It's an election year in America, which means that the political Left is trotting out its favorite fearmongering apparatuses again. For the past few years, politicians and pundits alike have leaned heavily on terms like "far right," "bigoted," racist," "transphobic," and "extremist"; but topping the list of late has been "Christian nationalist." But what is a Christian nationalist?

Just last week, Politico propagandist and self-described reporter Heidi Przybyla appeared on MSNBC to offer her definition of a Christian nationalist: "They believe that our rights as Americans and as all human beings do not come from any earthly authority. They don't come from Congress, from the Supreme Court, they come from God." Her comments followed a Politico article she authored in which she wrote, "Christian nationalists in America believe that the country was founded as a Christian nation and that Christian values should be prioritized throughout government and public life."