What Role do Feelings Play in Conspiracy, Racism and Climate Denial? Welcome to Phoning It In, Episode 1
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and…
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With Demons Held Responsible These Days for Everything from Covid to LGBTQ Rights, Take a Visual Tour of the History of Demonization
During our season of political madness, it took a lot to trigger a double-take, and…
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Is the Metaverse the Hero We Need to Rescue Us From Suffering and Enchant the World?
After a few years hiding in the basements of techno-enthusiasts, virtual reality is back in…
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One Hundred Years of Anti-Evolution Legislation Are More Than Enough
In a famous 1958 address commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s…
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Turn on the News: Some Abortion Opponents May Opt For a New Vaccine, But Behind Their Skepticism it’s Often a Different Story — of Disinformation, Conspiratorial Thinking, and White Nationalism
In my younger, snottier days, I would have made short work of this piece by…
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No More Pencils, No More Books: The Ultimate Goal of All Those Anti-Education Bills That Nobody’s Talking About
There’s an important element missing in our national conversation about the flood of legislation attacking…
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‘Welcome to the War’: What a Creationist Conference Can Teach us About Evangelical Vaccine Resistance
When I signed up to attend a 3-day conference at the flagship young-Earth creationist organization…
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Vaccine Mandates are Constitutional; Religious Exemptions are Unnecessary and Harmful
The Spirit of 1776 was as much about science as it was about freedom. George…
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As Vaccine Holdouts Cave What’s the Lesson for Liberals? Authoritarians Require Force
Monday was the deadline here in Connecticut for state employees to get vaccinated, per order…
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Setting a Low Bar: Religious Entities Praised for Treating Covid Religious Exemptions Responsibly
Last week, AP published a small, albeit important article, “Many faith leaders say no to…
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