The impact of social media on kids is again under sharp… Continue reading
“A Warning From Hungary: Why Gender Will Be a Key Battleground in Israel’s Fight Against the Illiberal State”, Haaretz
Andrea Pető, Opinion,Tel Aviv, Jan 9, 2023
In Hungary, Russia and Turkey, exhausted activists fight a repressive,… Continue reading
“‘Fear Still Remains’: Ukraine Finds Sexual Crimes Where Russian Troops Ruled”, The New York Times
Investigators have uncovered widespread evidence… Continue reading
“How Warsaw Became the Exile Capital of the East”, Der Spiegel
By Karolina Jeznach und Jan Puhl in Warsaw, The Polish Refugee Magnet, 03.01.2023
Refugees from Russia, Ukraine and… Continue reading
“Benedict Leaves Behind a Conflicted Legacy on Clerical Sexual Abuse”, The New York Times
Jason Horowitz and
Jason Horowitz reported and wrote this article from Rome, where he… Continue reading
“Op-Ed: Is there something about Americans that makes us football addicts?, Los Angeles Times
By Randall Balmer, Jan 4, 2023
I teach a course on the intersection of sports and religion in North America,… Continue reading
“Russia’s War on Ukraine Worsens Global Starvation”, The New York Times
Edward Wong and
Moscow blocks most shipments from Ukraine, one of the world’s largest… Continue reading
“Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth’s wildlife running out of places to live”, 60 Minutes
By Scott Pelley, CBS News, January 1, 2023
In what year will the human population grow too large for the… Continue reading
“Brooks and Capehart on the year in politics and what’s ahead in 2023–and goodbye to Judy Woodruff”, PBS NewsHour
Judy Woodruff, David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, Dec 30, 2022
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate… Continue reading
Message of the Day: War, Human Rights, Disease, Environment, Hunger, Population, Economic Opportunity, Personal Growth
The Year In Pictures 2022, The New York Times
Once again, as we have so often done, we… Continue reading