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In the U.K, there was a 15% increase in incidents compared to 2022, with some 700 cases reported. Several of these were against converts from Islam, including Javed Nouri, who narrowly survived an attempted murder by his roommate, who believed he “deserved to die.” Germany witnessed a much more dramatic increase of 105%, with 227 […]
A pair of undersea data cables in the Baltic Sea mysteriously stopped working in the last two days, and the first reaction from Germany and Finland, two NATO members, was essentially, “What have the Russians done now?” followed by, sotto voce, “Is there a chance this was an accident?” The two cables—one between Sweden and […]
(ANALYSIS) I have been keeping an Artificial Intelligence folder for several weeks now, with a focus — naturally — on topics that should interest religious leaders. In terms of nightmare scenarios affecting congregational life, I tended to think about the growing market for AI sermon programs, which I see as an updated version of the old […]
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 12:02 AM Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Welcome to MLB Awards Week. November has become awards season in baseball, which increasingly serves as a way to keep […]
State and territory elections held in 2024 have not delivered the electoral and legislative gains the Greens would have hoped for or expected. Of the elections conducted this year, the Greens’ performance was, at best, a mixed bag. At worst, it was flat. As the table below shows, the party experienced either slight declines or […]
Being the archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England, has always been a risky business. Modern incumbents are not likely to be murdered before their own altar, beheaded by Puritans, or burned as a martyr. But being the leader of 85 million believers in the world’s third-largest Christian group—the Anglican Communion—is still a […]
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay—The campaign posters along Artigas Boulevard in the Uruguayan capital were striking, featuring Guido Manini Ríos, a former army chief, grimacing in his military uniform. So was his campaign slogan, “For Security,” and his promise to declare a public security national emergency. Crime was a top voter concern in this election, and Manini Ríos’s tough-on-crime Cabildo […]
(Analysis) Xi Jinping’s recent call for Brazil and China to “sail together” signals more than diplomatic pleasantries. The Chinese leader’s statement comes at a crucial moment when both countries seek to reshape global economic power dynamics. The numbers speak clearly. China buys $120 billion worth of Brazilian goods annually, making it Brazil’s biggest customer for […]
(ANALYSIS) Democracy depends upon using words wisely. With the right words, citizens can live and work together, even in disagreement – and resolve conflicts peacefully. Today, politicians routinely describe their opponents as “enemies,” disparaging them as “evil,” “monsters,” “demonic” and “garbage. By creating the impression that people “on the other side” are irredeemable monsters, such […]
(ANALYSIS) Aging is often feared, resisted, and in the cruelest of cases, mocked and even punished. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and author of the book “Elderhood,” puts it well when she says older people who seek health care are often made to feel superfluous even if the intention is benign. In the workplace in general, […]