The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life. It's between the essence of fundamentalism - paternalism, authority, and charity - and the messy imperatives of democracy,… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
“What did “good government” really mean? Langlie and his brotherhood promised an end to political corruption. (There’s no evidence that Langlie ever even took… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the noise of… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
There are real radical Muslim groups out there that really are pretty villainous. You don't have to make them up. — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
“It's a familiar moment to students of history: the late stage of empire, hairline fractures shooting through the foundations of society. They're like cracks… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
What the Cold War did was provide a fairly clearly defined enemy and it's easy to organize around that. — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
The Family in particular, but also other really **** conservatives come to call what is "Biblical Capitalism." The idea that capitalism is ordained in… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
“Like Jerry Falwell and [Tim] LaHaye, [Pat] Robertson is a minister who advocates a Bible-based, pro-family agenda. Robertson, a faith healer, also claims to… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
Whoever is holding the power says, "Yeah, let's keep things civil and quiet." Whoever's outside say's, "No, I'm not going to keep things civil… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
“American fundamentalism’s original sentiments were as radically democratic in theory as they have become repressive in practice, its dream not that of Christian theocracy… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
“To him, homosexuality is only a symbol for what he learned from the Family is a greater plague: government by people, not by God.” — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
You can recruit the populace conservatism for the interests of corporate conservatism that the two things can be married into one unholy union. — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
The Cold War was really the great struggle of the 20th Century and it shaped American political life from top to bottom. — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
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