Absolute bans rarely fix problems. The ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment and the following thirteen years of Prohibition, for example, didn’t end drinking but instead brought about speakeasies and a black market for alcohol. In... Read More

On Monday the White House posted a “Made in America Week Recap” highlighting a series of events and photo-ops held last week that were designed to showcase the Trump administration’s commitment to domestic manufacturing—and, it’s... Read More

Last week we reported on research that suggests it may be better to make a slow and subtle break from the religion of your parents rather than to go out with a bang and risk... Read More

“Systemic and institutional bias and privilege are, in my opinion, the current greatest threats to human progress…the betterment of the people around me and my desire to see more clearly the bias and privilege that... Read More

The so-called prosperity gospel (sometimes referred to as the gospel of success) is similar to Reaganomics in that it relies on the idea that giving more money to rich people will somehow create more wealth... Read More

As secularists, we face a barrage of attacks from evangelicals, ranging from us being “un-American” to “Satanic” to everything in between. In a recent Washington Times piece, titled “The separation of church and insanity,” Larry... Read More

I attended my first funeral when I was five, and this produced a very memorable question: "Daddy, why is the prime minister handing out snacks?" I was referring to a priest administering the Eucharist, which... Read More