Author: Adam Lee

I posted this original super-short story on Twitter a few weeks ago, but I don’t think I ever reposted it here. So, enjoy…

Suburban sprawl and the real costs of commuting.

Hey all, Today I’m announcing a change to my post schedule, for reasons I’ll explain. I’m cutting back on blogging for a while, from three posts a week to two, to devote my time to another project. But never fear, Daylight Atheism isn’t going to be idle. At the same time I reluctantly reached this…

We knew on election night that this was coming, but it doesn’t make this any less of a bitter pill to swallow. It’s simultaneously the worst and most foreseeable consequence of the Trump presidency. Most of this administration’s other mischief is fixable if a friendly president replaces this one, but the harm that’s going to…

Suburbs, white flight, and the enduring legacy of American racism.

This weekend, I went to one of the 600+ nationwide protests against our fascist presidential administration’s policy of splitting up families at the border. This one was held at the Rockville Centre train station on Long Island. It was a blazing hot day, but the crowd was large – I’m guessing about 400 to 500…

Why investigative journalism is evil.

I’ve given up hope for Bangladesh, where Islamist gangs continue to murder freethinkers and atheists with impunity while the government sits on its hands. The latest martyr to reason is the publisher Shahzahan Bachchu, who was assassinated earlier this month. Since Bangladesh’s government can’t or won’t protect its citizens, the only recourse I see for…

Why should I be judged any more or less suspect because of how long ago my ancestors came to this country?

Why Randian heroes are genetically superior; how cities are designed to keep the poor and the homeless out.