“What did “good government” really mean? Langlie and his brotherhood promised an end to political corruption. (There’s no evidence that Langlie ever… — Jeff Sharlet Bribery Copy Share Image
My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the… — Jeff Sharlet American history Copy Share Image
Elite fundamentalism has always been on the corporate side of things. — Jeff Sharlet Corporate Copy Share Image
There are real radical Muslim groups out there that really are pretty villainous. You don't have to make them up. — Jeff Sharlet Groups Copy Share Image
“It's a familiar moment to students of history: the late stage of empire, hairline fractures shooting through the foundations of society. They're… — Jeff Sharlet History Copy Share Image
What the Cold War did was provide a fairly clearly defined enemy and it's easy to organize around that. — Jeff Sharlet Cold Copy Share Image
The Family in particular, but also other really **** conservatives come to call what is "Biblical Capitalism." The idea that capitalism is… — Jeff Sharlet Bible Copy Share Image
“Like Jerry Falwell and [Tim] LaHaye, [Pat] Robertson is a minister who advocates a Bible-based, pro-family agenda. Robertson, a faith healer, also… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Sharlet Bangs Copy Share Image
“American fundamentalism’s original sentiments were as radically democratic in theory as they have become repressive in practice, its dream not that of… — Jeff Sharlet Christianity Copy Share Image
“To him, homosexuality is only a symbol for what he learned from the Family is a greater plague: government by people, not… — Jeff Sharlet Family Copy Share Image
You can recruit the populace conservatism for the interests of corporate conservatism that the two things can be married into one unholy… — Jeff Sharlet Being married Copy Share Image
The Cold War was really the great struggle of the 20th Century and it shaped American political life from top to bottom. — Jeff Sharlet 20th century Copy Share Image
What's interesting is the populace movement of fundamentalism is starting to mirror that approach that elite fundamentalism has long had of trying… — Jeff Sharlet Approach Copy Share Image
“. . . private group prayers were the modern equivalent of a backroom cigar.” — Jeff Sharlet Prayer Copy Share Image
Fundamentalism is a 20th-century phenomenon, but that kind of religious fervor actually has not always been associated with conservative goals. — Jeff Sharlet 20th century Copy Share Image
Liberals were just as engaged and using the rhetoric of a sort of a battle with the Soviets and with Communism in… — Jeff Sharlet Battle Copy Share Image
“By ignoring the apparent contradictions of scripture, fundamentalism ignores its questions, reducing its complexity to implicit equations. Hate equals love; obedience is… — Jeff Sharlet Freedom Copy Share Image
“What Tim [Kreutter] is doing is owning people, training them and owning them. Even if he wants them to do good things,… — Jeff Sharlet Good thing Copy Share Image
Elite fundamentalism has always going to be involved with a certain set of conservative interests, but certainly not exclusively Republican. — Jeff Sharlet Certain Copy Share Image
“Talking with her was like listening to a ballad on a radio station that fades in and out as you drive, sometimes… — Jeff Sharlet Radio station Copy Share Image
The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life.… — Jeff Sharlet Abram Copy Share Image
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