Philosophy in a Time of Pandemic
IN JANUARY Vintage Books published How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Own Personal Philosophy, edited by Massimo Pigliucci, Skye... Read More
Coronavirus Exposes Racial Disparities
In a recent op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, “Black People Should Feel Safe With a Face Mask, but We Don’t,” I wrote that I... Read More
Fostering Discrimination: Will SCOTUS Allow Religion to Rule in Foster Care Placement?
Like so many areas of society, the US child welfare system is feeling the effects of the novel coronavirus. A recent report by the... Read More
320 Miles: Will the Conservative Court Take Abortion Restrictions Too Far?
The push to protect reproductive rights has never been stronger, necessitated by the growing wave of conservative-leaning judges and religious conservatives trying to control... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | In the Face of a Deadly Global Pandemic, the Government Can Ban Large Gather-ings—Even Religious Ones
As the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on American lives, culture, and commerce by keeping people indoors, members of Solid Rock Church near Cincinnati decided... Read More
HUMANISM & THE ARTS | The American Sound of Hope: George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
In all likelihood, George Gershwin had simply forgotten. By 1924, at the age of twenty-six, he was a busy man. He had already established... Read More
FIRST PERSON | The Other Self
This morning was much like all the others since she’s been gone. I feed the dog. Go out with him to greet the day.... Read More
How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy
EDITED BY MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI, SKYE C. CLEARY, AND DANIEL A. KAUFMAN VINTAGE, 2020 How to Live a Good Life is not an overview of... Read More
For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
BY SASHA SAGAN G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 2019 Life is worth celebrating and we should take the time to celebrate family, friendships, ourselves, milestones, and... Read More
Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850–1914
BY NATHAN G. ALEXANDER NYU PRESS, 2019 Nathan G. Alexander’s Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850–1914 is a better book... Read More
