In Church, Merch, and State, Sarah Posner writes about the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. This column is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. From AI blasphemies to attacks on the papacy to prayers from the filmography of Quentin Tarantino, the Trump administration has managed toContinue Reading
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Politics Anti-tech backlash will be a major issue in the coming years. Monterey Park, CA – April 01: City officials had previously welcomed its plans to build a sprawling, new data center and the jobs and tax revenue that would follow, but suddenly city opposition to the plan spurred up.Continue Reading
Conspiracy theories have become an inescapable part of American politics and political culture. I talked to Mike Rothschild, a journalist and conspiracy researcher who writes TPM’s Rough Edges column, about why some conspiracies endure, and what happens when fringe ideas are legitimized by some of the most powerful people on earth. WeContinue Reading
commentary Tech breakthroughs are infiltrating our sports and politics. But a better, more aggravating world is possible Nights and Weekends Editor Published April 13, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Technofascism is intruding into our sports and politics (Douglas Rissing/Getty Images) A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morningContinue Reading
Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Focus on the Family Vice President and author Tim Goeglein talked about politics. Goeglein said a student asked him, “‘Why does the political class not talk about what really matters?’ And I don’t mind saying that really rang in my ears. And I haveContinue Reading
The only people with worse poll numbers than President Donald Trump are the political media that cover him. We, the journalists, are in a crisis: of trust, relevance, and being swamped by an attention economy that will either replace us with Claude or an influencer. The skills of traditional reporting:Continue Reading
Part of the difficulty in mainstreaming religious faith into conservation thinking and practice comes down to outdated narratives. The negative impact of Christianity on the environment has in particular been well-circulated for over a half-century, but this doesn’t fully reflect current realities in nations like Kenya. “As the diversity ofContinue Reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., pitched herself here Tuesday as an advocate for Midwest pragmatism that she believes can help her party — and the country — navigate past the stormy politics of President Donald Trump. Using her keynote address at a Polk County Democratic Party dinnerContinue Reading
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