The “Yes” of Humanism Glows on the New Haven Green
The voice of secular America is often portrayed as the one saying “no” to nativity scenes and other religious displays on public grounds during the winter holidays. This holiday season, there is a twelve-foot-high lighthouse-shaped... Read More
Case Against Atheist Pastor Dismissed
After coming out as an atheist in 2015 while pastoring West Hill United Church in Toronto, Canada, Gretta Vosper found herself at the center of an ongoing debate in progressive church circles. Can someone be... Read More
Diverse Groups Come Together for Good
At a time when intense tribalism grips our country, two diverse groups in Concord, North Carolina, have found a way to come together for a good cause. Pastor Nathan King, representing Trinity United Church of... Read More
The Fundamentals: Immigrants Power the Superpower
What is the role of migrants and refugees in the American economy? A Brookings Institution panel held four days before the midterms aimed to answer that question against a backdrop of election-tinged rhetoric around President... Read More
Trump’s War on the Press: Two Veteran Journalists Speak Up
On October 17, I attended a discussion at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, between legendary CBS journalists and lifelong friends Dan Rather and Marvin Kalb. They were there to discuss Kalb’s latest book, Enemy... Read More
Changes and Reflections: Rights of Nonbelievers Publicly Acknowledged at UN
Since the founding of the United Nations, the role of the United States has been to bolster its sovereignty by diplomatically rejecting the nativist impulses of dictators or their nationalist governments. Never perfect, but demonstrating... Read More
Caravans and Controls: Fear, Hate, Foreign Aid, and the Ghassanids
President Trump is threatening to cut foreign aid to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras (which he still doesn't seem to understand he doesn't quite have the power to do) because a ragtag group of thousands... Read More