Since the election, there’s been a bipartisan effort in Congress to push legislation that could have a significant impact on ...

While rising anti-Muslim violence and sentiment in India has been making global news since Hindu nationalist prime minister ...

Reading Kripal’s work—and especially looking at the footnotes—I’m struck by how thoughtfully he listens to his fellow humans, whether it’s alien abductees and other “experiencers” who are ridiculed by ...

Apocalyptic approaches to immigration policy are nothing new for Trump, who launched his first presidential campaign in June 2015 by announcing his (perhaps theological) intention to “build a great, ...

In an expected move, the leading organization of the far-right “constitutional sheriffs” movement has endorsed the incoming Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. In a press release this week ...

On August 16, 1971, White House Counsel John Dean circulated a confidential memo to Nixon loyalists titled “Dealing with our Political Enemies” which proposed a plan for the administration to best ...

Remember Dr. Oz? Remember when he was dragged in front of Congress for selling a “magic weight loss cure for every body type”—his green tea “miracle” pills that “burn fat fast”? If confirmed, he will ...

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“Physically mauled” is how Tucker Carlson refers to the alleged demonic assault he suffered in his own bed a year ago. Carlson’s comments, clipped from a larger documentary, have been covered by a ...

Humor us for a minute. Whether you’re an Apple devotee or an Android dissident, your phone absolutely came with a calendar app. If you carry said phone in your pocket? Congrats—you’ve got religion in ...