Tom Gjelten
@tomgjelten.bsky.social
Formerly NPR but not quite retired.
America’s founders, notably George Washington, vigorously opposed Christian Supremacy. America’s Jews, though few in number, were in the forefront of the struggle for genuine religious freedom.
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George Washington, Rhode Island’s Jews & a New Nation For All
It was never a given that America would avoid becoming a Christian country. It still isn’t.
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June 18, 2026 at 10:36 PM
America’s founders, notably George Washington, vigorously opposed Christian Supremacy. America’s Jews, though few in number, were in the forefront of the struggle for genuine religious freedom.
momentmag.com/newport-wash...
momentmag.com/newport-wash...
In my latest for Moment Magazine, I explore the comparisons between ICE and the Nazi Brownshirts
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ICE, the Brownshirts and the Danger to U.S. Democracy
ICE's “Operation Metro Surge” in Minneapolis, MN, has made many observers wonder if history’s darkest chapter could be repeating itself.
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February 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In my latest for Moment Magazine, I explore the comparisons between ICE and the Nazi Brownshirts
momentmag.com/ice-the-brow...
momentmag.com/ice-the-brow...
It’s been 30 years since the Dayton Peace Accords brought an end to the Bosnian war. Neither the war nor the peace agreement should be forgotten. David Rohde, Roger Cohen, Thom Shanker, Mirian Shapiro and I today reflected on our Bosnia experience.
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Reporters at risk: Reflections on the Bosnian War, thirty years on
YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil
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November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
It’s been 30 years since the Dayton Peace Accords brought an end to the Bosnian war. Neither the war nor the peace agreement should be forgotten. David Rohde, Roger Cohen, Thom Shanker, Mirian Shapiro and I today reflected on our Bosnia experience.
www.youtube.com/live/NjXsBay...
www.youtube.com/live/NjXsBay...
I’ve been working on this story for the past three months, but it could not be more timely, coming as it does just when white Christian nationalists are dealing with antisemitism among their own
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The New Christian Right, Antisemitism & U.S. Democracy
For years, Christian supremacist ideology was coursing through American conservatism. Now it—and its antisemitism—is out in the open, in the halls of power and scaring Jews.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’ve been working on this story for the past three months, but it could not be more timely, coming as it does just when white Christian nationalists are dealing with antisemitism among their own
momentmag.com/the-new-chri...
momentmag.com/the-new-chri...
From Vatican watcher Thomas Reese, S.J.
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
From Vatican watcher Thomas Reese, S.J.
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
I promise this will be a provocative and oh so timely discussion. Come and listen!
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Can Christianity Save Democracy—and Itself?
In his new book, Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy (2025), Jonathan Rauch argues that Christianity has in practice offered a “load-bearing” foundation for those essential va...
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April 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I promise this will be a provocative and oh so timely discussion. Come and listen!
berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/can-c...
berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/can-c...
This letter to Trump from Lech Walesa shows the breathtaking reversal of America’s rejection of Communist repression under this Republican president. Walesa was a hero to Ronald Reagan and the anti-communist Right.
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Lech Walesa and Polish Political Prisoners Voice ‘Horror’ at Trump’s Scolding of Zelensky
He and former Polish political prisoners voiced “horror and disgust” at President Trump’s scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, saying it reminded them of encounters with bull...
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March 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This letter to Trump from Lech Walesa shows the breathtaking reversal of America’s rejection of Communist repression under this Republican president. Walesa was a hero to Ronald Reagan and the anti-communist Right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
Late to the party, but here I am.
February 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Late to the party, but here I am.