Politics – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Politics – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Vance Lectures the Pope: Politics, Theology, and the Boundaries of Authority https://brewminate.com/vance-pope-theology-authority-politics/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=272407 When a political figure presumes to instruct the pope on theology, it exposes a deeper tension between authority,

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]]> Spiritual Warfare: MAGA Evangelicals, Demonization, and the Politics of Possession https://brewminate.com/maga-evangelicals-spiritual-warfare-demonization-politics/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=272405 In parts of the MAGA evangelical movement, political conflict is cast in spiritual terms, where opponents are portrayed

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]]> ‘Radiating the Spirit of Antichrist’: Trump and the Fracture among Evangelical Supporters https://brewminate.com/trump-evangelicals-antichrist-religious-divide/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=272401 Some evangelical leaders now question their long-standing support for Donald Trump, framing his rhetoric and conduct as a

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]]> Kool-Aid Cult: Blind Loyalty, Political Faith, and the Blasphemy of Donald J. Trump https://brewminate.com/kool-aid-cult-trump-political-loyalty-blasphemy/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=272399 Unquestioning loyalty in modern politics has taken on the shape of faith, where devotion replaces reason and dissent

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]]> 3 Surprising Ways Yard Signs Win Votes https://brewminate.com/3-surprising-ways-yard-signs-win-votes/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:40:20 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=271667 Political yard signs win competitive local elections by building rapid name recognition and establishing visible community social proof.

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]]> 3 Surprising Ways Politics Secretly Sells Merch https://brewminate.com/3-surprising-ways-politics-secretly-sells-merch/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:38:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=271682 Three surprising ways politics secretly sell merchandise include leveraging tribal identity markers, utilizing scarcity-driven limited-edition fundraising drops, and

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]]> MAGA and War: From Anti-Intervention to Support for Military Action https://brewminate.com/maga-shift-anti-war-to-pro-military-action/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=271344 Fifty percent of non-MAGA Trump voters believe the president does not have a plan, though 31 percent say

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]]> How Political Waves Form During Campaigns https://brewminate.com/how-political-waves-form-during-campaigns/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:55:44 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=269955 Political campaigns often feel like they are moving in slow motion until a sudden shift occurs in the

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]]> How the First Amendment Is Being Hollowed Out in Plain Sight https://brewminate.com/how-the-first-amendment-is-being-hollowed-out-in-plain-sight/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:26:42 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=268981 Dissent labeled disruptive, reframed as dangerous, institutionalized as a threat, enforced through executive power, and finally normalized as

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]]> How the Fourth Amendment Is Being Eroded in Real Time https://brewminate.com/how-the-fourth-amendment-is-being-eroded-in-real-time/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:24:07 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=268994 The Fourth Amendment was designed as a structural restraint on power, not a negotiable privilege contingent on circumstance,

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