In my forthcoming book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy, I wrestle with these challenging questions: Where are we exactly as a nation? And what is our responsibility in such a time?

Even with the daily headlines documenting the diminishment of our nation as a pluralistic democracy, I still have conversations with well-informed people who continue to doubt—to hope against hope—that things are really not as bad as they seem, that the guardrails will hold, that the pendulum will magically swing back. The new V-Dem report provides an evidence-based reality check that should banish any remaining naiveté that the U.S. can any longer be considered a functioning pluralistic democracy.

by Dr. Dora Muhammad My master had the law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each. – Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of… Read More »

While many will gather throughout the day to attend services of the seven last sayings of Jesus, people from near and far will convene at Ebenezer Methodist Church to begin… Read More »

The Reverend Dr. Jason Richard Curry, Columnist The term grittiness has been defined in a variety of different ways. Within the context of this article, I am defining grittiness as… Read More »