Today one often hears the term   on-premise   in the IT industry (particularly outside the native English-speaking world). This usage is gra...

The SPLC’s Heidi Beirich replied to my email criticizing the SPLC’s inclusion of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Maajid Nawaz in its list of “anti-Musli...

The vile and unforgivable attitudes inferred from my remarks and/or actions bear no resemblance to any attitudes I hold, and any suggestion ...

In the wake of the attacks in Paris last night, I once again have reason to write a few words on the corrupting influence religion has on th...

For decades, I proudly identified as part Cherokee, based on the compelling oral history, passed down to me through several generations of m...

This needless deaths of thousands of African migrants on the Mediterranean Sea is a scandal for Europe, but it is also a scandal for the who...

There is a special species of hypocrisy oft exhibited by ideologues and pundits: a person makes an outrageous, insulting, thoughtless, or...

Warning: SPOILERS ahead! Here are some unanswered questions from  Interstellar: Why build a rocket silo inside an office building? Would...

In the very first sentence of this interview on The Young Turks, Reza Aslan claims that he does not read Sam Harris’ writings. He then proc...

Here are my tips for men on how to flirt with women: Keep busy with lots of activities and interests, and maintain your close friendships...

Men who entreat us to remember that ‘not all men’ are wicked fail to understand something fundamental about people: we humans learn from e...

In a post from last week, Melissa A. Fabello of Everyday Feminisim offers 5 Simple Ways Men Can Better Respect Women . I like her suggesti...

In her article entitled My “Naked” Truth , Robin Korth provides a poignant and thought-provoking account of a nascent romance cut short by ...

Global warming is not happening. Okay, global warming may be happening, but it’s part of a natural cycle, and human activity has an insig...

An article in the CSMonitor reviews the state of stand-your-ground laws in the U.S. Here’s a salient quotation from criminologist and gun p...

Vladimir Putin: If the people are against me, then to hell with them. I’ll do what I want, and justify it based on the law. If the law i...

This week’s debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham , was predictably uneventful, with the participants talking past each other  most of the tim...

“You are using a version of Internet Explorer which* Gmail no longer supports. Some features may not work correctly. Upgrade to a modern br...

It’s not uncommon for people to report Facebook pages they don’t like, in an attempt to get them removed. Sometimes, people report pages eve...

The furor over Miley Cyrus’s performance at the VMAs the other night truly surprised me. I expect a fair amount of screaming and wailing fro...

Consider the following statement: Parents should work hard to provide their children with the love, care, education, and resources they ne...

Recently, the Boy Scouts of America announced that it was considering changing its longstanding policy of discrimination against gays. A ne...

A recent NASA article describes an effort by a team of engineers to learn from old rocket engine designs. The initial phase of the project i...

In a tweet this morning Alain de Botton linked to a Washington Post editorial he wrote in December, with the provocative title, Why most me...

One of the Seqr advertisements: “All I need is my mobile” This morning, my friend Martina brought my attention to an ad campaign by a m...

One complaint often leveled against atheism is that without a holy scripture to follow, atheists are  left with a set of morals that is inf...

My favorite Swedish Christmas carol is Jul, jul, strålande jul. The choir I sing in,  Nota Bene , performed this song at the end of its Chri...

My grandfather Lorn died Monday evening on his way back to his apartment after dinner. He was walking back from the restaurant to his apartm...