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Jerry Falwell
March 8, 2021
Rick Perlstein, Edward H. Miller
The John Birch Society Never Left
Why it’s foolish to think the modern GOP will ever break with its lunatic fringe
January 14, 2021
Matthew Avery Sutton
The Capitol Riot Revealed the Darkest Nightmares of White Evangelical America
How 150 years of apocalyptic agitation culminated in an insurrection
August 25, 2020
Chris Lehmann
Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Filthy, Predatory Finances
The son of the late evangelical titan may be embroiled in a scandal made for reality TV, but it’s not as tawdry as his Trumpian path to riches.
June 11, 2020
J.C. Hallman
When Mr. Sloan Went to Washington
Sam Sloan is a college dropout, an ex-con, and a polygamist. He is also the last non-lawyer to win a case at the Supreme Court.
January 17, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Triumph of Porn Over Social Conservatism
Why Trump's alleged affairs with erotic stars aren't hurting him on the right
February 17, 2017
Sarah Jones
Bob Jones University would probably like you to forget it once banned interracial dating.
August 29, 2011
Jonathan Chait
A Solution To The Romney-Perry Feud
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Inevitable
May 17, 2007
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Hitch Gone Wild
May 16, 2007
The New Republic Staff
Creation Myths
October 9, 2006
Ross Douthat, Damon Linker
American Catholicism
June 19, 1995
Michael Lind
The Southern Coup

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