Robert Jones

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Senators Clear the Way for Hegseth's Christian Nationalist Crusade

Jan 16, 2025 | open.substack.com | Robert Jones

It’s hard to find strong enough adjectives to describe the unmitigated disaster the senate hearing on the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense was. Even the few Republicans who had expressed previous concerns about his nomination handled him with kid gloves.
A peaceful January 6 offers little reassurance about our democracy – Baptist News Global

Jan 7, 2025 | baptistnews.com | Robert Jones

On Sept. 11, 2024, two months prior to the 2024 election, the Secretary of Homeland Security designated Jan. 6, 2025, as a “National Special Security Event.” The press release announcing this decision explained this designation had been made based on recommendations from the House Select January 6 Committee, the Government Accountability Office, and the D.C. mayor’s office.
Three highlights from PRRI’s post-election survey – Baptist News Global

Dec 16, 2024 | baptistnews.com | Robert Jones

The color line in the American religious electorateAs has been the case for the last four decades, when the political parties began sorting themselves along ethno-religious lines in the wake of the Civil Rights movement, the largest voting divides among Christian voters are marked by racial and ethnic identity. White evangelical Protestants continue to be Donald Trump’s most stalwart supporters, with 85% reporting they voted for the president-elect.
"Because They Think They Are White"

Nov 6, 2024 | robertjonesjr.substack.com | Robert Jones

“But this cowardice, this necessity of justifying a totally false identity and of justifying what must be called a genocidal history, has placed everyone now living into the hands of the most ignorant and powerful people the world has ever seen. And how did they get that way? By deciding that they were white. By opting for safety instead of life. By persuading themselves that a Black child’s life meant nothing compared with a white child’s life.
Trump's dangerous closing message to his white Christian followers – Baptist News Global

Nov 5, 2024 | baptistnews.com | Robert Jones

Down the home stretch of the campaign, Donald Trump has doubled down on his message of Christian nationalism and white grievance. While his speeches have indeed become more meandering and more extreme, they nonetheless contain a coherent appeal that taps key elements from authoritarian playbooks around the world, including 1930s Nazi Germany:The once proud nation and the Christian institutions that made it that way are in decline and in danger of being destroyed.
Election Data Keeping Robert P. Jones Up At Night

Nov 1, 2024 | goodfaithmedia.org | Robert Jones

Editor’s Note: Robert P. Jones is President and founder of the PRRI and the author, most recently, of “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future.” The following analysis first appeared in his White Too Long Substack newsletter.The Presidential ElectionLike every other high-quality survey, the topline results of PRRI’s American Values Survey show the presidential election—both at the national level and in the battleground states—as a toss-up.
The survey findings keeping me up at night

Oct 31, 2024 | ncronline.org | Robert Jones

Like every other high-quality survey, the topline results of the American Values Survey from the Public Religion Research Institute show the presidential election — at the national level and in the battleground states — as a toss-up. Moreover, the PRRI data generally confirms earlier Pew Research Center polling showing that vote preferences among major religious groups in the country have remained remarkably stable across the Trump era.
The survey findings keeping me up at night – Baptist News Global

Oct 30, 2024 | baptistnews.com | Robert Jones

Like every other high-quality survey, the topline results of PRRI’s American Values Survey shows the presidential election — both at the national level and in the battleground states — as a toss-up. Moreover, the PRRI data generally confirm earlier Pew polling showing the vote preferences among major religious groups in the country have remained remarkably stable across the Trump era.
One Week from the Election: The Survey Findings Keeping Me Up at Night

Oct 29, 2024 | whitetoolong.net | Robert Jones |Joy-Ann Reid |A.B Stoddard |Brad Onishi

On October 16, PRRI released our 15th annual American Values Survey, conducted in partnership with the Brookings Institution. That survey is our final look at American public opinion ahead of the election.
Tesla Sued by Family of Killed Motorcyclist in Autopilot Crash

Aug 6, 2024 | visordown.com | Robert Jones

Tesla is being sued by the family of a motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with a Model 3 car whilst driving on Autopilot mode. In recent years Tesla has been sued multiple times by people or the family of people involved in major accidents, and Landon Embry’s family is the latest to file a lawsuit. A Tesla 3 model and its driver collided with the motorcyclist while driving on Autopilot in 2022.