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We are not racist, but the dead professor was black The death of Professor Jason Arday has left British academia in a state of shock and soul-searching. As politicians and colleagues call […]

The situation in Afghanistan now: Five years under the Taliban Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters entered Kabul. Afghanistan’s Western-backed government collapsed with a […]

Is “misogynistic” America ready for president AOC? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has spent much of her political career being treated as simultaneously too young, too radical, too […]

Are Trump and Musk the best friends again? A year ago, Donald Trump and Elon Musk appeared to have transformed one of the strangest alliances in American politics into one of its […]

The spectrum of religious repression: From social pressure to death Religious repression does not always arrive with police officers, prison cells or executioners. Sometimes it arrives at the dinner […]

Would brutal human rights abuses in Iran stop with regime change? There are many ways to discuss Iran. We can talk about nuclear weapons, uranium enrichment, Israel, the Persian Gulf, oil, sanctions, […]

God loves you and has a list of conditions God loves you. This is probably one of the most comforting sentences Christianity has ever produced. The creator of hundreds of […]

Can religion turn gay people straight? Imagine discovering that you are gay and being informed that the solution is remarkably straightforward. You simply need enough prayer, […]

What Heaven really looks like according to the Bible Few subjects have fascinated humanity more than heaven. Every civilization has imagined a paradise awaiting the righteous after death. […]

Tech Bros: One algorithm elects president “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, o […]

Elon Musk: The tech elite’s biggest mistake What exactly connects Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Page? On the surface, the answer appears obvious and even flattering. All […]

Ceuta: Dehumanizing refugees and shooting them is not enough The debate surrounding Ceuta has become about far more than border security. It has exposed a disturbing willingness among many […]

The media like the establishment: Another Watergate impossible? When the Watergate scandal forced President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974, it became the defining moment of modern investigative […]

Israelis and Palestinians: Can tribalism get worse? The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the clearest demonstrations of how tribalism can overwhelm empathy, reason, […]

Will political culture deteriorate even more? For much of the twentieth century, democratic politics operated according to a relatively stable set of unwritten rules. Politicians […]

Gender inequality: Innate or acquired? Few debates have generated more political heat than the origins of gender inequality. One side argues that men and women are born […]

Cruel bank robbery vs. financial crimes When masked robbers storm into a bank with weapons, the event dominates headlines for days. Television stations replay security […]

The neuroscience of prayer For thousands of years, believers have regarded prayer as a conversation with God. They have viewed it as a bridge between the human […]

Freethinkers in conservative political climates It is easy to be a freethinker in an environment where skepticism, scientific inquiry, and open debate are celebrated. The real test […]