Jenny Cohn05/07/25

In 2024, A3P Sr. Counsel Josh Hammer said he’d co-written a law review article (in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy) calling on SCOTUS to reverse the 1947 Everson case (which held that the Establishment Clause applies to the states & requires a wall of separation btwn church & state). 1/

Jenny Cohn05/07/25

Article 3 Project (A3P) president Mike Davis brags that A3P is “working closely” w/ Trump “to pick even more bold…judges in his 2d term.” A3P Senior Counsel Josh Hammer calls the “separation of church & state” a “lie” & gushes that Trump’s first 5 judicial picks are “stellar”. 1/

Jenny Cohn06/02/25

Claremont alum Josh Hammer is Sr. Counsel at A3P, which advises Trump on judicial nominees. In 2024, Hammer blasted the vetting of past nominees & advised looking into the “private life” of future picks. “If you go to a church or synagogue that’s flying a rainbow flag, you cannot be promoted.” 1/

Jenny Cohn01/28/25

NatCon has been encouraging an alliance between right wing nationalist Jews & right wing nationalist Christians to reject the separation between church & state. Josh Hammer (who is Jewish) is Newsweek’s Senior Editor at Large, an attorney w/ the Article 3 Project, … 1/ youtu.be

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… a Federalist Society campus speaker, and a research fellow with the Edmund Burke Foundation, which organizes NatCon. 2/

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10/ Yoram Hazony founded the Edmund Burke Foundation, which organizes NatCon. He’s also a co-author (with Hammer & Cline) of the soon-to-be-released law review article calling for the 1947 Everson case (on separation of church & state) to be reversed. He posted this on 5/1/25. x.com

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11/ Hazony also re-posted Timon Cline’s post.

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21/ NatCon’s Statement of Principles (signed by Russ Vought, William Wolfe, Hammer, Thiel, & others) also states: “Where a Christian majority exists, public life should be rooted in Christianity & its moral vision, which should be honored by the state and other institutions both public and private.“

Jenny Cohn11/19/24

16/ In March 2021, Russ Vought wrote an article (published in Newsweek) titled: “Is There Anything Actually Wrong with Christian Nationalism?” newsweek.com

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25/ American Reformer’s editor is Timon Cline who wrote the article in post 24 & also called for Everson’s reversal during NatCon: “Everson must fall,” he declared.

Jenny Cohn03/21/25

51/ American Reformer editor Timon Cline is also employed by New Saint Andrews College—founded by Doug Wilson whose family publishing company published The Case for Christian Nationalism. Again, Rockbridge founder Chris Buskirk is an American Reformer director, & THIEL reportedly backs Rockbridge.

Jenny Cohn12/23/24

15/ Doug Wilson’s family publishing company, Canon Press, published The Case for Christian Nationalism in 2022. The book was written by Stephen Wolfe (no relation to William, tho William loved the book.) I wrote about Wilson here. crownewsletter.substack.com

Jenny Cohn01/15/25

Pete Hegseth attends a church that belongs to the CREC, the evangelical denomination founded by Doug Wilson. This guy. 👇 via @edwam.bsky.social 1/

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7/ Here’s an article about Doug Wilson: “Make it a Christian Town.” theguardian.com

Jenny Cohn05/28/25

Troy, a small Idaho city, “kept to itself. Then a Christian nationalist church [tied to Christ Church pastor Doug Wilson] asked the US Government to intervene.” This month, the DOJ sued the city, claiming that Troy had “discriminated against the church on the basis of religion.” 5/25/25 1/

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8/ Also Doug Wilson..

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7/ Here is Doug Wilson, whose family publishing company published The Case for Christian Nationalism, declaring that “In the republic I envision, Hindus would not be able to hold public office." Via @rightwingwatch.bsky.social

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13/ Here’s a quote about slavery from a book co-authored by Doug Wilson who tried to retract after substantial blowback.

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15/ In 2015, Doug Wilson wrote on his blog that supporting same sex marriage is a “far more serious” problem than supporting slavery. dougwils.com

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25/ Here, Doug Wilson says that women have a “responsibility” to be “submissive” in marriage.

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12/ American Reformer’s 990 for 2022 featured its anti-CRT crusade against Grove City College: “AMERICAN REFORMER ADVISED A…COALITION OF …STAKEHOLDERS AT A SMALL CHRISTIAN…COLLEGE WHO WERE SEEKING TO STOP A CRT INCURSION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INVESTIGATION & INTERVENTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.”

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23/ Russ Vought’s former fellow, William Wolfe, is also a former fellow of American Reformer, which has called for Everson’s reversal too. americanreformer.org

Jenny Cohn03/21/25

48/ In 2022, American Reformer held a “CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM” symposium, per its tax filing. As shown above, Chris Buskirk (who co-founded Rockbridge w/ JD Vance) is a director of American Reformer, & Rockbridge is reportedly backed by THIEL & MERCER. projects.propublica.org

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4/ Stephen Wolfe wrote “The Case for Christian Nationalism”, which was published in 2022 by Canon Press, Christ Church pastor Doug Wilson’s family publishing company. It advocates an “ethnically uniform society ruled by a Christian Prince,” per Reason Magazine. reason.com

Jenny Cohn12/24/24

21/ Trump OMB Director pick Russ Vought (a NatCon signatory & Project 2025 leader) is the treasurer of America First Legal, which in 2022 similarly called upon SCOTUS to “disincorporate” the Establishment Clause, an implied reference to the 1947 Everson case. rollingstone.com

Jenny Cohn12/23/24

3/ Last year, Vought wrote that he was “proud to work with William Wolfe on scoping out a sound Christian Nationalism.”

Jenny Cohn12/23/24

4/ William Wolfe detailed his brand of Christian Nationalism in a draft online manifesto (co-edited by Wolfe), as I reported here for @buckscountybeacon.bsky.social . buckscountybeacon.com

Jenny Cohn06/04/25

21/ In 2019, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute—whose alumni include Peter Thiel, Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito, & Robert George (a close ally of Leonard Leo)—gave an award to Yoram Hazony, author of The Virtue of Nationalism. isi.org

Jenny Cohn03/21/25

38/ In 2021, Peter Thiel & Claremont Institute chairman Tom Klingenstein each donated $50k to the Edmund Burke Foundation, which organizes NatCon. The NatCon conference was sponsored by (among others) Claremont and New Founding. Remember New Founding? nationalconservatism.org

Jenny Cohn03/27/25

13/ Speakers during NatCon’s 2021 conference included Peter Thiel, JD Vance, Claremont chairman Tom Klingenstein, & New Founding co-founders Matt Peterson & Nate Fischer. nationalconservatism.org