Organ Donation: The New Presumed Consent Policy
On December 12, 2017, the UK Government Department of Health announced that England is considering reforming the soft “opt-out” organ donation program. The announcement was met with broad cross-party support and the policy reform is... Read More
Fans of “The Man Who Can”—Honoring Pat McCann in Connecticut
On the morning of December 10, UnitedCoR’s Twitter (@UnitedCoR) was buzzing with news that Pat McCann—former co-coordinator for the Connecticut Coalition of Reason—had been given the 2017 Activist of the Year award from American Atheists.... Read More
Tearing Down the Toxic Male Fraternity If you aren’t an active part of the solution, you are unquestionably a part of the problem.
In the summer of 2016, award-winning actor Will Smith made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote what was then his new film Suicide Squad. He also briefly shared his thoughts... Read More
Overdoses Are Rising because the War on Drugs Isn’t Over
More than 64,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States in 2016. Let’s put that in perspective. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this is higher than gun-related deaths... Read More
Debunking the Rise of Democratic Christian Voters
In a recent Atlantic article titled "Why Democrats Must Regain the Trust of Religious Voters," author Michael Wear makes the well-worn argument that the Democratic Party needs to get God. More to the point, they... Read More
Franken’s Fate and the Complexity of Unilateral Disarmament
When Al Franken announced his intention to resign from the Senate last week, some of us had very mixed feelings. Yes, he has been credibly accused of inappropriate behavior by several women, and no one... Read More
What I Learned from 11 Humanist Groups in 11 Days
I recently drove with my wife Sharon from our home in Charleston, South Carolina, to eleven locations in Florida in eleven days, covering over 2,000 miles. We were not on a vacation or sightseeing trip.... Read More