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Open if You Need Some Hope • This one's for you if...
Open if You Need Some Hope
This one's for you if...
thepreamble.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Open if You Need Some Hope • This one's for you if...
“That’s Not Journalism, That’s Propaganda” • Steve Vladeck on the Pentagon’s new press rules
“That’s Not Journalism, That’s Propaganda”
Steve Vladeck on the Pentagon’s new press rules
thepreamble.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“That’s Not Journalism, That’s Propaganda” • Steve Vladeck on the Pentagon’s new press rules
Restricted Access • Why “protecting people” is actually just controlling them
Restricted Access
Why “protecting people” is actually just controlling them
thepreamble.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Restricted Access • Why “protecting people” is actually just controlling them
“The Easy Way or the Hard Way” • Goodfellas at the FCC
“The Easy Way or the Hard Way”
Goodfellas at the FCC
thepreamble.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“The Easy Way or the Hard Way” • Goodfellas at the FCC
The Story Christian Nationalists Don’t Want You to Know • Black spiritual traditions helped build America—and they’ve always defied a single, state-sanctioned faith.
The Story Christian Nationalists Don’t Want You to Know
Black spiritual traditions helped build America—and they’ve always defied a single, state-sanctioned faith.
thepreamble.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Story Christian Nationalists Don’t Want You to Know • Black spiritual traditions helped build America—and they’ve always defied a single, state-sanctioned faith.
Thou Shalt Not Be, or Defend, a White Supremacist • An excerpt from the new book Separation of Church and Hate
Thou Shalt Not Be, or Defend, a White Supremacist
An excerpt from the new book Separation of Church and Hate
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Thou Shalt Not Be, or Defend, a White Supremacist • An excerpt from the new book Separation of Church and Hate
From Pilgrims to Pluralism • How faith practices shaped the nation
From Pilgrims to Pluralism
How faith practices shaped the nation
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
From Pilgrims to Pluralism • How faith practices shaped the nation
How Religious is the US Compared to Other Countries? • It depends on what you mean by “religious.”
How Religious is the US Compared to Other Countries?
It depends on what you mean by “religious.”
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
How Religious is the US Compared to Other Countries? • It depends on what you mean by “religious.”
The Manosphere-to-Catholic Mass Pipeline • How loneliness, online influencers, and a hunger for tradition are pulling young men into the certain branches of Christianity.
The Manosphere-to-Catholic Mass Pipeline
How loneliness, online influencers, and a hunger for tradition are pulling young men into the certain branches of Christianity.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Manosphere-to-Catholic Mass Pipeline • How loneliness, online influencers, and a hunger for tradition are pulling young men into the certain branches of Christianity.
How The Chosen Became a Global Phenomenon • Crowdfunding, controversy, conversion stories — and the moment Dallas Jenkins stopped trying to feed the 5,000 himself.
How The Chosen Became a Global Phenomenon
Crowdfunding, controversy, conversion stories — and the moment Dallas Jenkins stopped trying to feed the 5,000 himself.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How The Chosen Became a Global Phenomenon • Crowdfunding, controversy, conversion stories — and the moment Dallas Jenkins stopped trying to feed the 5,000 himself.
The Chains We Forge in Life • Scrooge, Marley, and what our words say about us
The Chains We Forge in Life
Scrooge, Marley, and what our words say about us
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Chains We Forge in Life • Scrooge, Marley, and what our words say about us
How The Chosen Became a Global Phenomenon • Crowdfunding, controversy, conversion stories — and the moment Dallas Jenkins stopped trying to feed the 5,000 himself.
How The Chosen Became a Global Phenomenon
Crowdfunding, controversy, conversion stories — and the moment Dallas Jenkins stopped trying to feed the 5,000 himself.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
How The Chosen Became a Global Phenomenon • Crowdfunding, controversy, conversion stories — and the moment Dallas Jenkins stopped trying to feed the 5,000 himself.
From Pilgrims to Pluralism • How faith practices shaped the nation
From Pilgrims to Pluralism
How faith practices shaped the nation
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
From Pilgrims to Pluralism • How faith practices shaped the nation
The Story Christian Nationalists Don’t Want You to Know • Black spiritual traditions helped build America—and they’ve always defied a single, state-sanctioned faith.
The Story Christian Nationalists Don’t Want You to Know
Black spiritual traditions helped build America—and they’ve always defied a single, state-sanctioned faith.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Story Christian Nationalists Don’t Want You to Know • Black spiritual traditions helped build America—and they’ve always defied a single, state-sanctioned faith.
How Religious is the US Compared to Other Countries? • It depends on what you mean by “religious.”
How Religious is the US Compared to Other Countries?
It depends on what you mean by “religious.”
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
How Religious is the US Compared to Other Countries? • It depends on what you mean by “religious.”
Thou Shalt Not Be, or Defend, a White Supremacist • An excerpt from the new book Separation of Church and Hate
Thou Shalt Not Be, or Defend, a White Supremacist
An excerpt from the new book Separation of Church and Hate
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Thou Shalt Not Be, or Defend, a White Supremacist • An excerpt from the new book Separation of Church and Hate
The Manosphere-to-Catholic Mass Pipeline • How loneliness, online influencers, and a hunger for tradition are pulling young men into the certain branches of Christianity.
The Manosphere-to-Catholic Mass Pipeline
How loneliness, online influencers, and a hunger for tradition are pulling young men into the certain branches of Christianity.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Manosphere-to-Catholic Mass Pipeline • How loneliness, online influencers, and a hunger for tradition are pulling young men into the certain branches of Christianity.
New Episode: The Five Habits of Hope, And Jackie Kennedy’s Christmas Legacy • This week on The Preamble Podcast
New Episode: The Five Habits of Hope, And Jackie Kennedy’s Christmas Legacy
This week on The Preamble Podcast
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
New Episode: The Five Habits of Hope, And Jackie Kennedy’s Christmas Legacy • This week on The Preamble Podcast
The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Happiness • Why even the good things don’t feel good enough — and how struggle, not comfort, gives life its shape.
The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Happiness
Why even the good things don’t feel good enough — and how struggle, not comfort, gives life its shape.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Happiness • Why even the good things don’t feel good enough — and how struggle, not comfort, gives life its shape.
Stuff We’re Loving • Including some fun ideas for holiday gifts!
Stuff We’re Loving
Including some fun ideas for holiday gifts!
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Stuff We’re Loving • Including some fun ideas for holiday gifts!
How to Find Hope • Extended Cut!
How to Find Hope
Extended Cut!
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
How to Find Hope • Extended Cut!
The Faith That Powered Freedom • From Frederick Douglass to Martin Luther King Jr., why Christian belief supplied America’s most persuasive vocabulary for justice.
The Faith That Powered Freedom
From Frederick Douglass to Martin Luther King Jr., why Christian belief supplied America’s most persuasive vocabulary for justice.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Faith That Powered Freedom • From Frederick Douglass to Martin Luther King Jr., why Christian belief supplied America’s most persuasive vocabulary for justice.
The Ben Franklin Effect • Why asking for a small favor changes minds, softens enemies, and builds connection faster than generosity.
The Ben Franklin Effect
Why asking for a small favor changes minds, softens enemies, and builds connection faster than generosity.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Ben Franklin Effect • Why asking for a small favor changes minds, softens enemies, and builds connection faster than generosity.
A League of Their Own — Again • The forgotten history of women’s professional baseball — and the women bringing the league back.
A League of Their Own — Again
The forgotten history of women’s professional baseball — and the women bringing the league back.
sharonmcmahon.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A League of Their Own — Again • The forgotten history of women’s professional baseball — and the women bringing the league back.