Atheist Ethicist

I read an article today on why Muslims are still angry ay the United States. Rather than being a standard, "This is how the world appea...

I have seen two criticisms of Obama in recent weeks. The first, which was loudest during the debt debate, blames Obama for gridlock in the...

On the question of allowing different states to experiment with their own regulations, which I covered in my last post on Rick Perry's A...

Governor Rick Perry of Texas is too stupid to be a good President. But even the stupidest person can sometimes get something right - if only...

In recent posts, I have probably establish the impression that I am an economic liberal. I favor taxing the wealthy in part to provide a...

Just because somebody claims to be a member of the "brights", have a naturalistic view of the universe, and a respect for reason a...

There was another opinion post in the Washington Post yesterday that touched on the idea that we should not elect an idiot - or anybody with...

In comments on my post Penn Jillette's libertarianism , Rob wrote: Exactly! The second someone decides some bit of matter is "p...

Most people who come to this blog will probably already know that Richard Dawkins has an opinion piece in the Washington Post today. Att...

I am taking a look at three claims that Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) made in a recent opinion piece on CNN. "I don't know...

A member of the studio audience made a comment regarding the tub analogy on climate change that deserves some consideration. The tub an...

I am taking a look at three claims that Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) made in a recent opinion piece on CNN. "I don't know...

A reader has posted a claim about climate change that I have responded to in the past, but would like to respond to again. It is a type ...

Penn Jillette, of Penn and Teller fame, has written an opinion piece for CNN explaining why he is an atheist and a libertarian. It rests on ...

Texas governor Rick Perry is an irrational idiot of the "massive global conspiracy" type. Here is his recent comment on climat...

Here is an argument you are going to hear a lot as the government works on a plan to try to bring our federal budget under control. Somebody...

This is the picture that defines - or should define - the 2012 Presidential Election. The question that these Republican candidates ...

Today, I am going to send you off to another site. An opinion article written by Warren Buffett - giving some facts relevant to taxing the r...

Looking at the people being appointed to the debt committee in Washington DC, we can get a good idea of how little those who are responsible...

Over the next three months, a committee if twelve people are supposed to come up with a budget package that reduces the anticipated deficit ...