In this season finale episode, Koki talks to Steven Gardiner, PRA Principal Research Advisor, to reflect on the first year of Trump’s second term and its implications for U.S. democracy. While the…
Oil may be the goal, but the 'birthright' that justifies actions like this one has been seared into America’s collective imagination since the beginning
Last week, in an attempt to justify his military attack on the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the ensuing arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, Trump stated , “The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but…
Lumbee Recognition through the NDAA Jeopardizes All Native Sovereignty
The Senate approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday, authorizing nearly $900 billion in military spending next year—and all but guaranteeing federal recognition for the…
This is about so much more than “disrupting drug trafficking"
unfortunate, since the symbol, which features prominently on the flag of Georgia (the country, not the state), has been used to signify reflection, prayer, and contemplation. No symbol has to become a…
The Purity Movement Was Never About Pledges and Rings
Recent headlines about the denim ad wars —Levi’s tapping Beyoncé, American Eagle turning to Sydney Sweeney, Gap retreating after backlash—have offered a telling glimpse of how American brands still…
Profits from evangelical “healing farms” have RFK falsely linking school shootings to antidepressants
In his latest broadside, amateur poet (and Health and Human Services Secretary) Robert F. Kennedy Jr has promised “massive studies” to investigate a link between school shootings and antidepressants…
Contrary to the beliefs of some in the anti-vaxx world, infectious diseases spread through bacteria and viruses, microscopic organisms that invade our bodies and make us sick. They seem natural…
The US Ambassador to Israel spoke at a conference designed to convert Jews and hasten end times
Last week, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke at a Christian Zionist church in Jerusalem, whose unambiguous purpose is to convert Israeli Jews to belief in Jesus in order to bring about the…
Yoram Hazony should maybe be less surprised by blatant antisemitism in the MAGA coalition
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to offer an explanation for the rise of antisemitism on the MAGA…
Megyn Kelly’s comments about “liking” 15-year-old girls fit well within a “purity” worldview
Editor’s note: This post mentions child sexual assault and underage marriage. Please be advised. International media outlets and even an actual teenager slammed attorney and media personality Megyn…