Atheist Ethicist

Earlier, I argued that if we accept Attorney General Gonzales’ argument for the legitimacy of warrantless wiretaps on Americans, that this ...

This country is acquiring some absurd standards regarding what a teacher can and cannot say in a public school classroom. • In Indiana, a ...

I am sorry that this is long. I have been challenged to step once again into the issue of moral theory. I love being able to do this from ti...

Old Business: Censure According to a Reuters news story , White House spokesman Scott McClellan, when discussing Feingold’s proposed censu...

Old Business: Dubai Ports Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is apparently proud of his party’s ability to employ racial h...

Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has proposed a resolution in the Senate to censure President Bush for authorizing warrantless wiretaps made il...

The government is only spying on terrorists. If you have nothing to hide, you have no reason to oppose government spying. Wrong! Warrant...

An article called at Slate.com called, “Desperate Feminist Wives: Why wanting equality makes women unhappy,” by Meghan O'Rourke pointed...

Old Business: Medical Front We are looking at the possibility that Lesley may need a pacemaker in order to get her heart rate where it sho...

On the medical front, Lesley had her gall bladder removed today, and we are waiting to see if this will allow her other systems to return to...

First, I apologize for missing a day on my blog. With my wife still in intensive care, I have not been able to focus on the issues that I wo...

I came home from work Monday evening and discovered my wife sick in bed. She had dried blood on her lips and all over the inside of her mout...

I read a news report today saying that the Bush Administration is going after " leaks " with a vengeance. After having been stun...