Mike Pence in his Own Words
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has named Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his VP. Pence is notable among social conservatives....
Columns
Good without God? Not in the Long Run
I see regularly the slogan from the American Humanists Association: “Good Without God.” And I think….well, maybe for a while,...
The Coming Battle Over the Supreme Court
Here’s a true Rip Van Winkle story. Jeremiah Denton, an American pilot who was captured in Vietnam in 1965, returned...
Thomas Paine and “Common Sense”
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in 1776. It is not anti-Christian, as some of his later writings are. For example,...
See Something, Say Nothing?
I miss George W. Bush. There, I said it. I know one could come up with a list of his...
The New Three Branches of Government
We have transitioned away from the traditional three branches of government---the legislative, the executive, and the judicial---to a new form...
Important Message on Freedom and Truth and Climate Change
This is from my friend, Dr. Cal Beisner http://cornwallalliance.org/2016/06/open-letter-to-attorneys-general-about-climate-change/
Centuries of Marriage
The cover story of the upcoming TIME magazine (6/13/16) is “How to Stay Married (and Why).” Marriage does matter, despite...
10 Reasons State-Sanctioned Atheism Is Out of Step with Our American Traditions
The University of Miami has now announced a chair for the study of atheism. In another recent story, an atheist...