How can so many things be going wrong in America at the same time? Only one cause-effect dynamic is as universal, and time and technology are coincident. That cause-effect is the 1990’s internet “unaccountability” policy and its outcomes. It causes worsening because approved anarchy online empowers bad actors with impunity. It’s widespread because everyone uses the internet
Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been baptized, in the Jordan River. “It’s very profound,” said the 53-year-old visitor from Indiana. “I have not ever walked where Jesus walked, for
Photo: Kelly Anderson shows how dry one of his fields is, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Maricopa, AZ. Anderson grows specialty crops for the flower industry and leases land to alfalfa farmers whose crops feed cattle at nearby dairy farms. He knows what’s at stake as states dither over cuts and expects about half of
Arizona and Nevada residents won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite more Colorado River water shortages. But U.S. officials announced Tuesday there will be less water available next year for them from the river that serves 40 million people in the West and Mexico and a farm industry worth billions
Photo: The San Pedro River Two Arizona rivers landed on an annual list of the top 10 “most endangered” rivers in the U.S. this week, including the drought-ravaged Colorado in the No. 1 spot. The San Pedro River in southern Arizona made eighth place on the list because of groundwater pumping that has caused once-free-flowing
Twenty-five years ago, the age of social media began with the launch of sixdegrees.com, a website that allowed users to create custom profiles. At the time, many of us were not aware of what was going on, but this moment marked an important turning point in the way we would communicate and consume information, and for