Catholic Fascist Santorum and Mormon Cultist Romney Battle For the Hardcore Lunatic Right

As Santorum and Romney Battle for the Loony Right, the Rest of Us Should Not Gloat Robert Reich Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, ‘Aftershock My father was a Republican for the first 78 years of his life. For the last twenty, he’s been a Democrat (he just celebrated his [...]

The Catholicization of the American Right

The Catholicization of the American Right Howard Schweber Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison In the past two decades, the American religious Right has become increasingly Catholic. I mean that both literally and metaphorically. Literally, Catholic writers have emerged as intellectual leaders of the religious right in universities, the punditocracy, the press, and the courts, promoting an [...]

Catholic Fanatic Rick Santorum Latest GOP Frontrunner

Rick Santorum: The New Face of the GOP A reactionary, anti-science religious fanatic is now the frontrunner Via:-  Charles Johnson The thing about Rick Santorum is that he’s genuine. He really believes that anti-science reactionary bullshit he spouts. He’s not just saying it to get elected, unlike Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. The reactionary Republican [...]