Is Brandon Gill the Future of MAGA in Texas?
The young-ish right-wing Republican has rapidly gone from freshman lawmaker to one of Trump’s top attack dogs.
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Biden Administration Waives 26 Laws to Accelerate Border Wall Construction
On the campaign trail, the president once promised there would “not be another foot” constructed under his watch.
How Less-educated Whites Fell Behind and Blamed Race
In Clinton, Arkansas, a reporter examines the effects of a stagnant economy on the place she came from.
Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers
A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America.
‘A Man Without a Gun Is Not a Citizen’
Although Jeffrey Toobin’s reputation has recently been tarnished by scandal, in Homegrown he has produced the definitive book on Timothy McVeigh’s continuing legacy.
Far-Right Texas Republicans Mutiny at the Capitol
Naturally, a few of the state’s 25 GOP representatives are in the eye of the storm.
Christians Must Publicly Denounce Christian Nationalism
A former pastor explains why more churchgoers must condemn the bigotry of Donald Trump and his supporters in order to save democracy.
Migrant Deaths Are a Feature—Not a Bug—of U.S. Immigration Policy
Governor Greg Abbott says he can make coming to the U.S. more miserable than being smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer.
Loon Star State: Insurrection Infection
It never ends.