Maryland’s next attorney general could be an anti-abortion, pro-secession Creationist who once donated a million-dollar dinosaur skeleton to the Creation Museum. Michael Anthony Peroutka won his Republican primary last night with 58% of the votes, putting him a step closer to winning the general election. At a time when promoting extremism appears to be the best path forward within the GOP, Peroutka has a lengthy résumé.

Let’s start with the Creationism. In 2014, Answers in Genesis first announced a brand new dinosaur exhibit. As they explained in a press release, the skeleton of an allosaur—with “one of the best-preserved Allosaurus fragilis skulls ever discovered”—had been donated to the Creation Museum by Peroutka.

Somehow, being a Creationist may be one of the least concerning things about Michael Peroutka. This was the same guy, after all, who had said earlier that year that accepting evolution made you a traitor: ...