Showing posts with label Heritage Foundation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heritage Foundation. Show all posts
Thursday, July 23, 2026
The Heritage Foundation Only Wanted to Protect Women’s Sports When It Was About Trans Athletes – Mother Jones
The paper is laced with stereotypes about women’s “natural preferences”—describing women as having “gentle, graceful, cooperative tendencies” and being “oriented toward motherhood and traditional feminine graces.”…
Friday, May 15, 2026
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
More than a dozen staffers leave Heritage to join Pence-led nonprofit - POLITICO
The departures, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, mark the latest sign of upheaval at Heritage, which has seen dozens of staffers flee the organization since it became engulfed in a scandal involving Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and the ongoing debate within the conservative movement over antisemitism...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/heritage-staff-join-pence-nonprofit-00703192
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
‘Just disgraceful’: outcry as Heritage thinktank appoints far-right figure to key post | US politics | The Guardian
Scott Yenor, appointed as Heritage's new director of the B Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, has also recently offered ultra-conservative opinions on women, marriage and LGBTQ rights in recent podcast appearances and speaking engagements.
They have included that there is an association between homosexuality and pedophilia; that adultery, homosexuality, no-fault divorce, and abortion should be outlawed under a regime of "soft patriarchy"; and that elements of the US Civil Rights Act, including its prohibitions against workplace sex discrimination, should be wound back...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/15/heritage-foundation-thinktank-scott-yenor
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Weekly Roundup: A Battle of Fonts and Freedoms: Analyzing Trump’s Authoritarianism and Growing Unpopularity (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad and Dan return to unpack another week of chaos, contradictions, and creeping authoritarianism in American politics. They open with what seems like a small story but carries outsized symbolic weight: the State Department’s decision to ditch Calibri and return to Times New Roman. It’s a font change driven not by aesthetics but by politics, revealing how the Trump administration is using even bureaucratic details to signal exclusion, target accessibility, and roll back DEI efforts. What looks trivial becomes a window into the deeper logic of authoritarian control.
From there, the conversation widens to the issues shaping the country’s political landscape. Brad and Dan examine ICE’s ever expanding budget, the ongoing manipulation of the election system through voter roll purges and gerrymandering, and a string of contentious congressional hearings, including Kristi Noem’s abrupt walkout and the FBI’s admission that it cannot define Antifa as a coherent organizational threat. They also discuss Trump’s increasingly explicit racist and misogynistic rhetoric and the striking silence from GOP leaders who once claimed to stand for democratic norms.
Despite the bleak headlines, Brad and Dan highlight signs that Trump’s influence may be eroding. They point to GOP resistance emerging in places like Indiana, rumblings of discontent within the Heritage Foundation, and encouraging gains for Democrats in state legislatures and mayoral races. But they also wrestle with the central tension of the moment: does Trump’s declining popularity matter if structural control continues to consolidate beneath him. Can the MAGA movement build enduring institutions, or is it fundamentally a brittle coalition held together by grievance and spectacle.
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From there, the conversation widens to the issues shaping the country’s political landscape. Brad and Dan examine ICE’s ever expanding budget, the ongoing manipulation of the election system through voter roll purges and gerrymandering, and a string of contentious congressional hearings, including Kristi Noem’s abrupt walkout and the FBI’s admission that it cannot define Antifa as a coherent organizational threat. They also discuss Trump’s increasingly explicit racist and misogynistic rhetoric and the striking silence from GOP leaders who once claimed to stand for democratic norms.
Despite the bleak headlines, Brad and Dan highlight signs that Trump’s influence may be eroding. They point to GOP resistance emerging in places like Indiana, rumblings of discontent within the Heritage Foundation, and encouraging gains for Democrats in state legislatures and mayoral races. But they also wrestle with the central tension of the moment: does Trump’s declining popularity matter if structural control continues to consolidate beneath him. Can the MAGA movement build enduring institutions, or is it fundamentally a brittle coalition held together by grievance and spectacle.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Sunday, November 2, 2025
The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi | Vox
This is an epochal moment for American conservatism. In the past, the movement felt the need to hide bigotries — including antisemitism — behind a thin veil of plausible deniability. But with Fuentes, there's no hidden message: He just says, over and over again, that Jews are evil and the source of America's biggest problems. If someone like him can be considered one of Roberts's "friends on the right," then the movement's leadership is now conceding that overt antisemitism is a legitimate political position in the MAGA movement...
https://www.vox.com/politics/466905/the-gops-top-think-tank-just-defended-an-open-nazi
Monday, September 22, 2025
Weekly Roundup: State Media, Jimmy Kimmel, and How Free Speech Dies (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad and Dan tackle the controversy surrounding Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC, and free speech in the United States, while examining political and media reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death and the responses from Trump allies JD Vance and Steven Miller.
