Archive for April 2025

Taken together, these findings suggest that expressing concern for anti-Christian bias can be interpreted as signaling allegiance to white people – without the social cost of being accused of racism. Instead, allegations of anti-Christian bias can be presented in a positive way as issues of “religious freedom,” a core American value. Whether intentionally or not, it seems that rallying around anti-Christian bias can serve as a “dog whistle” signaling support for people concerned about changes in America’s racial makeup, as well. Above: Marchers protest school integration in Little Rock, Ark., in 1959.

In a new study, researchers from the Brown University School of Public Health developed and tested an intervention called Counter-Attitudinal Advocacy (CAA). CAA involves advocating for a position that contradicts a personally held attitude or behavior. In this context, CAA targets positive perceptions of heavy drinking and the belief that alcohol is an essential part of college life.

In Canada, there is a significant public backlash against companies that hire temporary foreign workers (TFWs), partly because the mistreatment of TFWs across the country is well documented, and partly because of persistent anti-immigrant sentiment…. There have been many reports of workers who are forced to perform additional tasks without compensation or who do not receive appropriate holiday or overtime pay. These workers also frequently report unsafe working or living conditions, with threats of termination or deportation.