Skeptophilia

What strikes me about the last ten years isn't just the slow slide into fascism, the grift, the corruption, the attempted codification i...

The Greek philosopher Socrates made a name for himself -- as well as a good many enemies -- by pouncing on people who were using words like ...

My grandma used to say, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them -- the first  time." It's good advice, and when I h...

In the episode of the original Star Trek  " The Day of the Dove ," a malevolent alien entity traps 38 members of the Enterprise  c...