I am at a loss to explain the Cult of Trump. He is neither articulate nor inspiring. He casts no aura of competence or concern. He is not admired or respected but inexplicably feared. He has never written anything memorable…

We face a multi-pronged existential crisis in this country. A perfect storm of anti-science dumbing down of critical thinking, a growing intolerance for those who may be different than the majority, and an increasingly dangerous march toward an imbalance of…

“It doesn’t matter what you believe, as long as you’re sincere,” is one of those sayings that, on its face, seems harmless but carries a hidden danger, as many recent incidents have demonstrated. Belief alone, no matter how sincere, can…

In 2006, in the cold Arctic north, in an area on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, the fossilized remains of our great, great, great to the nth degree uncle Tiktaalik were discovered. The name, Tiktaalik, is a Inuktitut word meaning…

I write quite a bit about religion and the objections to it that I’ve developed over the years. My objections are not about religion itself, but the insistence on the dominance of one over any other. When religion is defined…

We live in a time of chaos with a President whose behavior mirrors that of a petulant child rather than a statesman. The Oval Office, once a symbol of dignity and deliberation, becomes a stage for tantrums, impulsive decisions, and…

One of the most striking differences between the United States and Britain is the level of religiosity paraded in the public square. In England, which has an official church and a monarchy in which the King is the titular head…

The score so far is: US Military 8 – Alleged Drug Boats 0 We’re off to an undefeated season. Due process is such a woke thing. About time someone ignored it for a more expedient form of American Justice. Something…

Of all the terrifying trends under the umbrella of Mr. Trump, the rise of Christian Nationalism is the most sinister and dangerous. It is a descent into the vortex of anti-science, anti-knowledge, anti-enlightenment leading to a society run by dominant…

I tried to go to an Italian bakery today and could not figure out why it was so crowded. This reminded why… (Here’s a re-posting of a piece I wrote some time ago. It’s the time of the year…but with…