Few modern slogans in popular atheism have the enduring appeal of Hitchens’ Razor: What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. It is elegant and sharp. And it is an effective... Read More

A few weeks ago, in an online exchange with a colleague, my email responses were repeatedly blocked. The technical reason read: 550 5.7.1 Blocked by SpamAssassin. Getting blocked technically is something that happens to me... Read More

Tuesday, March 31 was the International Transgender Day of Visibility. This year's day of visibility came at a bellwether moment as efforts intensified to suppress queer visibility, recognition and memory. Let's not beat around the... Read More

Secular humanism has been remarkably effective at dismantling religious metaphysics. It has been far less willing to ask what it owes the people who must live without them. For many secular humanists, this omission feels... Read More

This essay first appeared on the author’s personal blog, Sharwari’s notebook. I became an atheist for moral reasons. I could not reconcile a loving, omnipotent God with the suffering I saw in the world. If... Read More

From the window of my classroom in the Pir Panjal range, the view is often distracting. Depending on the month, the slopes outside are either blanketed in a blinding, pristine white or bursting with the... Read More

The other day, I reached a milestone I never would’ve thought I’d reach with my mom. After being on testosterone for over a year and half and trying to keep it hidden from my transphobic... Read More