On the death, dearth, and demographics of political cartoons
As you may have noticed, I’ve been off the blog for quite some time, as I’ve thrown myself pretty completely […]
Student claims in-class tirade against trans woman pastor Constitutionally protected
Hey, did you hear? A student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania was kicked out of class for saying there are […]
A great mythtake
Recently I was listening to the Embrace the Void podcast episode “Tolerate Me Bro!” about Popper’s paradox of tolerance. Hosts […]
Good luck, Ohio
Ohio’s governor John Kasich has signed into law a ban on abortion performed on the basis of Down syndrome. I’m […]
Inside (outside) football
The insider-outsider problem in the study of religion entails that an insider in a religious tradition has an advantage of […]
Naming of names
At work the other day, we got into a discussion about names. Weird family names, bizarre nicknames, the difference (if […]
Watching Charlie
The manhunt for the terrorists continues. At least three mosques in various French cities have been attacked. News sources deliberate […]
The anti-homeless spikes
This Slate article has a collection of photos of “bum-free” additions to buildings and structures in public areas intended for […]
Silverman clarifies
…sorta: I was talking to a lot of press this week – I mean a LOT of press, and most […]