The New Subversives: Anti-Americanism of the Religious Right Maguire, Daniel C.

Daniel C. Maguire pulls no punches: the Religious Right isn't protecting American values — it's dismantling them. A Catholic theologian and ethicist, Maguire argues that the marriage of fundamentalism and politics has produced something closer to theocracy than democracy, with devastating consequences for justice, pluralism, and the common good. He dissects how selective biblical literalism gets weaponized against women, LGBTQ+ citizens, and the poor while conveniently ignoring Jesus's actual priorities. This isn't a screed from the secular left — it's a fellow Christian calling out hijacked faith. Maguire writes with scholarly rigor but accessible anger, tracing how patriotism became conflated with a narrow religious agenda that would've horrified the Founders. For anyone exhausted by God-and-country rhetoric that serves neither, this is a sharp, necessary corrective. Pairs well with coffee and righteous indignation.