“Gidon Eshel, a geophysicist at the Bard Center, and Pamela A. Martin, an assistant professor of geophysics at the University of Chicago, calculated that if Americans were to reduce meat consumption by just 20 percent it would be as if we all switched from a standard sedan — a Camry, say — to the ultra-efficient [...]

Ethical Culture Leader Arthur Dobrin has started a new project of short recordings by people from all walks of life, describing an ethical dilemma they faced, how they thought about it, what they did, and what happened. There are five stories up so far. Check out the podcasts, and if you would like [...]

While it’s important to remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, we should also remember and honor those living individuals who today are dedicating their time and talent to affirming the worth and dignity of all people. If you know of such a person or group in the St. Louis area, nominate them for [...]

Check out “Where Religious Freedom Has Special Meaning,” an interesting article in the Bergen Record about Joe Chuman, the New Jersey Ethical Leader who gave us such an inspiring Sunday morning address in December. Do you agree with Joe that non-believers are made to feel lesser than other Americans? If you’re a non-believer, [...]

This first-person article in the current Newsweek pretty much sums up my attitudes about marriage. It implies a little more scorn for the married than necessary, but some defensiveness is hard to avoid for those who choose to buck a strong societal trend. This month Billy and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary [...]

St Louis Magazine’s current issue is dedicated to Green living, and I’m honored to be included in their list of environmental advocates, alongside some truly impressive folks. You can read the whole issue if you pick it up at the newsstand, and you can read some excepts at their website, stlmag.com. Check out [...]

Are you near Albuquerque or do you have friends or family who live near there who might have an interest in seeing an Ethical Society take hold in that area? Ethical Leader, chaplain, and all-around nice person Kathy Foy helping to organize interested folks in the Albuquerque area. Contact her at esnm[at]gmail.com. [...]

Happy New Year. Hope your holidays or avoidance-of-holidays were enjoyable. I visited my family and saw a few friends, and everyone behaved him-or-herself, including me, and I didn’t get stranded by any airlines, so all went well in my world. I had some craftsy fun with my father making ornaments and felt-decorated [...]