Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a little obsessed with wine. But I’m far from a lush—wine is meant to be breathed in, slowly savored, and enjoyed while relaxing. And I’m a collector... Read More

The Kochhar Humanist Education Center, a project of the American Humanist Association working to promote education based in reason and ethics, provides curriculum resources for all ages in eight areas Secular Humanism Critical Thinking Secular... Read More

A confession: I occasionally find myself listening attentively to what Newt Gingrich has to say. I invariably treat whatever offering he has to an artery-squeezing grain of salt, but I do listen because he is... Read More

Is there anything we humans love that doesn’t have a downside? I don’t think so. Since the Enlightenment, naturalists have sought nonreligious, rational answers to our unending quest for optimal living. But it was one... Read More

In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. Ever the showman, Edison liked to demonstrate his device by allowing people to speak into the machine, after which he’d play the recording back for them. However, back in... Read More

If there’s one concern that pervades virtually every major political and economic issue facing the United States today, it’s the question of corporate power and influence. The subject erupted in January 2010 with the Supreme... Read More

I recently celebrated my wedding anniversary, having been married to the same woman for thirty-one years without ever straying. Newt Gingrich has been married three times, divorced one wife while she was recovering from surgery,... Read More