And it continues to fan fear and rage.
Peter Montgomery
Peter Montgomery writes about and researches the religious right for Right Wing Watch, a project of People For the American Way, where Montgomery is a senior fellow. Follow him on Twitter: @petemont
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Freedom of Speech Doesn’t Require Tech Companies to Carry Alex Jones’s Destructive Lies
The First Amendment’s protections do not mean that people have the right to be free of the consequences of what they say, or that companies have an obligation to provide them a platform.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Religious Right Moves to Cement Political Power Under President Trump
Conservative evangelicals have seen more victories in a Trump administration than they probably would have under any other Republican.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court: Defendant’s Race Cannot Inform Sentencing
In October, we covered Buck v. Davis, a death penalty case that was being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. On Wednesday, February 22, the Court ruled in favor of convicted murderer and condemned prisoner Duane Buck and sent his case back to the appeals court. Procedurally, the case was a complicated mess, but it […]
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High Court Hears Case Challenging Discriminatory Testimony
A case now being argued before the Supreme Court challenges the constitutionality of supposedly “expert” testimony claiming that race can determine a criminal’s danger to society.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
One Year After Marriage Equality, Progress and Peril for LGBT Americans
The one-year anniversary of marriage equality in the U.S. comes at a watershed moment for LGBT organizers, who are launching new initiatives and forging fresh alliances amid a conservative backlash.
Posted inBooks
It Didn’t Start with Stonewall
A new history deepens our understanding of the origins of the gay rights movement and the transformation it has brought about.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Fight for LGBT Equality is Not Over
Indiana’s ‘religious freedom’ law is just one of dozens of state-level bills that could allow LGBT discrimination.
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What to Do When ‘I Do’ Is Done
LGBT activists and funders are debating the movement’s post-marriage priorities.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Watch Party Dispatch: Poets and Pols Gather For Some Pointed Words
In which Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton mingles with constituents and the verse is a bit searing.