Us-versus-them thinking. High-control habits. An obsession with punishment. Some aspects of the MAGA movement are a lot older ...

Christian nationalism was a flop when the Puritans tried it. See this famous Augustus Saint-Gaudens sculpture for information.

An interview with Greg Barnhisel, author of Code Name Puritan. The book is a fascinating biography of Norman Holmes Pearson, ...

“The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption,” had the dubious distinction of being the first book in American history ordered to be burned by a local government. Pynchon was a devout Puritan, but ...

Nicolls got nowhere with them. For the Puritans' descendants, the American system of government that was forged in the 18th century was only ever a vehicle to get to the promised land. Few ...

These controversial rock music videos caused a notable shift in the previously positive public opinion about these bands.

Traditionally, the template here has been what one would call ‘a decadent American puritanism’, to quote the Economist. An odd combination of ducking responsibility for its own policies and ...

Indeed, they might now be viewed as integral parts of our national psyche rather than simple aberrations. “Destructive cults ...

New England Puritans were hard-pressed by Native American warriors who knew how to fight in forests—and now had flintlock rifles.

We should be glad if the restaurant chain closes. But there’s no solace in how these places are dying in a culture that now ...