People often ask me why I’m an atheist. I find this question to be absurd. It’s like asking me why my eyes are brown, or why I’m female....

Not long ago I wrote a blog about the need for more outspoken women in the atheist community. On that blog, I drew a very persistent...

I came across this meme on facebook. I suppose it’s a bit graphic, but I understand the sentiment. It’s the 21st century. By now women...

Sex seems to be something that our society finds normal and natural for men to engage in, but not women. In fact, sex is a taboo subject...

I’ve come across several people over the years who have claimed to “try” atheism, and not like it. They “gave up” being an atheist to...

I recently found a website, The Art of Not Being Governed, which claims to support the “Non-Aggression Principle. As I read through many...

I have a lot to say, and now I have a little more time to say it. People who have read my blog have probably deduced by now that I have a...

How, exactly, do children learn? The most effective teacher is experience. As parents, we understand that we cannot have our children...

One way to combat the poor educational system is to educate ourselves–or at least, educate our children ourselves. Homeschooling has...

I was recently talking about the history of marijuana. I thought that the prohibition of Cannabis had been for political reasons, but...

California is known as the “Golden State.” Historically speaking, there have been several reasons for this nickname. One obvious reason...

Our economy is in a slump, there is no denying that. Especially out here on the west coast people have to fight for a living. I have a...