Since Election Day, journalists and political pundits across the country have opined on the fall of Christian nationalism in the state of Texas. One Texas Monthly headline went so far as to declare, “The Christian Nationalist Agenda is Dead.” They...
Since Election Day, journalists and political pundits across the country have opined on the fall of Christian nationalism in the state of Texas. One Texas Monthly headline went so far as to declare, “The Christian Nationalist Agenda is Dead.” They…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth escaped impeachment by seven votes in the U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 10, but his opponents are already lining up for another attempt next year. Had all Democratic lawmakers shown up for the vote — 11…
The U.S. Supreme Court should not take up a Texas Ten Commandments case because the state’s incoming Democratic attorney general is unlikely to defend it, outgoing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. “The newly elected attorney general of Texas (Nathan…
The midterm elections have rocked the U.S. political system. Major demographic shifts indicated a desire for change among many communities, and on many key issues — including the U.S. approach to Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Middle East. There’s…
In fifth grade I played the plucky comic relief in our school play, In Quest of Columbus, at Farmersville Elementary School in Bethlehem, Pa. The plot followed eight members of an adolescent explorers’ club who travel by magic to the…
I woke up from surgery wanting saltines. Instead, I got a migraine, a new port in my chest and two nurses who wanted to talk about my gender. The port was the plan. After a year of chronic illness and…
Currents of Christian nationalism that have been churning below ground for years in the United Kingdom are beginning to flood into the streets. A new 72-page report, Beyond Christian Nationalism: Measuring Attitudes to Christianity and Britishness, by the ecumenical think…
Texas Values, which led the fight for the 2025 law requiring the state’s public schools to post the Ten Commandments, is now asking its supporters to help monitor schools’ compliance with the law. “Adopt a district,” said Texas Values, which…
MAGA apologists often claim President Donald Trump may at times be unethical but never does anything illegal. The favorite defense of the president’s followers: “It’s just Trump being Trump.” Trump probably never has read Kurt Vonnegut’s The Money River, but…
The family of Mary Grace Baker, one of the 25 campers and two counselors who died in the care of Camp Mystic during the flash floods on July 4, 2025, has filed a lawsuit against Camp Mystic, its owners and…
To understand why Democrats scored immense victories in the 2026 midterms President Donald Trump can simply look to what he was talking about and not talking about, U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson said. “The president was talking about his bedrooms and…
This week, President Donald Trump’s top White House lawyer, Will Scharf, sent a letter to Rep. Robert Garcia, the incoming House Oversight Committee chairman. Scarf presumes Democrats have “evinced a clear intent to transgress” what he calls “the foundational limits…
