Merrill Miller
Posts by Merrill Miller (page 10)
After a Blow in California, Death with Dignity Isn’t Dead
Death is inevitable. Morrie Schwartz, author and professor at Brandeis University, once called it “the great equalizer,” which is an apt description considering death... Read More
Eventbrite Sheds Some Light on Religious Events and Community Building
Human beings are naturally social, and the emergence of the Internet has given us even more ways to connect with each other, both online... Read More
A Cruel and Unusual Ruling: Supreme Court Upholds Use of Controversial Lethal Injection Drug
Last week, the United States Supreme Court gave humanists reason to celebrate when they finally threw off fundamentalist notions of marriage and declared marriage... Read More
Would You Pay for Wikipedia If It Contained Humanism?
Where would we be without Wikipedia? While the online encyclopedia’s accuracy has sometimes been called into question, its mission of providing free and comprehensive... Read More
Game of Gender Roles: Popular Culture and Women
June 14 marked the finale of the fifth season of the popular television show, Game of Thrones. This season has been particularly controversial in... Read More
Gambling With Animals’ Lives: The Ethics of Horseracing
On June 6, horseracing enthusiasts will gather in Elmont, New York, to watch the third and final event of the Triple Crown. The race... Read More
Why Humanists Should Support Increasing the Minimum Wage
From reading the news, one might think that money was raining from the skies over Los Angeles last week, after the City Council voted... Read More