Category Archives: Culture War

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

Posted on April 17, 2022 by cPaul

An excellent perspective on the divided states of America by Jonathan Haidt of Braver Angels: “Social scientists have identified at least three major forces that collectively bind together successful democracies: social capital (extensive social networks with high levels of trust), … Continue reading →

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The Convenient Lie of ‘Objectivity’

Posted on April 7, 2021 by cPaul

Marie Solis | Jezebel When Washington Post editors banned national politics reporter Felicia Sonmez from reporting on sexual misconduct because she is an assault survivor, they reportedly told her that they were worried about the “appearance of a conflict of interest.” Top … Continue reading →

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The Curtain is Falling on Conservative Talk-Radio

Posted on February 10, 2021 by cPaul

Confession: I often listen to Conservative Talk-Radio. It’s a guilty pleasure that I picked up while frequently traveling for work in the Southern USA. My trips would involve long days and many miles in rental cars, clocking miles to the … Continue reading →

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Neocharismatic Christianity and the Rise of the New Apostolic Reformation

Posted on February 4, 2021 by cPaul

Dale M. Coulter | Firebrand When Paula White called angels from Africa and South America to wage spiritual warfare in the aftermath of the presidential election, she was tapping into the notion of territorial spirits associated with the emergence of … Continue reading →

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When QAnon Came to Canada

Posted on December 3, 2020 by cPaul
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Trump has Changed the way Evangelical Christians Think About the Apocalypse

Posted on November 18, 2020 by cPaul

Thomas Lecaque | Published in Greenwich Time In Emily St. John Mandel’s novel “Station Eleven,” survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic do their best to rebuild their lives in northern Michigan. Some of them build an apocalyptic cult premised on the … Continue reading →

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Can Democracy Survive dualling Realities?

Posted on October 19, 2020 by cPaul

I’ve recently read a chapter from “Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation, and Manipulation”, by Mads Vestergaard and Vincent F. Hendricks (2018) in which they explore the phenomenon of constant (and dissonant) disinformation on the population’s shared reality. Can democracy … Continue reading →

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Why is the Awful Stuff Winning?

Posted on October 17, 2020 by cPaul

I’ve recently read a chapter from “Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation”, by Mads Vestergaard and Vincent F. Hendricks (2018) in which they explore the phenomenon of constant (and dissonant) disinformation on the population’s shared reality. Can democracy … Continue reading →

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America Needs a New Chant!

Posted on September 23, 2020 by cPaul

America Needs a New Chant to Replace “We’re #1,” But “We’re #28 and Dropping Fast” Won’t Cut It! I enjoy the articles posted over at The Smirking Chimp and have been a fan since the Bush 43 Administration. (Jeff Tiedrich’s … Continue reading →

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Evangelical leaders denounce QAnon as ‘political cult,’ ‘satanic movement’

Posted on August 26, 2020 by cPaul

Michael Gryboski | Christian Post Some Christian leaders, including a couple of prominent conservative evangelicals, have denounced the conspiracy theory movement gaining traction in conservative circles known as QAnon. Created by an anonymous online figure in 2017, QAnon claims that … Continue reading →

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How the Pandemic Defeated America

Posted on August 16, 2020 by cPaul

A tour-de-force article by Ed Yong in the Atlantic: Ed Yong: “COVID‑19 is an assault on America’s body, and a referendum on the ideas that animate its culture. Recovery is possible, but it demands radical introspection. America would be wise … Continue reading →

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Could America split up?

Posted on July 31, 2020 by cPaul

Damon Linker | The Week All week I’ve been haunted by a brief few seconds of video posted on Twitter late Sunday night by a student journalist in Eugene, Oregon. Two men face off at a protest — the one … Continue reading →

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The Emptiness and Inertia of ‘Having Conversations’

Posted on July 22, 2020 by cPaul

Alex V Green | Jezebel According to the New York Times’s Kathleen Kingsbury, we are living in a period of political division. In June, the newspaper published an op-ed by Tom Cotton, sparking weeks of debate over the politics and practices of mainstream … Continue reading →

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How the American Idiot Made America Unlivable

Posted on July 22, 2020 by cPaul

America is a Poor Country Now, in Ways that are Likely to be Permanent Umair Haque | Eudaimonia New Zealand declared victory over Coronavirus yesterday. “Team New Zealand,” as Kiwis refer to themselves, celebrated having a virus free country. America, on … Continue reading →

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