Jackson's Faith Doesn't Matter, But Barrett's Did

By the time you read this, Ketanji Brown Jackson will almost certainly have been confirmed to her seat on the US Supreme Court, barring any last-minute stalling tactics by Republicans or unanticipated defections by Democrats. Even so -- and even though Jackson's Senate hearings were far more performative than deliberative -- it's worth considering the role faith played in those hearings. It has something to tell us about how the media talks about religion and politics, and about how American society at large talks about them.