The Humanists of Linn County, a chapter of the American Humanist Association and a member group of the Eastern Iowa Coalition of Reason, hosted a successful “Reason On the Hill” Day at the Iowa State... Read More

The sun is shining, the bells are ringing, it’s the beginning of a new day! What’s all the happiness about you ask? Yesterday Bill O’Reilly was fired from his high-profile position at FOX News. I... Read More

Now that the Supreme Court finally has its ninth Justice in Neil Gorsuch (after over a year of delays because of the Republican refusal to consider Obama nominee Merrick Garland), the court is processing pending... Read More

Due to a growing alarm over dwindling church attendance in the United States, a sort of entry-level anti-secularism is a frequent presence in the online Christian Post. It takes the form of short articles introducing... Read More

“The same exercise (i.e. the study of philosophy) at once teaches to live well and to die well.” – Epicurus, Epistle to Menoeceus The Seventh Annual Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy recently took place in Athens, Greece. This... Read More

In his Easter Sunday New York Times column, Ross Douthat wrote: “For the sake of their country, their culture, and their very selves, liberal post-Protestants should find a mainline congregation and starting [sic] attending every... Read More

President Donald J. Trump’s weekly address last Friday was dedicated to recognizing the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holiday of Easter that were celebrated this past weekend. This time is always an opportunity... Read More