Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ll write more next week, after I’ve had more time to process. But for now, this says it all: JOE BIDEN DEFEATS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP The Associated Press declares Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and […]
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Searching for the Path Ahead
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that my blog output has been spotty since the election. Part of that was the expected emotional low I felt in the days immediately afterward, but I’m mostly past that. However, I have an admission to make. I’m stuck at a dilemma, and I don’t see […]
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The Morning After
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was so, so wrong. I’m still numb. Disbelief. If there were anything that gave me even slim comfort on this awful day, it would be that all the polls got it just as wrong as I did. I don’t feel that I did the wrong thing by relying on the best data we had. […]
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New on AlterNet: 10 More Lessons from Atlas Shrugged
Reading Time: 2 minutes My latest column is now up on AlterNet, “10 Things I Discovered About Ayn Rand’s Addled Brain After Reading ‘Atlas Shrugged’“. It summarizes ten more of the very important political and moral lessons I’ve learned over the last year reviewing part II of Atlas Shrugged. Read the excerpt below, then click through to see the […]
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Atheist Events in NYC This Weekend
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’re in New York City this weekend, there are two great atheist events going down! First, on Saturday the 27th, the Blackout Secular Rally is happening in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park from 1:30 to 6:00. (I’ve seen different webpages say it starts either at 12:00 or at 1:30, but the official Facebook event […]
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My Interview with Thom Hartmann
Reading Time: < 1 minute As you know if you follow me on Twitter, last night I was on TV, being interviewed by Thom Hartmann for his show The Big Picture. I had a short segment discussing my latest AlterNet column on harassment of church-state plaintiffs. Watch it below: My appearance is at around 45 minutes into the show. If […]
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A Change for the Worse
Reading Time: < 1 minute Well, as you’ve probably noticed, the blog is back to using Disqus. This wasn’t my decision, and I’m not happy about it. Disqus offers no advantages over the built-in WordPress commenting system, as far as I’m concerned. Plus, because it’s based on active scripting, it’s inherently slower and less accessible, and its moderation capabilities are […]
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Open Thread: What Religious Blogs Should I Read?
Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ve been looking at my RSS feed, and it’s almost all atheist and skeptical blogs. No surprise there, obviously – but I’m thinking it should be at least a little more diverse. In the name of not cutting myself off from other viewpoints, as well as finding out about interesting stories I might not otherwise […]
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Open Thread: Weekend Delurk & Self-Promotion
Reading Time: < 1 minute I’m putting up a post tomorrow about writing and the creative process, but on this crisp fall morning, I’ve been thinking more about the social aspect of the profession. Although this blog gets thousands of visitors, only a tiny fraction of them ever comment. I understand why that is, and I accept it; I certainly […]
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Reminder: Daylight Atheism United Kingdom Meetup
Reading Time: < 1 minute Just as a reminder: The last week of this month, I’m taking a trip to London and Edinburgh. If you live around there and are interested in meeting me, come on out! I’m arriving in London on the morning of Saturday, August 25, and we’re tentatively planning a meetup that night. On Wednesday, August 29, […]