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June 2019

June 20, 2019

Trump Admin’s Prioritization of Religion Over Health Care Access Will Leave People Without Care

The Trump Administration seems bent on prioritizing religious "freedoms" over human needs — including medical...

July 2018

July 25, 2018

Atheism as Click-bait: Playing into Media Sensationalism

I suspect it's clear by now, to readers of this blog, that I am more...

June 2018

June 09, 2018

Leader Worship and Populism: A Humanist Nightmare

If you believe that human beings are responsible for fixing the world's problems, populism can...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

“Philanthrocapitalism”: From Religious to Secular Masters of Men

One reason I resist strict religious/secular binaries is because shared human behaviours often warrant closer...

May 26, 2018

A Humanist in Colombia: Lessons for a Hurting World

Colombians will rarely ask you your religion. Why would they, when “Catholic” is the default...

May 07, 2018

Fundamentalist Intolerance

The current deluge of “religious freedom” laws have a single purpose: to let narrow-minded believers...

January 2018

January 09, 2018

Identity: The New Political Religion

Whether it’s Republican voters who think wealthy tax cuts will benefit them or Democrats who...

August 2017

August 07, 2017

The International Secular

by Marc Schaus For anyone currently following the secular movements happening all over North America...

July 2017

July 19, 2017

See Me

Inside Out, The People's Art Project: A Global Art Project Transforming Messages of Personal Identity...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

Toward a Post-Lies Future

Caption: Trumpocchio Head of Donald Trump___________________________________________________________________ DONALD TRUMP is our first post-truth president. And he...

February 23, 2017

Trump Rescinds Trans Youth Rights: Helped by Christians and Atheists

Yesterday, the Trump Administration reversed former President Obama’s federal extension of Title IX protections to...

February 13, 2017

Preserving Our Democracy on Valentine’s Day

Caption: Photograph of author and wife on Valentine’s Day outing (Image courtesy of Gleb...

February 07, 2017

The Science of Solving Alternative Facts

Caption: Image of CNN with quote from Kellyanne Conway saying “Spice gave alternative facts on...

January 2017

January 23, 2017

What Would Gandhi Do About Trump? High-Time For a Science Of Wisdom

Source: wikimedia commons/ Mahatma Ghandi close up potrait Written by Charles Cassidy MPhys, Director of...

January 21, 2017

A Weird American in Trump’s Post-Truth America

Caption: Truth and lies (Open Clipart-Vectors, Pixabay) ________________________________________________________________ It is an undeniable fact that Donald...

December 2016

December 20, 2016

A Future With Trump: Truth Vs Comfort

Caption: Image of someone standing on edge of cliff (image credit) By guest blogger Hunter Glenn...

December 06, 2016

Fear and Anger Over the Ohio State Knife Attack

Source: Muteb Gz/Flickr I felt a stab of cold fear when I first learned about...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

4 Questions to Ask Before Wearing a Safety Pin

Caption: Image of safety pin with words superimposed “You are safe with me. I stand...

November 19, 2016

The Worst Problem In American Politics?

Source: Cara Masto, Used with permission Like many Americans, I was left with a heavy...

November 06, 2016

The Myth of the Irrational Voter

Caption: Voting rights advocates (Michael Fleshman, Flickr) Voters are inherently irrational. They are moved by...

November 02, 2016

Your Vote May Be Worth Millions!

Caption: Surprised Woman (Ohiane Abriteska, Flickr) Is it worth your time to vote? You...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

How Our Thinking Errors Cause Us To Misinterpret Politics

Caption: Image of Trump and Clinton (Wikimedia Commons) Debate checkers usually focus on evaluating the...

October 25, 2016

How The Trump Foundation Scandal Hurts The Nonprofit Sector

Caption: Person putting money into jacket pocket (Wikimedia Commons) Written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional...

October 19, 2016

Patheos Atheists Tweet the Third Debate

Debate Night tweets from the bloggers at Patheos Atheist. Let's do this.

October 15, 2016

Who Will Make America Safer?

Caption: Photo of Trump and Clinton (Static, Flickr) Co-written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional Insights...

October 07, 2016

The Gender Gap in the Presidential Race

Image credit: Wikimedia common The vast majority of pundits described Donald Trump’s performance at...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

Why the Pundits Are Wrong About Clinton Dominating the Debate

(image credit) The vast majority of pundits declared Hillary Clinton the decisive winner...

September 24, 2016

Trump and Clinton Debate Strategies That Can Make Anyone a Better Public Speaker

Caption: Trump and Clinton speaking (image credit) Public speaking is an anxiety-inducing...

September 11, 2016

On Being a Weird American on 9/11

Caption: Person saluting the American flag (image credit) ______________________________________________________ On this anniversary of the 2001...

August 2016

August 11, 2016

Dissecting the GOP Platform with a Secular Scalpel

A former Republican atheist takes a detailed look at the troubling church-state implications of the...