After the news roundup on this week's Political Junkie, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I talk about the chaos at the #FBI, the #NancyGuthrie kidnapping, and the history of this crime as a media spectacle. youtu.be/4ZsvZD_eYtY

@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I can't stop talking about #minneapolis: today, after the news summary, we discuss internal pushback against the Trump administration, particularly from the 2A crowd. youtu.be/ZvutyZrB7D8

On this week's podcast, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I talk about the rise of #BariWeiss from campus activist to media disruptor. youtu.be/Hxg6XTg379Y

"The Moment Trumpism Died:" @neiljyoung.bsky.social and Claire discuss more #BlueWave, #MAGA hysteria, and why the right-wing influencer world is on fire. (Also a great hit of Milo Yiannopoulos in a mink cloche at the top of the story.) youtu.be/NAg8nlYKWas

@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I look at why Secretary of Defense #PeteHegseth is once again on the ropes, and how this disaster is all so predictable youtu.be/Q9cQy892BBQ

Donald Trump's attack on #MTG is a huge mistake, and a sign that he is not taking advice from people around him. Last Friday, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I did an honest assessment of this complex woman, and I strongly advise that you give it a listen: youtu.be/3heIIUBYnJc

Grateful to have my thoughts included in this terrific @washingtonpost.com piece about the gay Republican running to be VA’s Lt Gov by @teoarmus.bsky.social wapo.st/3WvuRqV

@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I discuss the role JD Vance plays in Donald J. Trump's administration: and whether he is the future of MAGA. But before that? The Amazon outage, the destruction of the White House, Marjorie Taylor Greene's independent course, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clkd...

On this week's podcast, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I will be talking about this criminal activity on the part of ICE: capitolweekly.net/inadequate-r...

This week, after the news summary, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I talk about the vicious attack on the #JesusChristofLatterDaySaints chapel in Grand Blanc, MI--and dig into some Mormon history--including why you might not want to use the words "Mormon." clairepotter.substack.com/p/no-place-o...

This week, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I sing the First Amendment Blues, and discuss how--in a bid to remove critical voices from public life-- MAGA rebrands cancel culture as "consequence culture" youtu.be/F--kyfCh9o4

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...