Common Decency

'With Trump Christians, it’s more specific and arguably less inconsistent than sheer hypocrisy'

'He and his party managed to survive in the past because the Conservatives had the most extraordinary ability to select leaders who were bland and outclassed'

'In my experience, Jews and Irish Catholics cope with it all the best'

'If the Ottawa convoy told us anything at all it was the power of the lie'

'Society is seldom based on absolutes, and no solution to this absurd situation is going to satisfy everybody'

'American Protestants may be politically influential but they lack intellectual heroes'

'Political insiders were well aware that what was once seen as a perfect partnership was facing difficulties'

'I reported all of this in my article, but there was never an apology, an attempt at explanation, or any sort of denial'

The massive decline in traditional religious adherence, combined with a craving for some kind of faith, has led many to embrace alien life, new-age offerings, and dangerous cults

Life, death, and caring