Andrew Whitehead
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Sociologist | religion, politics, disability | Kettering Foundation Research Fellow | Christian Nationalism books: http://linktr.ee/andrewwhitehead | https://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/ | https://tinyurl.com/42wspc8m | all views my own
If you're attending #ASA2026 in NYC later this week/next week, please join us bright & early on Monday for a session on pronatalism.
OUT TODAY! 🥳 A straightforward, non-technical guide to thinking like a quantitative social scientist. Written for students, journalists, and curious citizens. A lot of thought and heart went into this. I genuinely hope folks enjoy it!
Going live at 1:30 ET with @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social and @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social to discuss: -NAR leaders like Lance Wallnau hanging out with Bibe Netanyahu -The Democrats + religion -How upholding income inequality is a key factor in Christian nationalist identity
There aren't lots of opportunities for silliness when writing peer-reviewed articles But the titles are definitely one of them. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
becoming a parent has turned out to be a great excuse to learn the entire alphabet. sometimes he’ll ask me what a letter is and i’m like well shit, bubba. let’s find out together
To help relieve work stress, don't answer emails on the weekend. Also on weekdays after 5 PM turn off your email. On Mondays, don't log into your email until after noon. Before logging in on Tuesday burn your computer and erase your identity. By Wednesday morning gather supplies and escape into the
The thing is, we all just better learn to use AI or be left behind. You don’t want to be the only one mislabeling countries at a big presentation, do you???
PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6d agoThe State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
Kid is taking the learners permit knowledge exam and I’ve never been more nervous in my entire life
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
If the current Republican orthodoxy is that public health officials are responsible for every incident of disease or death that occurs on their watch, I'm looking forward to the months of hearings about RFK Jr
Some days you accidentally run across an article that you realize you should have been citing for the past 9 years. The authors demonstrate the political utility of God-nation rhetoric to shore up confidence in a social system that people are starting to challenge. doi.org/10.1111/pops...
Thrilled to join the show with @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social along with @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social. We took stock of our Christian nationalism research over the past 10+ years, clarified definitions, assessed the state of the nation, and outlined hopes for the future. Check it out.
Will (Faithful Politics)@faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · last wk.The final week of Church & State 250+ begins with a doozy. @profsamperry.bsky.social and @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social explain Christian nationalism and the question at the heart of it: Who belongs in America, and who should hold power? youtu.be/6VdQcqYMCYk
The final week of Church & State 250+ begins with a doozy. @profsamperry.bsky.social and @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social explain Christian nationalism and the question at the heart of it: Who belongs in America, and who should hold power? youtu.be/6VdQcqYMCYk
Church & State 250: Christian Nationalism and the Question of Who Belongs
YouTube video by Faithful Politics Podcast
youtu.be
instead we are publishing the first ever edition of TADEJ IN SPORTS!
Tadej in Sports! The cycling GOAT?
We're finally celebrating the Tour de France, which Tadej Pogačar effectively ended two weeks ago. PLUS, Mayo ends its Gaelic football famine, discussing the LeBron Jawns ... and more!
sports.beehiiv.com
Excellent piece from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social "The link between Christian nationalism and support for economic inequality... [and] centering free-market capitalism as God’s ideal economic system results in higher levels of ableism..." #ChristianNationalism open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
Economic Inequality: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy
The link between Christian nationalism and support for economic inequality—and opposition to investment into a broad social safety net—has implications for civil society.
open.substack.com
The last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...
Economic Inequality: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy
KF Research Fellow Andrew L. Whitehead traces the connection between Christian nationalism and growing economic inequality in the US. The implications are more than economic—they can lead to democrati...
kettering.org
KF Research Fellow @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social traces the connection between Christian nationalism and growing economic inequality in the US in his latest article for #FromManyWe: https://bit.ly/4bdjxaN
The largest dinosaur weighed around 85 tons. Some male blue whales weigh as much as 200 tons. A blue whale's heart is 6 feet wide and weighs 400 lbs. The largest animal that ever lived.
Christianity preaches "blessed are the meek". So why does Christian nationalism glorify competition and economic dominance? Kettering fellow Andrew Whitehead helps us understand the role of Christian nationalism in supporting American inequality.
Andrew Whitehead@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 2w agoThe last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...
*Wealth inequality is now far worse than in the Gilded Age. Ironic how a religion that began with charity and then embraced welfare and social reform became tied to increasing poverty in our country.
Super rich’s wealth concentration surpasses Gilded Age levels
America's richest of the rich just passed the Rockefeller-Carnegie cohort in wealth concentration, according to Berkeley economist Gabriel Zucman.
finance.yahoo.com
Andrew Whitehead@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 2w agoThe last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...
The last time the US produced income & wealth inequality at these levels was during the Gilded Age/Roaring 20s. Historians & social scientists identify two commonalities between a century ago & now: the overlapping influences of Christian nationalism & capitalism. kettering.org/economic-ine...
Economic Inequality: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy
KF Research Fellow Andrew L. Whitehead traces the connection between Christian nationalism and growing economic inequality in the US. The implications are more than economic—they can lead to democrati...
kettering.org
The evidence is clear—Christian nationalism cannot abide a pluralistic democratic society. And this post from a fellow expert on CN helps position this topic and other findings in relation to recent claims that ”CN is just a label used to denigrate.”
Robert P. Jones@robertpjones.bsky.social · 2w agoMy latest. On white christian nationalists' love of ICE and concentration camps. open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
This month is the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and it reminds me that the ADA could not be passed today. It probably couldn’t get a vote in committee today.
I regret to inform you all that I have lost the battle to convince my kids that economical brand of breaded chicken chunks is a fair replacement of name brand breaded chicken chunks. And worst part is, deep down, I always knew they weren’t as tasty. 😞