Pew Research Center

Let’s Stand Up And Count

Submitted by Helen Chernikoff on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 12:56

At this point, most folks who care know that the nones are on the rise.

A record one in all five adults – and almost a third of adults under 30 – have no religious affiliation, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Oct. 9.

Taking a census is inconvenient, but it's necessary. Getty Images

Read more »

Sayanara Santorum

Submitted by Stewart Ain on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 15:08

The withdrawal of Rick Santorum from the Republican presidential contest was announced in a hastily called 12-minute speech Tuesday in which the former Pennsylvania senator gracefully exited the race while tears filled the eyes of his wife and aides.

Read more »

Sayanara Santorum

Submitted by Adam Dickter on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 15:08

Read more »

Media Watch: Most Ignored Story Of 2010? Israel

Readers turn to alternative media to get full story.

01/04/2011

Jonathan Mark

Associate Editor

What was the most ignored story of 2010?

Israel. Really.

Only a handful of mainstream newspapers covered the Palestinian claims to the Western Wall and Rachel’s Tomb; or that Palestinian rockets were still landing in Israel; or the 1930s level of anti-Semitism in the official Palestinian media; or the Palestinian claims that Haifa and Sderot are occupied territory; let alone not covering the transcendent beauty of daily religious life and Jewish culture in Israel.