In this week's episode of the Political Junkie podcast, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I discuss the expansion and consolidation of conservative media--and Trump's attacks on free speech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqde...

@neiljyoung.bsky.social reviews Sister, Sinner about the preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, and considers similarities between McPherson’s fans and Trump’s—and why fans don't care when their idol lies. Don't miss “American Trinity: Faith, Fame, and Fanaticism”! therevealer.org/american-tri...

As culture war politics intensify, conservatives frame “traditional” family values as vital to national survival. This week, @neiljyoung.bsky.social traces how religious narratives persist in U.S. politics and underpin the Trump-evangelical alliance. 🎙️: tinyurl.com/2w7sjpm6

Why did some Americans come to think Donald Trump was dead? After the news summary, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I break it down. Here's the full podcast on YouTube--you can subscribe to our channel separately from the Substack if you choose! youtu.be/6Mb9a3sl0Ks?...

I wrote about Claire Hoffman's excellent biography of Aimee Semple McPherson and and what it tells us about the American trinity of faith, fame, and fanaticism for @therevealer.bsky.social therevealer.org/american-tri...

The Revealer's September issue features great articles from @miguelpetrosky.bsky.social, @neiljyoung.bsky.social, @anujbehal.bsky.social, @tiaphd.bsky.social, and others! Read it today!

HAPPY TGS DAY! On today’s episode we’ve got Neil J. Young @neiljyoung.bsky.social discussing Terry Dolan, the attack dog of the New Right — architect of ‘traditional values’ conservatism, fan of ruthless politics, and life-long closeted gay man.

I loved recording this episode! Hope you’ll listen.

An outstanding episode. The discussion on empathy and complicated feelings about historical actors is especially great!

I loved recording this episode! Hope you’ll listen.

THIS THURSDAY ON TGS: I talk with Neil J. Young @neiljyoung.bsky.social about Republican politics, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and this guy’s Pyrrhic victory. This episode really stuck with me afterwards.

Happy to have my thoughts included in this terrific NY Times piece on Trump and gay Republicans: “They see Trump as a president who has given them unprecedented access,” Mr. Young said…. “They take that as proof that he’s not going to turn on them.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...

This week, Dr. @neiljyoung.bsky.social joins us to unpack the evolving ties between the Gay Right and the Republican Party—especially as the current Trump administration seeks to reinforce binary gender norms and curtail protections for LGBTQ individuals. Listen here: tinyurl.com/29ws79hr

A new drop at Political Junkie: this week, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I take on LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the Age of Trump clairepotter.substack.com/p/clap-if-yo...

DC folks, come join me at the Smithsonian today from noon to 1! americanhistory.si.edu/events/calen...

Which news outlet is actually informing its readers about what happened?

My latest on Trump’s misnamed “anti-Christian bias” task force for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1948...

"Progressives Have Religious Freedom Too." My OpEd at @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social builds on my research on the variety among the nonreligious, including nonbelievers and spiritual people. Thanks to the Op Ed Project and @neiljyoung.bsky.social for their support. thefulcrum.us/governance-l...

@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I wrote this for The New Republic: it might teach you something new about conservatives *and* gay people! newrepublic.com/article/1943...

For the @newrepublic.com, @tenuredradical.bsky.social and I wrote about the history of the LGBTQ movement for normalcy - and its limits.

In this week's episode, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I reckon with the legacy of Pope Francis, dish a shocking email from the Trump administration, and focus on the week's big topic: MAGA pro-natal policy proposals. clairepotter.substack.com/p/babycakes

In this excerpt from Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right, author @neiljyoung.bsky.social explores the rise of Milo Yiannopoulos, a gay far-right internet provocateur, in American conservative media. Learn more about the LGBTQ Right: politicalresearch.org/2025/04/15/t....

My book THE PROJECT is out today, laying out how Project 2025 seeks to transform the federal government, American society, and your everyday life. I hope you'll give it a read www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/800230...

Check out my new drop with @neiljyoung.bsky.social Young about Trump's #deportations. Here's a clip: clairepotter.substack.com/p/are-we-all...

Thanks to @praeyesright.bsky.social for featuring this excerpt from COMING OUT REPUBLICAN in their latest issue. politicalresearch.org/2025/04/15/t...

