In mid-September the Trump administration held its first “White House Conference on American History” at which the president promised to “defend the legacy of America’s founding, the virtue of America’s heroes, and the nobility of... Read More

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg last Friday left an enormously important vacancy to fill on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States. Unfortunately, Donald Trump and the Republicans in the Senate... Read More

Those who find themselves living in the American South quickly become familiar with what at first may seem an unusual sight: statues and memorials on public land that glorify the Confederacy. As a Southern native... Read More

This Sunday, August 30, I will be giving a virtual presentation for Atheists United in Los Angeles, California. The talk, titled “The Nones and the Future of American Politics,” offers a deep dive into the... Read More

For many Americans, August means back to school—and while many school children traditionally bemoan the return to studying, homework, and the like, this year public health specialists are dreading it too, as the United States... Read More

On June 30, the US Supreme Court issued a frustrating decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. At issue was the constitutionality of Montana’s tax-credit program, which gave dollar-for-dollar tax credits to anyone who... Read More

Between 1980 and 1985, President Ronald Reagan presided over the biggest peacetime defense buildup in US history. This expansion helped the United States develop stealth technology, precision weaponry, counter-air systems, new aircraft, and many other... Read More