History is written by the winners, and so the instant history that’s written about this year’s presidential election is that it was decided by people concerned with “moral values.” All sorts of ...

The decline in moral values is a universal problem, although the extent and causes of decline vary slightly from country to country and from generation to generation. For example, a recent Gallup poll ...

Last May, Gallup asked Americans: How would you rate the overall state of moral values in this country today? Forty-seven percent said “poor.” Only 1% viewed it as “excellent,” 15% as “good,” 37% as ...

During my undergraduate, my favorite topic of study was social psychology. To me, it was an amazing blend of behaviorism and cognitive psychology, investigating how and why we act and think in ...

When we think about morality, we usually focus on actions: is this act morally right or wrong? But increasingly, these kinds ...

I’m approaching my 82nd birthday, and my daughter will occasionally suggest that modernity is perplexing to me because I’m from prehistoric times. As such, it points to one of the unavoidable problems ...

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In an era of bitter partisanship, political infighting and ostracization of those with unpopular views, Americans actually agree on one thing: 85% say political discourse has gotten worse over the ...

Auxiliary Bishop Antonio Marino of La Plata, Argentina has warned Catholics not to fall into a relativistic mentality. As an example, he pointed to the sexual education text books recommended by the ...

I’m approaching my 82nd birthday, and my daughter will occasionally suggest that modernity is perplexing to me because I’m from prehistoric times. As such, it points to one of the unavoidable problems ...