Last weekend I was in Anderson, South Carolina speaking to a group of progressive Christians. I devoted one of my lectures to Christian nationalism and mentioned Lance Wallnau, one of the most prominent Seven Mountain Dominionists in the country. None […]
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The Catholic conversion of J. D. Vance
Now that he is the Republican vice presidential nominee, J. D. Vance is one of the most famous Catholic converts in the United States.
More people will suffer and die in Ukraine because Trump needs his ego stroked
In case you missed it last night, the United States stopped military aid to Ukraine. This is what happens in Trump world when you don’t kiss the president’s ring. More people will die this week in Ukraine because Trump believes […]
GOP House members submit resolution condemning Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde’s National Prayer Service sermon
Not familiar with this story? Get up to speed here. Some members of the House of Representatives were so upset with Budde’s sermon urging Trump to consider the human dignity of immigrants and members of the transgender community that they […]
Kids at the inauguration and in other public spaces
Including kids and families in public events is good.
REVIEW: American Covenant
Yuval Levin aims for institutional reform. He needs a different target.
How dare this demonic “priestess” speak truth to Trump! (And other things evangelicals are saying in the wake of the inauguration).
Today at the Service of Prayer for the Nation at the Washington Cathedral, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, confronted Donald Trump about immigrants. Watch: By the way: This is what speaking truth […]
Waiting for a Realignment
We must cultivate the setting for a better politics
I hope you are enjoying CURRENT’s election coverage
We at Current have been hard at work over the past month or so delivering an array of articles on the 2024 presidential election. In recent weeks we have published the following essays: John Fea, “The Sin of Sycophancy“ Miles […]
5 days until Election Day: What are evangelicals saying?
Chad Harvey is a Trump-supporting Pentecostal pastor in North Carolina. Scott Detrow of National Public Radio recently interviewed him about his political convictions. Here is a small taste: Detrow: Let me just ask the direct question about this with Trump. […]
The Coming Witch Trials
It’s time to care for the community—not cleanse it
From 93 to 1:27
Some of us see the 2024 election as another Flight 93 election. I see it as a Genesis 1:27.
Haitian evangelicals: GOP ticket “fuels xenophobia and perpetuates damaging stereotypes”
In case you missed it, today on CNN JD Vance doubled-down on the view that Haitian immigrants, here in the country legally, are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. Watch: Vance comes across as really slimy in this interview. He tells […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Should we abolish grades at American universities? There are only two Shakers left. “Our dopamine-driven brains drive us to choose cheap distraction over entertainment and art” Elizabeth Catte reviews three […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Why John Fetterman was not at the DNC Pragmatic socialism David Brooks on Tom Wolfe New books: abolitionism and Huck Finn Trails of Tears, Plural First-year reading lists Confidence men […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Robert McCoy reviews Brenda Wineapple’s Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation. How the internet is remaking us. Prayers at Trump rallies Sara Georgini reviews […]
Blessing of Unicorns: Nature, plants, novels, homeschooling, and trying to write better
This week’s Unicorns: essays on living creatures, plant life, homeschooling and parental rights, and trying to write better with the help of two masters of the craft.
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: A history of thinking on paper Bad arguments Trump needs to remember that it’s not 2016 anymore. Did the founders see this political moment coming? 1960 Olympians who tried to […]
One nerd to rule them all
We can all profitably learn from Tolkien’s work lessons that are politically salient, even if they don’t tell us how to vote and even if it means we are nerds.
Three Strikes Against Harris: Geography, Identity, Skill
Why is majoritarian appeal so tough to come by for Democrats and Republicans alike?