Click here to download and audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews George Eighmey, officer and spokesperson for the Death... Read More

Congressman Barney Frank represented Massachusetts’ 4th district in the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty-six consecutive years (1981-2013) and chaired the House Financial Services... Read More

Humanism, in its quest for a secular society based on the principles of human kindness, reason, and democracy, has always staunchly advocated for religious... Read More

I wasn’t sure I’d like a book called Worth Fighting For by a former soldier who walked across the United States to raise money... Read More

One might begin a review of Philip Appleman’s new book, The Labyrinth: God, Darwin, and the Meaning of Life, by wondering what a poet... Read More

A recent poll by the Pew Forum on the issue of religion and politics sparked headlines that, at first glance, seemed alarming. “Americans want... Read More

First, the cons: When you care deeply about other people’s suffering, you suffer too. Not as much as they do, generally, but you still... Read More

Evolution can be brutal. Our ancestors who survived for millions of years on the African veldt endowed us with tools for survival and reproduction.... Read More

Determinism is bound to remain one of the more intriguing problems in philosophy as well as science. As the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says:... Read More

The Doppler radar showed a perfect pinwheel of storm clouds spinning off Cape Hatteras on the coast of North Carolina, drawing energy off the... Read More