The question is not if President Trump is a racist. That question was settled long ago. The receipts are in hand. I was 5 years old in 1989 when he spent $85,000 on full-page ads calling for the execution of…
Will anyone in the SBC really speak against racism?
In 1995, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution apologizing for its past ties to systemic racism and repenting of its founding history rooted in support for slavery. In 2015, the SBC adopted a resolution vowing to “rededicate ourselves to…
Why does Matt Walsh think all Somalis are ‘low IQ’?
Shortly after the brutal murder of Renee Good at the hands of federal ICE agents, self-described “theocratic fascist” and conservative personality Matt Walsh took to X not just to defend the murder but to mock the murdered. Calling Good a…
American Christians morally and spiritually fractured
I rarely read an op-ed by John Pavlovitz without exclaiming, “I wish I had written that!” That was especially true when I saw his Dec. 5 piece on “America’s Divide Isn’t About Politics Anymore.” I may not be able to…
Christianity Today hires a Black woman and the white right goes nuts
Within hours of Christianity Today announcing that longtime pastor and scholar Nicole Massie Martin had been elected its next president and CEO, a familiar chorus of online racist and patriarchal critics declared the flagship evangelical magazine is no longer really…
The ICE Age is upon us
Besides water hoses, German Shepherds, Billy clubs and racial epithets, what truly makes today’s ICE agents — dressed like militarized Klansmen and women — any different from yesterday’s state-sanctioned terror? The Ice Age, the one taught in science class, ended…
Overwhelm the public with muzzle-velocity headlines: A strategy rooted in racism and authoritarianism
The headlines documenting President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal troops to San Francisco followed a familiar arc. “Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ in vow to send troops to San Francisco,” The Guardian reported on Oct. 20, 2025. The next day, the San Francisco…
No Enemies to the Right? Inside the GOP’s new civil war
A new fault line is quickly dividing American conservatism: A political strategy called “No Enemies to the Right.” This philosophy, sometimes abbreviated NETR, operates on a simple logic: All political “punching” must be directed toward the Left, which is seen…
Two myths that must be discarded
In this moment in American history, two dominant myths must be discarded. This is especially true in light of the shocking revelations about leadership of some Young Republican groups and their “private” text messages. First, the myth that private speech…
Why don’t white evangelicals listen to Black Christians?
As a Black Christian man, I have engaged white evangelicals in numerous discussions about the existence of racism within America and Christianity. These conversations have continued throughout my entire adult life. I have observed that many white evangelicals only listen…
Trump plans to slash refugee admissions and only let in whites
President Donald Trump is expected to cut refugee admissions into the United States to 7,500 next year — a new low for the U.S. and half the previous record-setting low cap set during his first presidency. The administration also is…
Why I’m glad DEI is being dismantled
I am glad DEI is being dismantled. I hope all the attempts to soft-pedal systemic racism in this country without calling its name will be dismantled. Many people have found ways to water down this work, which is a part…