Jeff Sharlet: Author of 'The Family'

Jeff Sharlet, whose "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power" laid bare the workings of the titular organization.

Sharlet’s classic work exposes the operations of the Family, a highly secretive fellowship of influential Christian politicians in Washington, D.C. It has recently been transformed into a much-acclaimed Netflix mini-series, which Sharlet has executive produced and which he discusses extensively on this week’s episode. A professor at Hampshire College, Sharlet has written a number of other books and has won the National Magazine Award.

“The enduring power of this movement, I believe, and not just the Family but Christian Nationalism writ large is its ability to simultaneously be both cynical and naive,” Sharlet explains on the show. “One or the other, you can knock it out easily. Both, it has a force that carries it forward.”

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