In yesterday’s Neil deGrasse Tyson discussion over scientism, more than a few readers denied that scientism was anything other than a right-wing culture warrior concept to denigrate science that did ...

When we recite the Creed each Sunday and say, “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church,” most of us don’t imagine that it has much to do with our everyday lives. Stop! Every aspect of ...

Because New Atheism was born in battle, it has developed a contempt for all who refuse to join it. This is inappropriate for the demilitarised space of liberal politics, dependent on mutual civility.

In the August 7, 2013 New York Times, conservative columnist Ross Douthat responded to Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker’s recent article urging advocates to embrace the label of “scientism” rather ...