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Morality is story: What a secular future must build
Giving up belief in gods doesn't mean giving up the stories that teach us moral lessons.
Accessibility should be boring
People with disabilities should get to go to the beach, too.
The energy crisis is coming
Shortages, price spikes, inflation—it's about to be the 1970s all over again.
The secular case for public funding of religious schools
Greater school choice might be preferable to trying to create one curriculum that offends no one.
English is becoming humanity's shared language
It's now the language of choice for communication between people who speak different native tongues.
Is objective morality dangerous?
Does belief in objective value make us more or less likely to fight and kill each other?
No religious revival, quiet or otherwise
Claims about a surge in young converts are wishful thinking based on no evidence.
Godless time: Time for a secular calendar
Time is measured by scientific standards, so why do we still use a calendar based on religion?
Secularism's third way
Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?
The colossal stupidity of war with Iran
An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the world.
The era of Mamdani
This isn't how politics normally goes in America.
Negativland and me: Why we fall for hoaxes
Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today.