Jerusalem: Monument to Human Narcissism

President Trump’s provocative decision to authorize the transfer of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which he communicated in an importantly nuanced speech on December 6, appears calculated to appease the... Read More
A United Nations with a Diminished United States

I serve as a United Nations non-governmental organization (NGO) representative for the American Humanist Association. I am mostly proud of the work of the UN. I am certainly proud of the work of UNESCO, the... Read More
An Overdue Dose of Dopamine

The past month has been filled with tragedy and suffering. Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica on September 18 and two days later hit Puerto Rico, claiming forty-eight lives as of this writing and leaving thousands without... Read More
Oppressive Atheism: In China, Religion Can Be a Form of Activism

China’s governing party, the Communist Party of China (CPC), recently banned the practice of religion for all of its 88+ million members in an effort to “maintain Party unity.” Director of the State Administration for... Read More
A Dose of Dopamine, Round 8

Ignore his quibbling, unintelligible interview in the New York Times where the president-who-must-not-be-named claims that health insurance costs twelve dollars a year. Ignore it—I implore you! Relax with some chamomile tea and enjoy some wonderfully... Read More
Catholic School Students in Ontario, Canada, Can Opt-Out of Religion Classes

Based on a recent human rights settlement case with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, Catholic school students in Ontario, Canada, can now opt out of religion classes. Claudia Sorgini, a student at St.... Read More
The Good News is Back: A Dose of Dopamine, Round 7

It’s been about a month since my last dose of dopamine, and in that time our president has ranged his tweets from lambasting a television host to flirting with nuclear war. Things aren’t going great,... Read More