https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to tea party en https://politicalresearch.org/2018/10/30/candidates-continue-promoting-key-themes-white-nationalism-following-synagogue-shooting On September 10, 2018, President Trump visited Pittsburgh, PA after a violently antisemitic attack at Tree of Life synagogue left 11 dead. Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:12:04 EDT Political Research Associates 0a4e089d-1174-4364-8e1d-797c51218a37 https://politicalresearch.org/2018/08/13/trump-republican-party-and-westmoreland-county “Pennsylvania was key to Trump’s presidential victory, Westmoreland County was key to Pennsylvania, and District Seven was key to Westmoreland County.” Mon, 13 Aug 2018 03:50:49 EDT Margaret Power 01605945-e558-491e-836e-b11c749e08fe https://religiondispatches.org/2017/11/02/francis-era-ending-catholic-bishops-cozy-ties-gop One of the more interesting revelations to come out of the Politico interview with John Boehner concerns the time when Boehner was pushing Rep. Paul Ryan to take the speakership: Ryan never wanted the job; it took Boehner more than… Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:53:03 EDT Patricia Miller 0cacd187-409b-4fc0-950b-c02a56aadf8a https://religiondispatches.org/2015/10/22/conservatives-have-officially-become-catholic-churchs-tea-party As the much-ballyhooed family synod lurches into its final days, with no clear consensus on even the most mild of reforms suggested by Pope Francis and lots of backbiting and political posturing (one prelate even suggested that Satan was at… Thu, 22 Oct 2015 02:41:06 EDT Patricia Miller 44a2d7ce-9956-470c-aa2b-8bcf73754d42 https://politicalresearch.org/2014/09/30/vvs14-analysis Some critics tend to cast the Christian Right movement as monolithic, when in actuality it has always been at just as fractious and dynamic as it has been powerful and influential. Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:55:06 EDT Frederick Clarkson 3dfcd16e-b6c8-47f1-b570-9c711a5fe2b4 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/13/libertarian-moment-wouldnt-exist-without-religion Ed Kilgore takes issue with Robert Draper’s New York Times Magazine piece exploring whether the “libertarian moment” has arrived for the Republican Party because it ignores the role the Christian right has played in promoting small, limited government. Most observers… Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:31:34 EDT Sarah Posner d8a473e4-c5b7-4893-b255-aad1935d1bcb https://politicalresearch.org/2014/01/02/profile-right-louie-gohmert Though there are many politicians on the Right that rely on fear and paranoia to mobilize their base, perhaps none is more consistently provocative than U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas. Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:36:26 EST Matthew Parkes da5d84dd-3a1c-4362-bd88-07d21da3334d https://politicalresearch.org/2013/12/16/tea-party-john-birch-society-and-fear-mob-rule Wrapped in the Flag: A Personal History of America’s Radical Right (Boston: Beacon Press, 2013) is Conner’s memoir about growing up in Chicago as the daughter of two of the organization’s earliest and most dedicated members. Mon, 16 Dec 2013 02:27:32 EST Theo Anderson c0df8cef-27ee-4f22-a760-5ba3b4826d4c https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/10/how-steve-stockman-challenging-john-cornyn-without-religion Sort of. Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:38:02 EST Sarah Posner 53bd0237-72df-48bd-9724-3d67b4ad2efb https://politicalresearch.org/2013/11/22/nullification-neo-confederates-and-revenge-old-right The nullification movement’s ideology is rooted in reverence for states’ rights and a theocratic and neo-Confederate interpretation of U.S. history. Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:00:47 EST Rachel Tabachnick, Frank L. Cocozzelli a5d491e3-e666-4b9e-9f31-f08663c3a14c https://politicalresearch.org/2013/10/24/rand-pauls-islamophobic-speeches-ploy-win-over-conservatives At the recent Values Voters Summit, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke on the “War on Christianity”, but his speech was not about prayer in schools or the so-called ‘war on Christmas,’ his focus was radical Islam. Our live blog of the summit outlines his argument, which stresses that Christians around the world are being threatened by “a fanatical element of Islam,” and used isolated incidents of violence against Christians as an excuse to paint every Muslim worldwide as radical and evil. Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:39:04 EDT Owen Jennings 5bf32215-7877-467e-b9cb-6a9d034a6f26 https://politicalresearch.org/2013/10/14/profiles-right-jim-demint Jim DeMint is the senior adviser to the Convention of States Project, former president of The Heritage Foundation, and a former Republican U.S Senator from South Carolina. In 2010, DeMint spearheaded Tea Party action. He looked to align the decentralized movement, calling it “part of an American awakening” and asserting people can “take back their government” and “No state is out of play.” Mon, 14 Oct 2013 02:47:17 EDT Matthew Parkes 1da22b81-0292-4242-aab6-8896c56d6564 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/06/06/gospel-and-ew-jackson Virginia’s candidate for Lt. Gov. preaches self-help politics and help-himself theology. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:47:26 EDT Peter Montgomery c4b65c87-7139-4263-95f0-9231374e3d50 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/01/21/obama-inaugural-address-challenges-tea-party-history It’s Seneca, Selma, and Stonewall vs. conquest and exceptionalism. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:34:45 EST Julie Ingersoll 6c113a05-fc00-42fe-bef5-85feaf5989c9 https://politicalresearch.org/2012/04/01/its-their-party While 2011 was a frustrating year for the anti-LGBT Right, they haven’t given up. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:30:33 EDT Pam Chamberlain a8f78299-c5f2-49af-b981-b4e524be2849 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/02/21/graham-whistles-dixie-morning-joe Franklin Graham, panderer to the most powerful (and most conservative) members of the GOP, revives Obama as Muslim lie. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:21:28 EST Anthea Butler b35ed2dc-16de-47ca-a466-c65ea8cd6df4 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/10/19/what-will-orthodox-republicanity-look The Republican Party appears to be going the way of Tertullian who insisted that the true Christian must prove his or her bona fides by believing what is literally unbelievable. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:55:37 EDT Louis A. Ruprecht c8937e42-1e16-4289-95b4-c11a1ae9d3cb https://religiondispatches.org/2011/10/17/god-dissolves-occupy-movement Saturday’s surge of Occupy Wall Street-themed actions could be a turning point. There’s obviously more to be felt and said about this than any journalistic treatment could hope to engage; nonetheless, four RD contributors, moderated by Senior Editor Sarah Posner, shared their own thoughts about a movement that remains fluid and thrilling and quite literally indescribable. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:45:53 EDT Nathan Schneider 7845628e-5e78-4b3a-9a59-2ffd0d285710 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/27/tea-party-circa-1930s-response-michael-kazin While the money for the Tea Party may have originated in the conservative revival of the ’70s, when it comes to ideology and language, it stretches back much further, to FDR’s New Deal, when coalitions of businessmen and religious leaders began their fight against ‘socialism.’ Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:47:27 EDT Diane Winston d95af257-6406-431c-828d-035d3f008987 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/22/risky-business-pitfalls-corner-church-wall-street As largely secular protests to “Occupy Wall Street” advance in fits and starts, capitalism and church negotiate to bring the best of both to bear on the world’s most intractable problems. Except, not quite. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:50:40 EDT Elizabeth Drescher 68c31b99-0c71-4798-85b8-65e9dae93a90 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/06/whom-will-she-wreck-real-sarah-palin-question Sarah Palin is out to wreck the GOP and Obama—whether she runs or not—and her hardscrabble and devoted ‘Babies, Guns, and Jesus’ followers are behind her. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:27:07 EDT Anthea Butler 4ccbba89-0637-4500-8bed-d9fd23c1b761 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/26/pundits-and-dominionists What is the media getting, and not getting, in its coverage of the religious right in politics? Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:33:56 EDT Julie Ingersoll 1b9c2b05-457a-45d0-8765-8c38184813cc https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/17/tea-partyreligious-rightunpopular More data on what we’ve been telling you. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:09:22 EDT Sarah Posner 313c98e3-34b0-40e8-8d79-92e58c9fca5a https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/02/jihad-chai-latte Joe Nocera’s casual use of the Tea Party’s “jihad.” Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:41:42 EDT Haroon Moghul 6caad46b-f330-417a-a3a1-57b749cbbeaf https://politicalresearch.org/2011/08/01/tea-party-new-populism The Tea Party’s racist and libertarian beliefs are aimed at President Obama and his administration. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:30:43 EDT Arun Gupta 66e377aa-9168-452a-b897-bfb098c47e40