American Values

Americans Overwhelmingly Negative About Country's Moral Values

Posted 05.19.2012

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Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs survey revealed that Americans are overwhelmingly negative about the future of moral values in the United States wi...

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America's 'Crazed Egalitarian Slide'

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.10.2012

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Ann Brenoff

There used to be a time when we reached for the moon -- in our nation, in ourselves, and in our expectations of others. Then something happened along the way.

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Sex, Saints, Yogurt and World Peace: Bemoaning the Loss of Decorum

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 04.27.2012

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Stuart Muszynski

Whether with baseball and steroids, basketball and greed, or football and "pay-to-injure," the stakes and competition of sports have outpaced classiness, noble intentions and decorum.

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Confessions of a Racial Profiler

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 04.19.2012

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Stuart Muszynski

A political science professor at Kent State University once told me that the history of our democracy is as much defined by who has been excluded as it is by who is included. Why do we exclude?

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Amanda Terkel

Asian-American Super PAC Launches To Hit Back Against Controversial Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A new super PAC has formed to support allies of the Asian Pacific Islander community after GOP Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra aired a co...

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Self-Reliance Becomes a Movement

Rick Fedrizzi | Posted 04.10.2012

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Rick Fedrizzi

The things we are fighting for and believe in are not fueled by politics, nor are they vulnerable to political rhetoric. They are the things that will make this country stronger.

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The Overextended Toddler

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: American Values, Kid-Activities, Toddlers, Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Education, Parenting, Childhood, Overextended, Parents-Toddlers, Parents News
Rhiana Maidenberg

Is the primary job of a parent to give our kids every possible opportunity to prove themselves tiny geniuses (the American model), or is it our job to make them self-sufficient and confident citizens (the more European model)? I'm not sure that we can do both at the same time.

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Compassionate Capitalism: America's Easy Button?

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 03.18.2012

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Stuart Muszynski

To have a useful debate about America's economy, we need to be able to freely discuss these issues without being branded as unpatriotic or disloyal to our nation or any political party.

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Lowe's: 'Let's Build A Prejudiced America?'

Kashif N. Chaudhry | Posted 02.22.2012

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Kashif N. Chaudhry

The world's second-largest hardware chain, Lowe's, proudly displays the slogan "Let's Build Something Together." However, the company's recent actions suggest this togetherness might not include Muslim-Americans.

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A Chinese Century? Not Quite

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 01.28.2012

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Tom Doctoroff

China will not easily capture hearts and minds. They will be an economic superpower only. The Chinese are ethnocentric and in large ways and small, an instinct to narrowly defend interests can be off putting.

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Europe, United States Hold Fundamentally Different Visions For Society

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.21.2011

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More than an ocean divides the United States and Western Europe. Americans are significantly less supportive of a social safety net than Western ...

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Icons R Us: Me, You and Joe Paterno

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 01.16.2012

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Stuart Muszynski

The fall of college football icon Joe Paterno continues to be America's most-watched story. Why does the chronicle of yet another fallen hero resonate with us? What does this say about the pulse of America?

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Two Worlds Of Whites: How Voters Feel About Today's Diversity

National Journal | Ronald Brownstein | Posted 01.08.2012

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On the day after Barack Obama's sweeping victory in 2008, veteran Democratic pollster Stanley B. Greenberg described the modern Democratic coalition a...

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Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party: Is There a Bridge Over America's Troubled Waters?

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 01.01.2012

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Stuart Muszynski

As we debate our nation's future, only our shared values can take us where we want to go. They have helped us to thrive as a nation, end slavery, improve civil liberties, cultivate the American Dream and become the envy of the world.

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The "Un-Economy"

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.20.2011

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Jim Wallis

The current global economy is in fact an "un-economy": it's unfair, unsustainable, unstable, and is making many people unhappy. Opportunity is a lost hope for many, as social mobility in America is now less than in Western Europe.

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U.S. Status and Recovery Can't Be Hostage

Riane Eisler | Posted 09.18.2011

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Riane Eisler

In the last few weeks something amazing happened: the U.S. economy and its international credit rating were taken hostage by a Republican Party that has itself been high-jacked by extremists.

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New Orleans: Ground Zero in the Cultural War

Brian Ross | Posted 07.05.2011

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Brian Ross

The Founding Fathers defined the boundaries of liberty and freedom. New Orleans lives them. The birthplace of jazz. The true birthplace of Rock-and-Ro...

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The Strengths and Weaknesses of American Exceptionalism

David Coates | Posted 06.29.2011

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David Coates

The link between economic growth and inequality is something that conservative politicians push at us all the time. Unfortunately for the Right, the relationship between values, prosperity and power is not quite as they would have it.

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Tea Party Conservatives And The Christian Right: One And The Same?

Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.

Pew analysis further confirms PRRI's conclusion made last October -- the Tea Party are not secular libertarians but are social conservatives largely drawn from the ranks of the Christian Right.

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Be Happy Or Else: The American Refusal To Deal With Suffering

Judith Acosta | Posted 11.17.2011

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Judith Acosta

What is unique to modern America is that our hopefulness comes with a price tag that no other culture has ever been willing to pay. It comes at the expense of reality and the medium of exchange is our spirit.

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Tiger Mom Is A Scaredy Cat

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Jim Taylor

This storyline is no longer about a Chinese-American mother and her parenting style. This narrative has exposed a raw nerve about the current zeitgeist of parenting and how best to raise our children in 21st-century America.

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The Angry American Male

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

In our hyper-politicized climate it is not surprising that everyone would point to a political cause for what is essentially a values-based issue. The values that our culture uses to define male success is becoming ever more extreme.

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Hearing Ourselves Think Again

Ray Waddle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ray Waddle

Be skeptical of glittering information sources that major in fear, anger and sentimentality. Talk to people who don't share your politics or religion. Take a breath, and reset imagination.

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Study: Americans Crave Forgiveness But Are Not Very Forgiving

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Whitney Jones Religion News Service (RNS) Most Americans have a desire for more forgiveness in their lives, but they are more critical when cho...

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The Necessity of Jewish Values in the Contemporary World

Rabbi Sid Schwarz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Sid Schwarz

Now it seems clear that Judaism has some wisdom that is in short supply, both in the world as well as in America.

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