There is evidence of a pattern whereby more economic development and higher per capita income is associated with lower religiosity. Communist regimes have a strong negative influence on religiosity,although there are a few remarkable outliers to this trend. Thereis little relationship overall between whether countries are moreor less religious and whether their economics grow quickly orslowly.
Identification with one's nation predicts both greater engagement with public health behaviors, such as masking and social distancing, and support for public health policies, finds an analysis of attitudes across 67 countries.
Penn State's Jim Piazza returns to the show this week to discuss a new study on why the loser's consent is a critical part of a healthy democracy and what happens when politicians and other elites fail to abide by it.