Are We Headed for One Christian Nation under Trump?
Much has been written about the religious right’s support for President Donald Trump, a serial philanderer, habitual liar, and admitted sexual assaulter of women.... Read More
Skepticism—and What It Means to Believe Accusers
Content note: sexual harassment and assault; denial, trivialization, and victim-blaming of same. Believe accusers of sexual harassment and assault, unless you have compelling reason... Read More
Concerning Bullies
No one wants to admit that they were bullied. It’s bad enough to be privately humiliated by the aggressions of someone else. To then... Read More
Escaping the God-Zombies
The acquisition of one’s faculties by the creationists begins the moment you arrive at jail or prison, and continues ad infinitum. One soon experiences... Read More
It’s Our Turn
This magazine has recently discussed two of the most important books of this century so far: Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason,... Read More
Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
BY MALCOLM HARRIS LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, 2017 272 PP.; $16.50 (HARDCOVER) $13.99 (KINDLE) Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials... Read More
Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom
BY ANDREW COPSON OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2017 176 PP.; $18.95 In the not so distant past, say the 1960s or ’70s, a secular society... Read More
Women v. Religion: The Case against Faith—and for Freedom
EDITED BY KAREN L. GARST PITCHSTONE PUBLISHING, 2018 224 PP.; $16.95 With a bold title like Women v. Religion: The Case against Faith—and for... Read More
It’s Time to Learn a Thing or Two about Consent
Imagine a scenario where a university science department hosts a speaker and that man wants to go out dancing after the faculty dinner. No... Read More
Yes Government Appointees, Your Religious Allegiance Does Matter to the Citizenry!
As evidenced by same-sex-marriage-adverse Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, several presidential appointees, and now secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, public officials (and those looking... Read More
