Author: Adam Lee

Answering more of the anti-vax, anti-mask, pro-COVID falsehoods from the right’s echo chamber.

Following from last week’s post, here are some more anti-vax falsehoods that are spreading on social media, along with their refutations: #7: The media / the government want to scare you! Memes falling into this category assert that the threat of COVID is exaggerated (or completely fictitious) and the powers that be are spreading fear…

By James A. Haught Many atheists also are progressive “social justice warriors” striving to make life better and more equal for everyone. They include Daylight Atheism contributor James Haught. Here’s a chapter from his 2016 book, Hurrah for Liberals. Free speech and free press mean the same thing: the right to voice any beliefs or…

Why private prisons are a moral stain on society.

Commonwealth: A Novel of Utopia, part 3, chapter 4 Author’s Note: This is an excerpt from my novel Commonwealth. The rest of today’s installment is free, but only on my Patreon site. If you want to read the next part today, it’s already up on Patreon as well. You can sign up for as little…

Answering some of the most common falsehoods, half-truths and conspiracies about COVID that run rampant on social media.

The Delta variant continues to ravage America, with a death toll now equivalent to a 9/11 every day. But while American conservatives have made the annual commemoration of 9/11 a patriotic shibboleth, they’re actively fighting against masks, vaccines, and everything else that can stop the pandemic in its tracks. They’re the best ally the virus…

Rae and her allies embark on a dangerous rescue mission.

Commonwealth: A Novel of Utopia, part 3, chapter 4 Author’s Note: This is an excerpt from my novel Commonwealth. The rest of today’s installment is free, but only on my Patreon site. If you want to read the next part today, it’s already up on Patreon as well. You can sign up for as little…

Roe v. Wade, although it hasn’t explicitly been overruled, is no longer binding.