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Annika Brockschmidt

Annika Brockschmidt is a freelance journalist, author, and podcast-producer who currently writes for the Tagesspiegel, ZEIT Online and elsewhere. Her second non-fiction book America’s Holy Warriors: How the Religious Right endangers Democracy was published in German in October 2021 and was an immediate bestseller. She co-hosts the podcast “Kreuz und Flagge” (“Cross and Flag”) with visiting professor at Georgetown University, Thomas Zimmer, which explores the history of the Religious Right.

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Religion Dispatches
In a functioning democratic and political media ecosystem, it would have been front page news: The former president and de facto leader of one of the two major political parties and front-runner for…
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Religion Dispatches
Peter Thiel’s bid to win two seats in Congress didn’t quite succeed. One of his protégées, J.D. Vance , won his race in Ohio after trailing his Democratic opponent for weeks, while the other, Blake…
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Religion Dispatches
The midterms proved an abysmal disappointment for the Republican Party. Instead of the promised red tsunami, it was more of what many are calling a red ripple. Instead of winning the House by a large…
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