress attempting to impeach him.  James Dobson (leader of Focus on the Family, an Evangelical “values voters” political group) wrote a letter: “character DOES matter. You can’t run a family, let alone a country, without it. How foolish to believe that a person … Read more

Trump closes with an anti-Semitic ad—but for the Republican Party, it may be only a beginning

Racism, misogyny, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and nationalism promoted through blatant misinformation and the peddling of an unending stream of conspiracy theories; a distain for both the opposition party and democracy itself; this describes not just Trump, but his audience. Source: Trump closes with an anti-Semitic ad—but for the Republican Party, it may be only a beginningRead … Read more