Kutztown University Professor Michael Gambone reviews this beautifully written, insightful, and poignant examination of our broken, and at times absurd, modern moment.
A review of “QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross: Christianity and Conspiracy Theories,” edited by Michael W. Austin and Gregory L. Bock.
A review of Kyle Spencer’s “Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America’s Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot for Power.”
Today’s internet landscape resembles a conspiracy Venn Diagram with overlapping spheres of QAnon, anti-vax, anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi ideology all occupying and competing for the same ground. Flat Earthers live in this environment and are sustained by it.
A review of Matthew Dallek’s “Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right.”
A review of “Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America,” by Will Sommer.
A review of “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past,” edited by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer.
One destructive legacy is that U.S. democracy is much weaker than it was before the insurrection attempt.
A reflection on local efforts that helped restore public faith in the democratic process right here in the Keystone State.
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
The Bucks County Beacon is creating a directory to feature local businesses that share progressive values. Help us pick a name and suggest businesses you think should be included!
