First they came for…the United Methodists?

There is a very good reason why moderate branches of Christianity and even Jewish groups should be lining up to defend the Muslim community from attacks from the radical religious right in the country: because if the radical religious right is successful in demonizing Muslims to the point of allowing legal persecution, then Jews and [...]

How are they Different?

I’ve been having a hard time distinguishing between the behavior of Tea Baggers and Progressives (notably, netroots progressives) lately.  Let’s look at how many ways these people appear to be similar: Belief that Obama’s policies are destroying America Instinct that, when something happens to their disliking, to blame Democrats, and specifically Obama, first, regardless of [...]