Climate Denying School Board Fires Teacher
Billy loved learning about the world around him. He was especially interested in climate change and had been reading about it in the news. One...
High Court To Student Borrowers— Let Them Eat Cake
The Supreme Court's ruling in the student loan case was a major victory for Navient and other student loan servicers. The ruling effectively blocked the...
The Witch In the Closet—A True Story
The following is a true story. It actually happened. The names and places have been changed. Parker Lee was twelve today and was excited to...
The Quiet Symphony of Solitude
Moments of loneliness live in every heart. They are as integral to life as joy and sorrow, as inevitable as sunrise and sunset. For some,...
Truth or Fiction: How Media’s Crime Stories Shape Our World
Intro to the Puzzle Have you ever wondered how the latest crime drama or thriller movie you've binged affects your view of the world? Or...
An Open Letter To Dr. Robert Jeffress
Since you as a pastor of First Baptist of Dallas blocked me for an apparent good dosage of my providing you with biblical scriptures to counter your utter and inane BS.
Are Conservative Evangelicals Removing Christ From Scriptures?
I often receive personal messages on social media telling me I am overly rough with the current conservative “Christians.”
Workplace Injuries Increase Risk of Suicide and Overdose for Women
[caption id="attachment_181034" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Why are more women committing suicide?[/caption] Workplace injuries are a serious issue across industries, and they’re more common than you may...
The Desperation of America’s Anti-Intellectuals
There are millions of them; the anti-science, anti-climate change, pro-Trump anti-intellectuals. The second class minds of America, those who embrace their god and their guns, but eschew everything meaningful in these changing fortunes of time.
My Brother Was Killed At Sandy Hook
People say they’ll never forget their freshman year of college. They’ll recount memories of living in a dingy dorm, cultivating lasting friendships with roommates, having adventures and experiencing the thrill of newfound freedom that comes from living away from home. I know I’ll never forget my freshman year. But it isn’t for any of these reasons
What Happens When Drinking Alcohol Becomes A Binge
A new report published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has revealed that nearly 20% adults in the US participate in binge drinking. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found that more than 17 billion binge drinks are being consumed in a year.
On Religion, Guns, and the Accumulation of Power
In this country, the majority of the people who want to have fairness in government are those who are not particularly high on the economic scale. They are largely in the middle or lower economic group. Those in the upper economic group have a different view of fairness.
What If ‘Star Trek’ Were Free?
Even after seven television series and thirteen movies, Star Trek’s existence is always precarious. The failure of a show like Star Trek: Enterprise, saved once from cancellation after its second season, kept Star Trek off television for a generation. Now, with Discovery airing behind the CBS All Access paywall, it’s the Star Trek movie series that…
Is Britain’s Far Right Really A Threat?
Yes, Islamic extremists are greater in number in Britain than far-right terrorists so, it is easy to understand why Islamic extremists get all the media attention. The number of incidents involving far-right extremists is minuscule in comparison but should not be ignored lest they increase.