"The Rise of Profanity" - Josh Lyons

You may have noticed that the use of profanity and other vulgar language seems to have increased in recent years. A Saturday Evening Post article from November 5, 2024, reported, “If you think American speech has slid from a ‘PG’ to an ‘R’ rating, you’re not alone. It appears that profane speech is becoming more common in America.” In March of 2025, the New York Times ran an article that asked, “Is There Too Much Cursing These Days?” Is this the natural progression of a decades-long trend of worsening language? What might this mean for the overall moral condition of the United States and other countries? - Full text here: https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/increasing-profanity-and-declining-dignity