They discuss the broader implications for media censorship, the growing power of state-aligned outlets, and how high-profile events are used to justify targeting dissent, particularly against left-wing groups, trans people, and critics of the Trump administration.
The episode highlights the Heritage Foundation’s push to label trans people and allies as domestic terrorists, the chilling effect of government threats on universities and businesses, and the ripple effects leading to preemptive firings and resignations. Despite these alarming developments, Brad and Dan underscore the importance of resistance, hope, and refusing to give in to authoritarian trends.
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They discuss the broader implications for media censorship, the growing power of state-aligned outlets, and how high-profile events are used to justify targeting dissent, particularly against left-wing groups, trans people, and critics of the Trump administration.
The episode highlights the Heritage Foundation’s push to label trans people and allies as domestic terrorists, the chilling effect of government threats on universities and businesses, and the ripple effects leading to preemptive firings and resignations. Despite these alarming developments, Brad and Dan underscore the importance of resistance, hope, and refusing to give in to authoritarian trends.
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Sunday, August 24, 2025
Alt Reich: The Network War Within (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad interviews Dr. Nafeez Ahmed, author of Alt Reich, about the historical and contemporary roots of fascism and white supremacy in Western politics. They discuss the evolution of far-right ideologies from the 1930s to the present, the influence of eugenics and organizations like the Pioneer Fund and Heritage Foundation, and the mainstreaming of racist ideas in both the US and UK.
The conversation highlights the cyclical nature of political disillusionment, the dangers of extremist groups gaining power, and the role of key figures like Steven Miller and Curtis Yarvin in shaping current policy and rhetoric.
Alt Reich book: https://www.nafeezahmed.net/
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The conversation highlights the cyclical nature of political disillusionment, the dangers of extremist groups gaining power, and the role of key figures like Steven Miller and Curtis Yarvin in shaping current policy and rhetoric.
Alt Reich book: https://www.nafeezahmed.net/
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Monday, March 24, 2025
Sunday, March 23, 2025
The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan
"If liberal Jews can be erased – either pushed out of the public eye or denied as genuine or authentic specimens of Judaism – then the challenge of liberal Jews disappears with it," Schraub explains.
This isn't just a theoretical concern – it's already happening. Project Esther, a new initiative launched by the Christian nationalist Heritage Foundation known for Project 2025, offers a blueprint for combating antisemitism that targets not only pro-Palestinian groups but what it calls a broader "coalition of leftist, progressive organizations" – including Jewish groups – through tools such as anti-terrorism prosecutions, deportations, public firings, and efforts to "disrupt and degrade" dissenting movements. Despite its use of Jewish religious language, the plan has virtually no Jewish authors and is riddled with basic errors, including misrepresentations of Jewish texts. It chastises American Jews who don't align with its worldview, calling them "complacent" and their positions "inexplicable".
This farcical performance of concern would merely be amusing were it not for the very real possibility that it serves as a prelude for persecution.
Sunday, February 9, 2025
How the [Un]Constitutional Sheriff Movement Threatens Democracy (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad is joined by first-time guest Jessica Pishko, author of the book The Highest Law in the Land.
The discussion centers around the constitutional sheriff movement, highlighting how sheriffs, despite being elected law enforcement officers, often act as unaccountable power brokers within the counties they serve.
The conversation covers the sheriffs’ role in both law enforcement and detention, their hard-to-remove positions, and the influence of far-right ideologies, particularly the constitutional sheriffs led by Richard Mack.
This episode also touches upon the involvement of the Claremont Institute with sheriffs, propagandist roles, and the significant racial and political implications of their actions and ends with a call to reassess the necessity and role of county sheriffs in modern American governance.
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
Rightwing watchlist found of mostly Black federal health workers (The Guardian)
Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog's list of civil servants in health equity roles…
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Human Trafficking & Cult Corruption: Exposing Opus Dei's Dark Secrets with Gareth Gore
Opus Dei: the cult within the Catholic Church… Bill Barr, Leonard Leo, Heritage Foundation, etc.
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The Radical Catholic Right from Paul Weyrich to JD Vance: Part 1 (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
In this episode, we dive into the influential role of Paul Weyrich, founder of the Heritage Foundation, and his impact on conservative Catholic involvement in American politics. Dr. Chelsea Ebin, author of The Radical Mind, helps unpack Weyrich’s reaction to Vatican II, his strategic efforts to unite conservative Catholics and Protestants, and his vision of integrating Catholic morality into the U.S. government.
We also explore how Weyrich’s legacy lives on through figures like Leonard Leo and the current political landscape. The conversation delves into the paradox of promoting ‘tradition’ through revolutionary means and what that means for modern American politics.
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