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  • On Conquering White Whales: Stemming the Tide of Cultural Ignorance

    On Conquering White Whales: Stemming the Tide of Cultural Ignorance6

    Once upon a time, Moby Dick was required reading for American high schoolers. It is, after all, arguably, one of the greatest American novels ever penned. Sadly, most students today will never read Moby Dick, and sadder still, neither have, nor will, their teachers. There is something uniquely sublime about the great beast of the

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  • On Censorship and Freedom of Speech

    On Censorship and Freedom of Speech1

    The act of censorship has been around since the beginning of civilization. Historically, censorship has been spearheaded by the two most powerful social domains: government and religion. But the motivations and justifications for censorship have certainly changed over the centuries. Virtually every major era throughout human history has had to deal with censorship of one sort

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  • On Ben Franklin’s Letter to an Atheist

    On Ben Franklin’s Letter to an Atheist0

    Benjamin Franklin’s feelings on God and religion were complicated. While it’s true that Franklin believed in God and saw great benefit in religion, he himself (as I’ve written before) had an aversion to church services (or at least services led by dull pastors). Like many people, Franklin’s own views on faith and religion changed throughout

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  • On Americans On Islam

    On Americans On Islam0

    • November 25, 2015

    Americans, oh Americans. It seems that Americans today are in a frenzy over Islam – and what we hear is that either Islam is a great, peaceful, edifying religion with a few wingnut freaks (similar to Westboro Baptists, etc.), or that, say, something like one in three Muslims is teaching their 7 year-old how to

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  • Omicron Is Turning Into Om-i-con

    Omicron Is Turning Into Om-i-con0

    Like many of you, I’ve read numerous articles in the last two years about COVID-19, masks and lockdowns, deaths, vaccines, and mandates. Now the Omicron variation of COVID-19 is inundating the news. There are calls for millions of new virus tests, and in some quarters demands for more lockdowns, more masking requirements, and the cancellation

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  • Olympic Athlete: ‘I was born to have babies’

    Olympic Athlete: ‘I was born to have babies’0

    One of the fascinating parts of the Olympics is the backstory which every athlete brings with them. For three-time gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, that backstory focuses heavily on her family and life as a mother. Jennings won gold for the third time as a beach volleyball player in the 2012 London Olympics. But even

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