In this month’s show, Todd and Kim interview Dr. Anthony B. Pinn, a member of the American Humanist Association Board of Directors, the Agnes... Read More

At the core of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause is the principle that the government must not favor or prefer some religions over others,... Read More

This article is part of Carl Coon’s ongoing “A Short History of Evolution” series. Read part 1 and part 2. Darwin, Natural Selection, and... Read More

Hatred and fear of homosexuality has become more aggressive and normalized in many African countries, and for the second time this month, an African... Read More

When the Islamists in Iraq took over the government through the elections in 2005, it was a wakeup call to me and all those... Read More

In line with the apocryphal Chinese curse, we live in interesting times. Mutually assured destruction having allowed us to squeak through the Cold War,... Read More

In 2002 Belgium legalized the right to euthanasia (defined as the act of killing someone painlessly, especially to relieve suffering from an incurable illness)... Read More

A recent article in Slate compares Bobby Jindal, the conservative governor of Louisiana, to Bob Jones III, the fundamentalist and former president of Bob... Read More

This week’s puzzle, titled "The Straight Dope," is a double jumble! Unscramble the words and place into the blanks with numbers beneath. Transfer the... Read More

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