The United States Senate and House of Representatives each recently passed bills reshaping the tax code. Though the bills now need to be reconciled in conference, the attitude of Republican lawmakers toward education should concern... Read More

As an inquisitive child who asked all the wrong questions at all the wrong times, I was often reprimanded for asking “worldly questions,” which, for those of you who were not raised in an evangelical... Read More

Believing in magic can be fun. One can believe in the power of positive thinking, in faith-healing, in getting rich by imagining piles of gold. One can believe that the motions of the planets dictate... Read More

It only takes one brave person to go public, and others will follow. Women are breaking the culture of silence. Last week there was outcry after Matt Lauer of NBC News was terminated amid allegations... Read More

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination by employers based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This includes terminating an employee and refusing to hire a qualified candidate; it... Read More

Last week my esteemed colleague Luis Granados penned an article for TheHumanist.com that sought to build the basis for tougher legal consequences for creating and spreading fake news, a topic in vogue since the debacle... Read More

Conservatives have long expressed their desire to make the government smaller and let the private and nonprofit sectors take on more responsibility for caring for people in need. Ronald Reagan’s administration, for example, encouraged nonprofits... Read More