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History of the Christian Right – Part 4: A Born Again President and the...

After the tumult of the 60s and Watergate, Americans were burnt out by the mid 1970s. Jimmy Carter entered the scene as America’s first born again president. He wouldn’t be good enough for the...
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History of the Christian Right – Part 3: Christian America Undone the Turbulent 60s...

The idea of a Christian America began falling apart in the 1960s. For the religious right the 1960s and 70 answer the question, when did America stop being a Christian nation. The social turbulence of this time...

History of the Christian Right – Part 2: The Christian Nation, America in the...

There is a reason why American conservatives and Christian conservatives look back to the 1950s as the golden age of America. The 1950s were the closest thing America has ever been to being a...
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History of the Christian Right

  In 2016 I published one of my favorite podcast series released here at the End of History. It was a 6-part podcast series on the History of the Religious Right. Unlike most popular histories...

History of the Christian Right – Part 1: Before We Were Republicans

The origin of Christian involvement in American politics has a longer history than most people realize but it probably does not begin where you would imagine. Episode 1 of this series on the history...

New Book from JB Shreve

From identity politics to Make America Great Again, our modern political age thrives on outrage, shock, and increasing hostility toward our neighbors. In the new book Politically Incorrect: Real Faith In An Era of...

A New Report on Economic Inequality

A new report from Inequality.org has offered further insight into the growing gap between the world’s wealthy and the rest of us. Between 2019 and 22, American families saw their incomes grow by about...

The US National Elections Are One Year from Today

One year from today, the US will hold its national elections, and it appears we are headed toward a repeat of the 2016 elections, 80-year-old Joe Biden against 77-year-old Donald Trump. As usual, I...

This Week in Gaza – November 6

Protests continued in cities around the world this weekend, denouncing Israel’s bombing of densely populated Gaza. Major cities in Europe, Asia, and the US saw thousands march in protest against the humanitarian toll the...
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Chinese Provocations in the South Pacific

As the US struggles to balance its focus between Ukraine and the Middle East, a third demand for its attention in the Pacific has become increasingly difficult. In the third week of October, Chinese vessels...