The Curious Case of the Missing—and Reappearing—Government Climate Change Data

Last week climate scientist Peter Gleick reported that the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Science Explorer—a taxpayer-funded online database for the public to browse USGS science programs and activities—had lost 5,516 formerly searchable climate science... Read More
Embryos: People or Property?

I don’t know many people who consider divorce fun or enjoyable. It is often a painful and tolling experience, in addition to the longer-term implications on the health and happiness of those involved. Children make... Read More
Urgent Need or Religious Exceptionalism? Texas Churches Sue FEMA for Reimbursement

Three Texas churches are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for excluding them from public assistance after they aided the community during Hurricane Harvey. The conservative non-profit law firm the Becket Fund (notorious for... Read More
Dragon Con: Where Everything Goes and All Are Accepted

For many people in the United States, Labor Day weekend has come to represent the final opportunity for beach vacations and cookouts, the last days of summer, and the beginning of a new school year.... Read More
Poor Excuses: The Relationship between Poverty and White Nationalism

In his infamous “fine people on both sides” press conference following the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Trump offered a solution for America’s persistent struggle with racial violence. “If we continue to create jobs... Read More
Rural, Religious, and Racist: Molding the Minds of Children in All the Wrong Ways

Earlier this week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) went to bat for the children of Mississippi by demanding an investigation into the school-sanctioned prayer walks that are happening in DeSoto County, Mississippi. FFRF wants... Read More
Depictions, Perceptions, and Harm: An Interview with Media Critic Jean Kilbourne

Advertising and media images play an important and influential role in everyday life. American business continues to produce advertisements that violate, objectify, and sexualize women and girls, despite several academic studies showing the negative effects... Read More