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What in the world is happening to conservatives these days?

“It’s part of the show.”

Not a secret conspiracy, but an essential part of the conservative movement.

A democratic political strategist proposes a divide and conquer strategy — but is there any data or logic to support it?

A new documentary delves into the Mormon involvement in the passage of California’s Proposition 8, but it misses a chance to see the big picture. It wasn’t just run-of-the-mill theological homophobia that galvanized the LDS church, but a fear that the spectre of Mormon polygamy would arise if LGBT people were allowed to marry. And what do some polygamists think? Gay marriage or plural marriage: it’s a question of civil rights.

We need more data on tea partiers’ religious beliefs.

How did AIPAC come about? How influential is it? How does it exert force on our lawmakers? All this and more in a short journalistic comic. Includes bonus comic on lobbying.

Does the resurgence of the John Birch Society signal a Reconstructionist resurgence, too?

Conservative favorite challenging John McCain for his Senate seat pulls a Santorum.

The tea partiers disparage liberalism while anti-abortion activists claim to follow the civil rights movement.