Why We Need Courts to Identify “New” Rights
In the midst of the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling, a decision that squeaked by on a 5-4 vote, the main message from the dissenters was that the majority opinion is undemocratic. All four dissenting... Read More
Remembering the Glory Days of Church-State Separation
June 17 marks the 52nd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, Abington School District v. Schempp, that declared unconstitutional a state law requiring public schools to start each day with a reading from the... Read More
The 5th Anniversary of Citizen’s United: A Wake-up Call to America
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s infamous Citizen’s United ruling, a decision that has come to symbolize the issue of corporate power in American politics. Controversy erupted immediately after the ruling was... Read More
Why Corporate Personhood is Even More Important Than You Think Many issues are important, but corporate power is strategically unique.
Most well-informed humanists, being generally progressive, understand that corporate personhood is a legitimate public policy issue in America today. It may not be the main issue that motivates and inspires their activism, but at some... Read More
Humanism is a Religion? Why Even “Anti-religion” Humanists Should Celebrate
One of the first things I realized when I got involved in secular activism years ago was the importance that we humanists and atheists place on language. We are analytical by nature and take words... Read More
What the Media Won’t Tell You about the Roadside Cross in California
If you read media reports about the American Humanist Association’s letter to the City of Lake Elsinore, California, complaining about a roadside Christian cross there, you might get the wrong idea. While it’s true that... Read More
Unfortunately, Bobby Jindal is no Bob Jones Both cried “religious freedom,” but there’s a big difference
A recent article in Slate compares Bobby Jindal, the conservative governor of Louisiana, to Bob Jones III, the fundamentalist and former president of Bob Jones University in South Carolina, pointing out that Jindal’s assertions of... Read More