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
Month: August 2023
******* NYTimes.com: The Revealing Case of a Kansas Judge and a Search Warrant rj
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
A sex educator in Michigan refused to be shamed. Then came the backlash. [The Washington Post]
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/michigan-sex-educator-culture-wars/
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***** NYTimes.com: Why Does Everyone Feel So Insecure All the Time? rj
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
******** NYTimes.com: What if You Knew What You Were Missing on Social Media? Bluesky rj
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
NYTimes: Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided. Rj
Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/business/media/kansas-newspaper-is-talk-of-town-and-not-just-for-getting-raided.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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How America Got Mean
***** 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
***** NYTimes: Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business. Rj
Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/business/media/antigay-slur-wausau-pilot-review.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
********* Here’s the inside story of how Congress failed to rein in Big Tech. [The Washington Post] rj
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/06/congress-facebook-google-amazon-apple-regulation-failure/
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******** NYTimes.com: Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War rj
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