I am not a geneticist. In fact, when meeting with scientists at the National Institute of Health (NIH), I often paraphrase Denzel Washington’s famous line from the movie Philadelphia: “alright, explain this to me like... Read More

With the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the separation of church and state (by determining that the Bladensburg cross was a breach in the wall of separation), came a flurry of... Read More

The following is excerpted from Paul Kivel’s Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, 4th Edition, New Society Publishers, September 2017. PART III: BEING ALLIES Showing Up as a Strong White Ally People of... Read More

Dear Christian Conservatives, How important is the Second Amendment to you? Many, if not most, of you who read this would say it is of the upmost importance. Well, let's put your desire to defend... Read More

“I can’t get no… satisfaction,” sang Mick Jagger as I wandered the exhibit hall. Neither could I, given that I was at the 2017 Values Voter Summit, a conference that appeared specifically designed to irritate... Read More

White supremacists coordinated a “flash mob” tiki torch rally last Saturday night in Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition to chanting they (white people) will not be “replaced,” and “the South will rise again,” and singing the... Read More

In one of the most effective moments of the 2012 vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, Biden got emotional talking about the issue of abortion. While he was personally a Catholic, he... Read More