Amanda Knief
Amanda Knief is a lawyer at the Library of Congress and the former legal and public policy director for American Atheists.
Posts by Amanda Knief
Through the Rings: Cassini Completes an Amazing Journey
A twenty-year odyssey to explore Saturn and its moons will come to end on September 15 when NASA’s Cassini probe will plunge into Saturn’s... Read More
Valuing Women: Will We See a Fresh Face on the Almighty Dollar?
“Rosa Parks.” “Gloria Steinem.” “Amelia Earhart.” “Margaret Stanger.” “My mother.” These were all answers given by attendees at the American Humanist Association’s annual conference... Read More
By the People, for the People
“Mic check!” calls out a young man from the bottom of the stairs at the southeast corner of Zuccotti Park, or “Liberty Square,” as... Read More
Chipping Away at the Bench
Voter anger took a new form as the results of Iowa’s November 2010 midterm elections were revealed. In a real-life twist that would make... Read More
Liberté, Egalité—de Féministes! Revealing the Burqa as a Pro-Choice Issue
“Ban the burqa! Ban the burqa!” Across Western Europe this resounds as the rallying cry of the day among the public and politicians. At... Read More