Atheist Ethicist

Entertainment Versus News I logged on to the internet this morning and went through the headlines, as is my habit, and I could not find an...

Imminant Threat As I have read the news recently, I have had a question running around in my head. It seems to be an obvious question – a ...

In all of my moral condemnation of the religious right, I realize that I have never taken the time to put their actions in the moral and his...

The more arrogant and self-righteous of theists tend to freely condemn atheists by saying that atheism lends itself to promoting what they c...

In a comment about a week ago, an anonymous commenter used a common objection to those who say that morality is objective. He disputed the...

Why is it that, in spite of widespread dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, the Democrats are unlikely to regain control of the House ...

Recent news reports show a sharp drop in President Bush's popularity to record lows. Taken by itself, this could be reason to celebrate....

The Bush Administration has made it a tradition to first decide on a policy, then to go to experts in the field and say, "Now, tell me ...

Old Business: Another Bush Lie 50 days after the start of the invasion of Iraq, the Bush Administration was claiming to have found trailor...

The Bush Administration lied to Judith Miller about what the National Intelligence Assessment said about Iraq's quest for nuclear weapon...

It appears that the Bush Administration is making plans to attack Iran. According to a story in the New Yorker , Bush is looking to make a n...

Old Business: Leaks The news this week contained reports that Bush himself authorized that information be leaked from classified pre-war a...

This blog entry is an example of a case in which I come here with an intention to write, "X is good" and, after considering the ar...