Over the past couple of years, many scholars and journalists have been trying to make sense of the United States’ unprecedented decline in religious affiliation. About 25% of Americans are “nones,” meaning they claim no religion. And most nones — about 41 million Americans — are what sociologist Stephen Bullivant calls “nonverts,” those who once identified with religion but ceased to.
Ukrainian troops are refining their tactics and undertaking “major offensive operations” in Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Moscow, according to a new intelligence update from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense. “In recent days, Ukrainian forces have re-set and have again been undertaking major offensive operations on three main axes in southern and eastern Ukraine,” the British...
The Kremlin is facing a “deeply unstable equilibrium” after Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin committed to overthrowing Russian military leadership, according to a new think tank report. “The Kremlin now faces a deeply unstable equilibrium,” the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in an assessment released Saturday. The deal negotiated by Belarusian President...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit is fueling concerns from activist groups that the Biden administration is putting human rights on the back burner. During the visit, President Biden held back from public criticism of Modi's handling of human rights and democratic values — issues that led a handful of progressive lawmakers to boycott...
When then-President Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018, he hailed it as “an incredible success for our country.” But in an interview with Fox News this week, Trump struggled to reconcile his support for that criminal justice reform law with his call for the death penalty to be imposed against...
Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential hopeful Mike Pence commemorated the anniversary of Roe v. Wade overturning, saying that pro-life American "must be pro-adoption."
The Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned the precedent set by Roe v. Wade was a moment roughly 50 years in the making for many anti-abortion activists. And while it was a monumental victory for the movement, it also marked a turning point for activists who had spent decades hoping to see the end of the...
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon opened up in a sit-down interview two months after his ouster from the network. “I have a responsibility not only as a journalist but as an American to tell the truth and to abide by the promises of the Constitution,” Lemon told ABC24 Memphis in an exclusive interview aired on...
The Kansas attorney general asked a federal judge on Friday to end a requirement that the state allow transgender people to update their birth certificates, following the passage of new legislation. Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) requested that the judge modify a 2019 consent judgement, arguing that the recently enacted Senate Bill 180 requires state...