“Tiny Hands Off Our Science!” Thousands Tell Trump at March for Science
One of my favorite lines from the original Ghostbusters is when Bill Murray’s character Peter Venkman asks a terrified librarian, who claims she’s had a run-in with an apparition, a series of questions. “What has... Read More
What Will Happen to Wildlife in the Trump Era?
The Trump administration is no friend to humanist values. Already, the president has made clear his preference for dogmatism over secular rule of law, his disregard for the role of science in shaping policy, and... Read More
Iowa Humanists and Atheists Hold “Reason on the Hill” and Call for the Inclusion of All Iowans
The Humanists of Linn County, a chapter of the American Humanist Association and a member group of the Eastern Iowa Coalition of Reason, hosted a successful “Reason On the Hill” Day at the Iowa State... Read More
Humanists Say, “Goodbye, Bill! Alas, We Knew Ye Well”
The sun is shining, the bells are ringing, it’s the beginning of a new day! What’s all the happiness about you ask? Yesterday Bill O’Reilly was fired from his high-profile position at FOX News. I... Read More
Newly Full Supreme Court Addresses Religious Liberty
Now that the Supreme Court finally has its ninth Justice in Neil Gorsuch (after over a year of delays because of the Republican refusal to consider Obama nominee Merrick Garland), the court is processing pending... Read More
Will the Nation Collapse in a Post-Christian Era?
Due to a growing alarm over dwindling church attendance in the United States, a sort of entry-level anti-secularism is a frequent presence in the online Christian Post. It takes the form of short articles introducing... Read More
Live Well, Die Well: Does Neil Gorsuch Understand Epicurus?
“The same exercise (i.e. the study of philosophy) at once teaches to live well and to die well.” – Epicurus, Epistle to Menoeceus The Seventh Annual Symposium of Epicurean Philosophy recently took place in Athens, Greece. This... Read More