Over three-fourths of so-called Evangelical Christians voted for Trump in 2016. A notable fact that year was that exit polls showed about 80 percent of White Evangelical Christians supported Trump despite his unfamiliarity with the Bible, his divorces, his vulgar rhetoric, his association with porn stars, and his attacks on nonwhite people around the world. … [Read more…]
Gun violence is a public health crisis, says the American Public Health Association. The burden of gun violence in the United States vastly outpaces that in comparable countries: Gun violence affects people of all ages and races in the U.S. but has a disproportionate impact on young adults, males, and racial/ethnic minorities: Guns are a … [Read more…]
I have often said that I owe George W. Bush an apology. I was very critical of him as he appeared to have so few of the intellectual tools needed to be president of the United States. And then Trump came along—with so few of these tools he made Bush seem like a great leader, … [Read more…]