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Fighting 21st Century Fascism

Thomas Lecaque

Thomas Lecaque is Associate Professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, located on Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk lands. He has written for The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and The Bulwark. Follow him @tlecaque on Twitter.

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Religion Dispatches

Why Would Pentagon Allegedly Threaten Pope's Ambassador With 'Avignon Papacy'?

After official's alleged warning about U.S. military power, the Pope canceled plans to attend America's 250th.
During a January closed-door meeting at the Pentagon, a Trump administration official reportedly warned a Vatican ambassador that America had the military power to do whatever it wants in the world…
Thomas Lecaque
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Trump and Pope Leo superimposed over Vatican City
Religion Dispatches

The US Military's Jerusalem Cross Fetish

This is about so much more than “disrupting drug trafficking"
It’s never a good sign when the Jerusalem Cross hits the news in the United States. Which is unfortunate, since the symbol, which features prominently on the flag of Georgia (the country, not the…
Annika Brockschmidt
Thomas Lecaque
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yellow highlight of jerusalem cross on US soldier’s helmet
Religion Dispatches

Neomedievalist memes are doing white Christofascist work

G iven that the white supremacist running the account churns out offensive content like the hatemonger he is, it might seem silly to focus on just one DHS Instagram post. But as a trained medievalist…
Thomas Lecaque
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DHS insta post “the enemies are at the gates join.ICE.gov defend your hearth and home"