Author: Adam Lee

I was out for a walk with my son on a sunny spring day when we saw the woman in the niqab. It was the classic Islamic look: a long, flowing black garment that covered her from fingertips to feet, a headscarf that came down to her shoulders, and a veil that left only her…

Women have made many great scientific achievements, despite the sexist attitudes that tried to hold them back.

Although we can’t predict the future in detail, there are large-scale trends that make me hopeful. The blossoming of renewable energy is one of these. Let’s discuss another. Overpopulation is a common fear among those who predict catastrophe. They point to the exponential growth of humanity in the 20th century, from 1.6 billion people to…

Star Trek’s omnipotent prankster Q shows the folly of worshipping beings who possess superior power, but not superior morality or wisdom.

Nonreligious Americans, and especially atheists, remain far and away the strongest supporters of abortion rights.

We can’t take our rights for granted. When liberals grow complacent or withhold their vote out of spite, hard-won gains can be rolled back.

Bodily autonomy is the most fundamental human right. The more diligently we protect it, the freer and better society is, but theocrats want to pull us in the other direction.

Encouraging individuals to do good deeds isn’t the same as calling for reform of oppressive power structures.

My son, now 5 years old, was chosen to lead his school in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. As an atheist and a parent, I have mixed feelings about this—especially when he asked me what “under God” means. Why I let him do it despite my misgivings, and how to use the Pledge as a…

Like tobacco companies that made their products addictive on purpose, the drive for ever more “engagement” on social media pushes it to appeal to our worst tendencies.