Dec 28, 2021
I interview Crawford Gribben, author of The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland, a fascinating history of the island from the late Roman Era through the rapid secularization of the 21st century.
Buy a copy of The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland for yourself!
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The Kentucky-Darwin Connection
Dec 26, 2021
Here's a new essay I've written, posted on the new blog SnideShow.com, about the overlooked battle over creationism and evolution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
https://snideshow.com/the-kentucky-darwin-connection/
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Dec 14, 2021
On the tenth anniversary of the death of Christopher Hitchens, I talk with philosophy professor and fellow podcaster Ben Burgis about his new book Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters.
Buy a copy of Ben's book Christopher Hitchens for yourself.
Nov 30, 2021
From Pepe the Frog to the kidding-not-kidding white power hand sign, conservatives are increasingly using "humor" and weird "inside jokes" to spread hate-speech, bigotry, and violent threats. The latest tiresome fad is the phrase "Let's Go Brandon," which is a not-so-thinly-veiled substitute for the more blunt "Fuck...
Nov 16, 2021
I interview Duquesne law professor Bruce Ledewitz about his new book The Universe Is on Our Side: Restoring Faith in American Public Life. Bruce is a secularist who nonetheless proposes that the current societal crisis in America (and perhaps the entire Western world) is rooted in the aftermath of what Neitzsche...