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“I don’t care about you, I just want your vote.” That’s the clip from Trump’s Sunday rally in Vegas that went viral: ex-president, navy blazer; open-necked white shirt, the sagging orange lizard hide…
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When Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, was convicted on 34 felony counts in New York on Thursday, it was to be expected that the Right would take the news badly. And…
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Donald Trump has shown the public many times who he is and in whose political tradition he’s planted himself. With the debate about the accuracy of using the “f-word” (i.e. fascism) in regard to…
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From his popular podcast, to his travels with Will and Jada Smith, to GAP ads with wife Radhi—the ones that feature his toothpaste-ad smile and eyes that rival that one famous National Geographic…
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There are many factors that may determine whether incumbent president Joe Biden wins reelection this November. Whether the very Catholic president is visibly “religious enough,” however, is absolutely…
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As he makes another bid for the White House, Donald Trump is well aware of who his base is and what they believe . Indeed, the campaign has increasingly adopted more overtly Christian nationalist…
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Nearly four years ago on June 1, 2020, Federal officers violently cleared peaceful protestors from Washington DC’s Lafayette Square in order to make way for Trump to stand in front of St. John’s…
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Late Night with the Devil premiered in select cities this past weekend, allegedly raking in $666,666 on Sunday. This indie gem by Cameron and Colin Caernes is a “found footage” horror film, purporting…
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On March 22, Wyoming became the 24th state to pass legislation restricting gender affirming care to youth. These bills follow a precedent set by Arkansas in 2021, where legislators passed the first…
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It’s not every day a legitimate paradox turns up in national polling. But the Pew Research Center’s recent survey on the influence of religion on American public life seems to have uncovered one…
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