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Straight White American Jesus

Weekly Roundup: The Death of Voting Rights: SCOTUS, Alito, and the Colorblind Myth

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s solo roundup, Dan Miller deconstructs a series of aggressive maneuvers by the 47th administration designed to codify Christian nationalism into federal policy. The centerpiece is the newly released report from the Anti-Christian Bias Task Force, an entity Dan argues serves less as a shield for religious freedom and more as a sword against civil rights. By framing standard anti-discrimination protections as inherent attacks on the faith, the administration is effectively creating a legal "red meat" pipeline for its base. This ideological shift is mirrored in the judicial branch, where the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Calle effectively "guts" the remains of the Voting Rights Act. Dan traces the lineage of Justice Alito’s "colorblind" rhetoric back to the Roberts Court, highlighting how the judicial insistence on ignoring race is being weaponized to dismantle Black political representation and broader DEI initiatives. The episode further explores the chilling effect of "MAGA-style" free speech, highlighting the selective weaponization of federal agencies against cultural and political critics. From the FCC’s retaliatory pressure on ABC following a Jimmy Kimmel monologue to the surreal indictment of James Comey over a seashell photo, Miller illustrates a pattern of using law enforcement as a tool for personal grievance. On the border, the administration continues its push for a "White America" through restrictive new visa affirmations and a cynical rebranding of ICE to "NICE"—a move Dan describes as a superficial mask for an agency defined by family separations and systemic harm. However, the episode closes on a note of strategic optimism: as the 2026 midterm elections loom, the GOP’s fixation on cultural grievances over economic affordability suggests a political vulnerability that could shift the national tide. Subscribe for $3.65: ⁠https://axismundi.supercast.com/⁠ Subscribe to our free newsletter: ⁠https://swaj.substack.com/⁠ Order American Caesar by Brad Onishi: ⁠https://static.macmillan.com/static/essentials/american-caesar-9781250427922/⁠ Donate to SWAJ: https://axismundi.supercast.com/donations/new Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to straight-white American Jesus.

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A lot to talk about this week. A lot of things going on ranging from the things that would be comical, if they weren't so tragic, to the absurd, to the outrageous, all of the above. There's not a chance we can hit everything that came out this week, but we're going to do our best. Ready to get started. My name is Dan Miller. I am Professor of Religion and Social Thought to Lamar College. Pleased to be with you. I am your host today.

1:50.0

Flying solo. Brad Onishi is not here. So we'll see how this goes. I think we can all survive

1:55.5

without Brad for one day. And we'll do what we can to fix the world in the meantime.

2:02.0

I want to start with something that came out just yesterday, something that I think a lot of people haven't had a chance to

2:05.4

take a close look at. But as people might remember, Trump established a task force by executive

2:10.8

order in February 2025 to look at anti-Christian bias in the federal government. Well, that task force has just released

2:20.2

its report with its findings. And it's a long report. And we'll have more to say about it

2:26.0

over time as we have a chance to look at it. But I wanted to offer just a few quick hits on this.

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