As Trump and Biden lay out their climate agendas, the choice could not be more clear

February 1, 2024 Oliver Milman If there was any lingering doubt over what’s at stake in this year’s US presidential election when it comes to the climate crisis, the past week has thrown the matter into stark relief. Joe Biden, facing mounting pressure from climate activists increasingly grumpy with his ongoing embrace of oil and

America The Hypocrite: The Exploration of Hypocrisy Through Modern Literature

Originally posted on Beyond the Cave:
Literature has always been used as a voice for the voiceless. Historically, writers have used the written word to explore topics that would normally not be talked about. During the Romantic era, writers like William Blake would use their words to highlight the hypocrisy in religion and humanity. Poems…

Dire global warming impacts distract from even more dire warnings

By Eric Roston Extreme weather continues to swell like US coastlines during high tide. And with it comes the realization that the climate changes we were warned about are already here. For decades the core question in the public debate over global warming was: Will all these scientific projections come true? Now, Britain has had

How willing are people to stand up for their values and beliefs

One can find several people doing violence against the truth. Similarly, there is Richard Martin who claims that fascism and communism are twin brothers.

Reasons why Christianity is declining rapidly in America

Christianity is declining rapidly in America. Over approximately the past decade, the percentage of Americans who identify as Christian has gone down 12% – from 75% to 63%.

The Week for 2022 August 29 – September 04

August 29 Shelling continues near Ukraine nuclear plant ahead of inspection More artillery fire hit near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine over the weekend, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. The fighting came as the International Atomic Energy Agency prepares to send a team of scientists this week to assess damage from recent shelling. Ukraine

Our selection of The Week’s 2nd week of August 2022

In the 2nd week of August Donald Trump managed to get a lot of eyes from the world looking at his ‘telenovella’ or American soap.

The American and climate anno 2022

Soaring temperatures, wildfires, flooding and drought have left the American public less uncertain than ever that manmade climate change is finally upon us. Public opinion polling has for several years documented a dawning but far from complete recognition of what scientists warned about for decades.   And yet national climate policy doesn’t match public sentiment. Why?

American fundamentalists win

When we look at what is going on in the United States of America, it looks like the American fundamentalists are winning.

American secularism is growing — and growing more complicated

Americans are getting less “religious,” and do fewer traditionally religious things, such as belonging to a denomination, attending worship services or feeling certain that God exists.