- Will Neal @ The Daily Beast: Trump Exploits Civil Rights Leader’s Death to Take Petty Swipe at Obama
The MAGA president is making claims about the late Rev. Jesse Jackson that he is no longer around to dispute.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Instead of being honest, Southern Baptists are whitewashing the bigoted legacy of Wiley Drake
As Southern Baptist leaders honor the controversial pastor, their refusal to confront his extremism exposes a deeper institutional rot.
- Grace Segers @ The New Republic: Christian Nationalists Are All in on Trump—and Vice Versa
A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute shows how support for the president correlates significantly with Christian nationalist views.
- Eleanor Klibanoff @ The Texas Tribune: Aaron Reitz, Paxton’s endorsed successor, vows to “destroy the left” if elected Texas attorney general
Reitz believes the nation is at war with liberals, and the best bulwark against them is a fully empowered Texas attorney general’s office — with him at the helm.
- Steve Benen @ the Maddow Blog: As the midterms draw closer, Republicans’ anti-Muslim messaging gets less subtle
GOP officials have sent an unmistakable signal: In the contemporary Republican Party, animus toward Muslim Americans is tolerated, if not encouraged.
