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This article first appeared in The Sword and the Sandwich, Lavin’s newsletter about deadly serious extremism and serious sandwiches. This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration…

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart died yesterday. He’ll be remembered in many ways—as a charismatic preacher and talented singer (Swaggart was Jerry Lee Lewis’ cousin). But perhaps his most lasting legacy…

This week it was revealed that White House deputy chief of staff and avid White nationalist Stephen Miller , the man behind the brutal escalation of ICE raids all over the country, owns between $100…

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges , the landmark Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide. Though celebrated by the more than half…

Against all odds and the will of billionaires and establishment Democrats, Zohran Mamdani is the 2025 Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City. The New York Times (about which the less said the…

Originally published on June 22, 2023, A.E. Brooks-Key’s ‘Juneteenth conundrum’ is still with us. With each passing year it becomes clearer no one knows quite what to do with this newest addition to…

As coverage of the horrific shootings in Minnesota has unfolded, the focus has turned to the alleged murderer’s time at a little-known Bible school in Dallas called Christ for the Nations Institute…

Above is a photograph I took in March 2024 of the lobby of Christ for the Nations Institute, a Bible college in Dallas that the Minnesota political murders suspect, Vance Boelter, appears online to…

“The Rainbow Beast Is Coming For Your Kids!” warned Indiana Lt. Gov Micah Beckwith last month, because somehow this is really happening . He cautioned the Nazis and bots still using X that this June…

When the events of January 6th roared into US history, many in the crowds that stormed the Capitol that day hoisted an unusual flag like it was the Jolly Roger. While the Appeal to Heaven flag , a…