religion
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A Christian Nation…?
According to a poll conducted by the University of Maryland in May 2024, “Fully 61 percent of Republicans supported declaring the United States a Christian nation.” (http://tiny.cc/q548). These same Republicans roared their approval when Donald…
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The Manichean Candidate
We’re told that Donald Trump tapped into the anti-establishment anger of a “declining middle class.” But it’s a peculiar world in which people who are supposed to have class interests — that is to say,…
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What the kids bring home from school
My four-year-old son came home from his (public) kindergarten the other day with two things: one, a piece of paper on which he (with his parents’ help) was supposed to describe how his family celebrates…