“I’m just trying to protect you.” These paternalistic words are repeatedly spoken to girls and women to engender trust in some vague idea of safety. Instead of protecting women, what follows often insidiously undermines women's... Read More

I won’t attempt eloquence at this. Many people, like National Review correspondents Jonah Goldberg or Kevin D. Williamson, have eloquently criticized famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ill-conceived Tweet of last week: “Earth needs a virtual... Read More

Today, a big dream has come true for creationist megastar and world-renowned denier of science Ken Ham. The grand opening of the Ark Encounter, a massive theme park dedicated to the biblical story of Noah’s... Read More

Living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see. –John Lennon Doing the work I’m actively engaged in leads me to frequently network with an ever-growing segment of the secular community who want to... Read More

When it comes to changing the language, I think [feminists] make some good points. Because we do think in language. And so the quality of our thoughts and ideas can only be as good as... Read More

In 1968, the eminent moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre released a revised edition of his book Marxism and Christianity, a sympathetic reflection on Marxism as “a secular doctrine.” Small groups of “self-styled humanists, gathered together in... Read More

When I was asked to write about LGBT Pride Month for TheHumanist.com, I immediately and enthusiastically said yes. I love Pride Month. It baffled me, then, as I sat down to write, that I couldn’t... Read More