2018-01-25T19:44:19-05:00

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District has been described as looking like "Goofy kicking Donald Duck." It was drawn that way to keep Pat Meehan in office. Read more

2018-01-25T16:34:19-05:00

"Courtland Sykes" is a proud misogynist and xenophobe who seems exactly like an arch-satirist's parody of a Republican senate candidate from Missouri. But he's probably not a parody. Read more

2018-01-24T19:04:37-05:00

"The commandments, are summed up in this word, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law." Read more

2018-01-23T19:22:32-05:00

Concordance-ism -- the practice of determining "what the Bible says" about a given thing by "looking up" every mention of it in the Bible -- is always misleading. It's also always revealing. Read more

2018-01-25T07:51:50-05:00

"We have done some research on some religious groups having relationships with the Russians, having, developing, and pursuing relationships with various religious groups. ... There has been a lot of that." Read more

2018-01-22T16:26:15-05:00

Some evangelical leaders seem more concerned that their favorite president used the s-word than that he used it to advocate for racist immigration policies in support of a racist conception of American identity. Read more

2018-01-21T16:58:18-05:00

"Let's explore the history of bees!" the scientist says. That strange, fascinating story has something to teach us about how we see or don't see what's in front of us. This applies to texts as well as to science. Read more

2018-01-19T18:49:43-05:00

From each according to their ability, to each according to their need. And hoarding wealth? That's how you get ants. Read more

2018-01-18T18:03:49-05:00

Jeanne Theoharis and Brian Hamilton on the uses and misuses of history. Katherine Stewart on The Museum of the Bible. Dave Neiwert on Trump's alt-right disciples. And "I Started the Media Men List." Read more

2018-01-18T18:03:19-05:00

Buck Williams has used his role as a “journalist” to book flights to London and Chicago, to gain access to meetings at the U.N. and to private interviews at the Plaza, yet he’s never taken any notes, or filed any reports from any of those places. Read more

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