Month: August 2023

America Is Losing Religious Faith

At present rates, only a minority of Americans will identify as Christian by the mid-2030s.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/opinion/christianity-america-religion-secular.html?smid=em-share

The Revealing Case of a Kansas Judge and a Search Warrant

Local news organizations are in crisis, and courts need to protect their constitutional freedom to report the news.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/opinion/kansas-press-freedom.html?smid=em-share

Why Does Everyone Feel So Insecure All the Time?

Only by reckoning with how deep manufactured insecurity runs will it become possible to envision something different.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/opinion/inequality-insecurity-economic-wealth.html?smid=em-share

What if You Knew What You Were Missing on Social Media?

We have no control of what we see on social media. This needs to end.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/opinion/social-media-algorithm-choice.html?smid=em-share

*****  In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/us-culture-moral-education-formation/674765/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War

The country has empowered a government agency to openly combat online disinformation coming from foreign adversaries, and especially the Kremlin.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/technology/sweden-combat-disinformation.html?smid=em-share