Trump’s White House runs a mob-style extortion racket that will bankrupt the country the way Trump bankrupted his casinos Chris Hedges ScheerPost I visited Donald Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City the day before it closed, in October, 2016. The casino had two huge white gates flanked by 2-ton white, cast-stone elephants. Its entrance […]
Austin Sarat When things don’t go well for President Trump, his usual response is to search for someone or something to blame. Rigged elections, weaponized prosecutions, and the deep state are some of his favorite targets. So when his plan to renovate Washington’s iconic Reflecting Pool turned into a fiasco, it was not surprising that […]
By Jeremy Lindenfeld Capital and Main Pastor Kevin Kang had only been at Tujunga United Methodist Church for a couple of years when, in December of last year, he was asked if he could house formerly detained refugees on church grounds. Without telling his congregation, Kang called up some friends to help him clear out furniture from […]
American churches could not rely on the state for financial support. Private philanthropy helped them survive – and shaped the country’s religious diversity today.