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
Issue of the Week: 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
“There’s no such thing as ‘freak’ weather any more – and 2023 already looks like a disaster movie”, The Guardian
John Vidal, London, 29 December 2022
“Why Dickens Haunts Us”, The New York Times
Maureen Dowd, Opinion Columnist, Sunday Review, Dec. 25, 2022
WASHINGTON — I had always been a bah humbug sort of… Continue reading
“Why have 1.7 million Somalis fled their homes? And is the world doing enough to help?”, NPR
“Capitol riot panel’s final report sets out case to try Trump”, Reuters
By Kanishka Singh, December 23, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021… Continue reading