Why We Need Courts to Identify “New” Rights
In the midst of the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling, a decision that squeaked by on a 5-4 vote, the main message from the dissenters was that the majority opinion is undemocratic. All four dissenting... Read More
Science in Congress: A Review of the Recent Hearing on the Ethics of Genetic Engineering
Though the technology remains years, decades, or centuries away—depending on who you ask—debates about the implementation and ethics of genetic engineering and the editing of the human germline have been ongoing for years. The discussion... Read More
Would You Pay for Wikipedia If It Contained Humanism?
Where would we be without Wikipedia? While the online encyclopedia’s accuracy has sometimes been called into question, its mission of providing free and comprehensive information to anyone with an Internet connection is a noble goal.... Read More
Do All Black Lives Matter? Feminism, Humanism, and State Violence
LAST YEAR I took my six-year-old daughter to a demonstration and die-in in Hollywood. Across the globe, protestors from every walk of life had converged to express their outrage over the double whammy non-indictments of... Read More
Stop Applauding the Pope: A Word on the Misguided Praise from Progressives
One day I’ll wake up and the liberal love fest with Pope Francis will be over—but until that day comes, I want to make something clear: Pope Francis is not a good person. He might... Read More
Advancing the Atheist Movement: Dawkins, Dennett, and the Second Wave
Instead of fighting the old battle of atheism versus religion, the second wave will fight a battle against religious intolerance of atheism. When I was in college, majoring in biology, my advisor gave me a... Read More
Remembering the Glory Days of Church-State Separation
June 17 marks the 52nd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, Abington School District v. Schempp, that declared unconstitutional a state law requiring public schools to start each day with a reading from the... Read More