Confining Change: Missed Opportunities at Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Conference
I recently had the opportunity to attend Creating Change, the largest annual LGBTQ conference in the country, hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force since 1988. This year’s event—CC19—was held in Detroit, Michigan. I was... Read More
Darwin Day Resolutions Show Some Government Officials Still Care about Science
Congress isn’t exactly known for having the best track record when it comes to science and technology. From the embarrassing hearings on Capitol Hill in December focused on tech issues (which showed how very little... Read More
Abolishing Civil Rights at the National Prayer Breakfast
During this year’s National Prayer Breakfast held on February 7, 2019, President Trump proclaimed, “Since the founding of our nation, many of our greatest strides, from gaining our independence to abolition of civil rights to... Read More
The Mythology of a Cross: A Dozen Bladensburg Claims Debunked
1. Myth: The Bladensburg cross was originally placed on private property. Fact: The cross was built on the Town of Bladensburg’s land with the approval and involvement of the town’s commissioners in 1919. The Town... Read More
Reading the Blitz: State Governments Counter the Christian Right
While Project Blitz proponents work to enshrine religious beliefs in schools and local governments in conservative states across the country, the mid-term elections brought some positive developments to legislatures and governors’ offices across the country.... Read More
Conscious Communication: What the Covington Incident Can Teach Us about De-escalation
In the last week or so various marches in Washington, DC, garnered national attention. There was the Women's March, the March for Life, and the Indigenous Peoples March, as well as events against gun violence... Read More
Name Calling at the Border How Young Male Asylum Seekers Are Specifically Targeted
With news that another migrant caravan of some 1,800 Central Americans is making its way to the US border with Mexico, it’s necessary to remind people of the dangers of demonizing male refugees and asylum... Read More