First put words in its mouth, then say it can best be called aggressive.… Read the rest

They vilify atheists and distort their views, then complain of how divisive they are.… Read the rest

If we’re going to have research at all, then we’re going to have people saying unpopular things.… Read the rest

According to Pivar, Gould only endorsed evolutionary theory under duress from ‘Darwinian orthodoxy.’… Read the rest

‘Calling someone a “crackpot” is simply not actionable as libel, except in rare circumstances.’… Read the rest

On censorship-by-intimidation.… Read the rest

The evidence is on the side of those who think hurricanes are changing along with global warming.… Read the rest

A thriving citizen-journalist community has been silenced because of the ego of one rich creationist.… Read the rest

When all members of a group are in a deindividuated state, their mental functioning changes.… Read the rest

What does this say about the promises that Islamist parties make before actually acquiring power?… Read the rest

Foreign money is fuelling the tide of Islamist violence washing across northern Pakistan. … Read the rest

Stuart Pivar sues Seed Media Group and PZ for ‘Assault, Libel, and Slander.’… Read the rest

Chris Mooney on what we can and can’t reliably say about the two. … Read the rest

Truth ceased to matter very much, and dogma and irrationality became once more respectable. … Read the rest

Another Iranian-American academic, Kian Tajbakhsh, is thought to remain in prison in Iran. … Read the rest

Our problems are those of the 16th century: competing revelations, dogmatic purity, divine duty. … Read the rest

The coffeehouse provides speech conditions that are foundational for rational political self-determination.… Read the rest

Truth and history are, from both an ideological and strategic perspective, far more powerful weapons than laws.… Read the rest

To what extent should schools encourage deference to authority on moral and religious matters?… Read the rest

The point is not communication; the point is that you are to fall on your knees before such an elevated person.… Read the rest