Day One Down: Things I Heard at the Inauguration

On a crisp and bright January day in 2009, when Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States, Americans flooded the nation’s capital in record numbers for a glimpse at a hopeful... Read More
Betsy DeVos: Friend of “the Family” and Faith-Based Education

The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’ hearing on January 17, 2017, with education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos serves as ontological proof that the religious right is indeed behind the wheel of... Read More
Join the Resistance: Inauguration Week Events in Washington, DC

Tomorrow, depending on where you stand, you will either be celebrating or mourning the inauguration of Donald J. Trump into office as the 45th President of the United States. Regardless of the circumstances, we do know... Read More
Divine Surveillance and the Megachurch State Messages of peace and tolerance have taken a backseat to a continuing message of solidarity with the military, consumerism, and conservative politicians

Megachurches have long been subjected to major moral inquiries, both from within the Christian community and outside of it. One of Jesus’s major principles was to shed oneself from all material wealth and to focus... Read More
Where Are the Men?

Friday is Inauguration Day, a day when perhaps one of the worst leaders in US history will be officially inducted into office as our Commander-in-Chief, the leader of the free world, the President of the... Read More
Us and Them: Lessons from Lincoln’s Inaugurations

There are two feuding tribes in South Sudan, the Dinka and the Nuer, and they are at the heart of a civil war that has killed 300,000 people. To any westerner, the people of these... Read More
Make America Sick Again: A Humanist Response to the Affordable Care Act Repeal

Last week the US Senate and House of Representatives paved the way to begin repealing President Obama’s signature program, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Though hardly a perfect law, the ACA brought health insurance to... Read More