Last week I wrote about Joe Klein’s cover story in TIME Magazine. I’ve been sort of hoping that TIME, Joe Klein, or both, would have made some sort of apology—or at least acknowledge their factual errors. They didn’t. Instead, TIME…
DOMA Ruling Brings Out Theocrats in Droves
The Wall Street Journal called the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling a “historic win for gay marriage”. The ruling sparked celebrations all over the country. Here in Ann Arbor, there were cars driving down Main Street waving flags and honking horns.…
Google Changes its Stripes for DOMA Decision
I just did a Google search looking for the Supreme Court’s official DOMA decision document, and when I clicked search, Google change it’s skin. Well done, Google.
Joe Klein and Religious Bigotry in TIME Magazine
In a cover story for TIME Magazine, political columnist Joe Klein takes a gratuitous and factually incorrect swipe at secular humanists.
Pascal’s Wager, a Special Pony, and Belief
Blaise Pascal was a towering intellect of the 17th century; there is no doubt about that. But with regard to his famous wager, I have my doubts—Pascal’s analysis, and thus his conclusion itself, is derived from faith.
Navenna Shine: Living on Light, Dying on YouTube
Seattle resident, Navenna Shine may very well be dying. Dying slowly of a self-imposed starvation. But Navenna is not on a hunger strike; she’s not protesting anything. Rather, she is doing a “controlled experiment” by which she hopes to demonstrate…