The Arbitrary Inquisition of a Humanist Asylum Seeker
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Home Office informed Hamza bin Walayat that his application for asylum was denied. Walayat, a native of Pakistan, has lived in the UK since 2011. Having rejected the traditional... Read More
On Theocrats’ Peculiar Definition of the “Sanctity of Life”
On January 19, 2018, the day of the presumptuously titled "March for Life" in Washington, DC, theocratic leader Tony Perkins, president of the highly influential Family Research Council, declared: "America is on the way to once... Read More
Germany Navigates Uncharted Legal Waters of Gender and Parenthood
A transgender woman in Berlin saved some of her sperm, prior to having gender reassignment surgery, in order to have a baby with her female partner. They intended both women to be listed as the... Read More
Whither the “Google Memo” Guy?
James Damore (aka the “Google Memo” guy) is one of two plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit reports that the technology giant has violated labor laws by discriminating against employees who... Read More
Trump’s HHS Wants to Protect Health Care Workers Who Discriminate
Perhaps the only good thing about the three-day government shutdown was that it temporarily prevented the Trump administration from moving forward with a colossally bad proposal. Last week the Department of Health and Human Services... Read More
Immigration Battles & a Gutsy Bar
Across from the bar, there’s a table stacked five to ten books high with a dozen titles or so for sale. The books are displayed around a sign that reads: “WRITERS FROM S##THOLE COUNTRIES,” referring... Read More
That’s Life: Roe v. Wade Opponents March and Bask, Dreamers Worry
Photos by Rachael Berman Karen Docksey sat against a concrete planter along Constitution Avenue soaking up the sun on a glorious January day. “It’s a joyous occasion,” she beamed. Docksey had flown to Washington, DC,... Read More
