British children are “becoming intoxicated by extremism”, the children’s commissioner for England has warned, as she called on the government to introduce a range of curbs to social media use for under-18s. (Scott et al., The Times)
Read MoreMore than a third of adults have lived with two or more partners, according to Pew’s estimates. About two-thirds of couples who have lived together eventually marry, according to the report, which found that figure jumps to 77 percent for those with at least a bachelor’s degree. (Reynolds, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe latest slang to capture the Gen Z zeitgeist is a way to say poser, try-hard or fraud. [A]cross the internet, young people are repurposing the word “larping” to call out someone they think is inauthentic. (Hale, USA Today)
Read MoreReading is in decline everywhere. Most widely cited are a series of reports from universities suggesting that students are increasingly unable to read the books their lecturers assign to them. (Marriott, The Times)
Read MoreImmigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast. (Rich & de La Bruyère, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. (Ma & Toropin, AP News)
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