In Judging Others Favorably, We All Benefit—No Doubt
While the public struggles with an oppressive sense of impending economic and political breakdown, three quarters of Americans believe their country is headed in the wrong direction. To make matters even worse, a newly released Gallup Poll reflects the growing fears of a corresponding collapse of national morals.
According to the late May survey, an all-time high of 50 percent of Americans rate the “overall state of moral values” in the United States as “poor,” with 78 percent expecting the situation to deteriorate even further in the years ahead. Only 12 percent view the moral state of the union as positive, while those who choose the lowest characterization (“poor”) outnumber the lonely few who consider our situation “excellent” by a ratio of 50 to 1….Click here to read the full column at NEWSWEEK.com.