My NEH grant was terminated in service of a new focus on “patriotic programming,” but as an American and an Americanist, I know that resisting this dangerous decision and the broader movement of which it is a part is my patriotic duty. Wrote abt it @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1936...

They did it. They terminated my NEH grant. Their letter went to my junk mail. This is an active grant that would have finished on June 30. “Your grant’s immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government” They are so afraid of us.

“The termination of your grant represents an urgent priority for this administration” My NEH grant has been terminated Incredible when the funding for your book about the educational culture wars is cut as a result of the educational culture wars You can’t say history isn’t relevant

The “methods for doing so” are (1) getting two thirds of Congress and three fourths of the states to repeal the 22nd Amendment and (2) declaring himself king. That’s it. Stop treating this despotic bullshit as if it’s some worthwhile thought experiment we have to consider as legitimate.

This is the worst Alabama performance since they elected Tommy Tuberville

Diversity initiatives were meant to overcome the old patterns of nepotism, so I guess it makes sense that the enemies of diversity are big fans of nepotism.

This week, Neil J. Young and I focus on Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the United States government, and what the implications of slashing the federal work force are for the American people. clairepotter.substack.com/p/reverse-ro...

"Viewpoints opposing those two pillars will be left to be published by others."

Excited to be at the University of Illinois today to deliver the keynote address for the Women’s and Gender History Symposium!

Happy pub day to @katherinestewart.bsky.social's terrific - and very timely - new book! www.amazon.com/Money-Lies-G...

Gay Republicans "are convinced that marriage equality is the law of the land, is written in stone, & that the Trump admin. is not going to do anything around that," Young said. “I am not." My thoughts & more in this great piece on CA's gay Republicans www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/02/11/t...

"Historically, Young said, the Log Cabin Republicans 'operated as a thorn in the side' of the Republican establishment, but now 'they are party insiders, and their job is to pump up Trump.'” Thx to @daniellefferts.bsky.social for including my thoughts in his great piece www.gq.com/story/my-aft...

A constitutional crisis requires friction to make it legible. That often comes from conflict between the branches of government, but a Republican-controlled Congress and SCOTUS are not interested in challenging Trump’s lawlessness. That why it’s *especially* important for Democrats to act.

We have two exciting (hybrid) events coming up next week! Please join us!

Becky Nicolaides, a historian of Los Angeles and suburbia, lost everything when her home in Altadena burned down on Tuesday night. If you have the means to help support her and her family in navigating this devastating loss, her fundraising site is here: gofund.me/6ef68b01

“Carter hoped to show…that his religious beliefs would guide how he acted as president. But in making religious belief a component of presidential politics, Carter also opened the door to other uses of religious faith in public life.” My new piece for @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

I wrote about the political consequences of Jimmy Carter’s sincere religious faith in my first piece for @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

“Carter understood his Christian faith compelled him to a life of service to others.” Writer @neiljyoung.bsky.social says Carter unwittingly helped usher in the religious right. READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

For crying out loud Not only is this a fake Jefferson quote, but it's out of character. Over 20,000 Jefferson documents are online. He wrote "Jesus Christ" in only 13. One is a list of books He created his OWN version of the Bible. He also supported the separation of church & state. So...stop.

14) @neiljyoung.bsky.social’s COMING OUT REPUBLICAN: A HISTORY IF THE GAY RIGHT One of our best storytellers offers a new frame though which to view the rise of conservativism. I learned a lot about the history that was as well as the history that could have been.

Heartbroken to hear of #JimmyCarter’s passing. Forever grateful I got to meet him on Easter Sunday, 1997, in Plains, GA. RIP Mr. President.

The @majorityreport.bsky.social Podcast w/ @samseder.bsky.social & @emmavigeland.bsky.social "12/26 BEST OF 2024 – @neiljyoung.bsky.social ; @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social " @mattlech.bsky.social , Brad Alsop majorityreportradio.com/2024/12/26/1...

Something I’ve stressed in talks and interviews since the election is that we will not have restored the peaceful transfer of power in the U.S. until a Republican president willingly hands power to a Democratic president.