Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Yesterday, I authored a piece concerning PZ Myers and Ophelia Benson publicly broadcasting that if I were to approach them at Women in Secularism 2 (WIS2) — a conference I will soon be attending thanks to gracious donors — they would report me to conference organizers and have me expelled from the conference. I explained […]
I was invited to appear on the April 19 episode of the Pennsylvania-based David Madeira talkradio show to discuss a recent piece and term paper I had written concerning the ”gender wage gap.’ Listen to the clip on Soundcloud here: Listen to the full episode the clip was taken from here on the David Madeira […]
Greta Christina of the Freethought Blogs network has authored a response to some alleged criticisms of atheist/skeptic conference policies. She notes that persons ought not seriously consider criticisms “steeped in the contemptuous trivialization and dismissal of the very real problem of sexual and other harassment at conferences.” One might wonder what evidence supports this “very […]
President Barack Obama recently declared April 9 as “Equal Pay Day,” calling for Americans to “acknowledge the injustice of wage inequality” between men and women which, according to the proclamation, is a 23% pay disparity between men and women in the workforce. The proclamation reads as follows: Over the past 4 years, the American people […]
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has recently announced his support of gay marriage following a campaign of passionate letters authored by Pennsylvanians.In the Times Leader article announcing Casey’s cognitive shift, Bishop Bambera of the Diocese of Scranton chimed in with some sour grapes. The article explains, In a prepared statement, Bishop of Scranton Joseph Bambera Casey’s […]
