To Understand the Modern GOP, Look at the Reactionary ’90s
From Rush Limbaugh to Pat Robertson, the most vitriolic and morally panicked conservative figures of the 1990s contributed just as much to modern American conservatism as Ronald Reagan did.
3 Articles by: Paul M. Renfro
Paul M. Renfro is an assistant professor of history at Florida State University and the author of Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State.
Sex Offender Registries Are Fueling Mass Incarceration — And They Aren’t Helping Survivors
The United States’ hyper-punitive approach to sexual offenders has fueled mass incarceration while doing little to actually help survivors.
Pete Buttigieg’s Elite-Friendly Politics Won’t Help the Marginalized
Pete Buttigieg is this election’s poster child for “progressive neoliberalism” — offering up platitudes about diversity while leaving untouched the very structures that oppress people. It’s time we left this kind of politics in the past.