Grand Canyon Expansion: Greater Access to Visitors or a Threat to Nature?

Two major proposed development projects may make the Grand Canyon more accessible to tourists—or, depending on how you see it, threaten its natural scenery. The Grand Canyon Escalade project’s main purpose is to build a... Read More
Women “Equal” in STEM Hiring? Not So Fast

To all the white scientists reading this, raise your hand high if you’ve ever been mistaken for “the help” in your university or government-funded lab. A study conducted last year at the UC Hastings College... Read More
Celebrating the Celebrants: An Interview with Humanist Officiants Jennifer and Tim Bailey

I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer and Tim Bailey, co-owners of Celebrating Times of Change, at their exhibitor booth at the American Humanist Association’s Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. Their exhibitor table was well... Read More
Artistic Activism or Disguised Discrimination?

Last week tragedy struck very near my hometown of Dallas, Texas, when religious extremists attacked a cartoon contest in North Texas. It should be noted that this wasn’t just any cartoon contest, it was a... Read More
Want To Help End Systemic Racism? First Step: Drop the White Guilt

The plight of Eric Harris, who was gunned down by a pay-to-play cop during an April 2 undercover operation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is just one of the latest tragedies following a long-recurring theme within the... Read More
Religiosity and the Wellbeing of Nations

Last week Gallup International and the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research released a survey that ranked sixty-five countries around the world on religiosity based on 63,898 interviews. The two least religious countries by percentage... Read More
Sign of the Times? Fatal Protest of Income Inequality Largely Ignored by Mainstream Media

Chances are good you’ve never heard the name Leo P. Thornton, even though his story made national news last week. Sort of. Leo P. Thornton, a twenty-two-year-old from Lincolnwood, Illinois, stood on the steps of... Read More