The Relationship of Artificial Intelligence and Religion to Secular Morality
As humans we have the unique qualities of consciousness and emotional intelligence; the capacity for empathy and compassion; and the feelings of love, disgust, queasiness, and hate. We have evolved these emotions along with our... Read More
Live a Happier Life with a Free Mind
Today the issue of human wellbeing has become a major focus of social and political policymaking. This trend gained particular notice in 2012 when the United Nations General Assembly named the first day of spring... Read More
The Necessary Discomfort of Progress
ALLOW ME TO BEGIN with a story I’m embarrassed to tell. After my divorce some years ago, I dipped my toes into the tepid, algae-covered pool of online dating. Though it has its appeals, I... Read More
A Payout for All Their Houses The calamity of clandestine church bailouts during a pandemic
THE ADMINISTRATION of President Donald Trump has failed to halt the spread of the coronavirus or come to the aid of Americans falling ill from COVID-19 or suffering financially due to the widespread impact of... Read More
Meeting the Scourge: COVID-19 Responsibility, Ethics, and Morality
“BUBONIC PLAGUE is the inescapable reference point in any discussion of infectious diseases and their impact on society,” writes Yale University History Professor Frank M. Snowden in his 2019 book, Epidemics and Society from the... Read More
100 YEARS OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: Celebrating a Centennial and Reckoning with the Past
In 2019, Democratic women from the US House of Representatives invoked the suffragists of a century before by wearing white to the State of the Union. It was a powerful symbol of solidarity and a... Read More
The Call of Disobedience: Lessons for Social Change from Our Feminist Foremothers
In 1878 Congress first considered a constitutional amendment that read: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on... Read More