Entries by Vince Stegall
Harvard Chooses Atheist as Head ‘Chaplain’
Harvard University’s more than 40 chaplains have unanimously elected an atheist to be the new president of its chaplains’ organization. Greg Epstein, 44, a humanist who was raised in a […]
Texas Bans Abortion
666 new Texas laws have gone into effect as of September 1. One of which is the heartbeat bill, which bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. This […]
UN Asked to Intervene for January Protesters
The United Nations is being asked to intervene against the Joe Biden administration on behalf of protesters who were at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, and have been arrested […]
Israeli Defense Minister Meets with Abbas
In the first official high-level meeting between the sides in years, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas reportedly discussed “security policy, civilian and economic issues.” Israeli […]
An Explosion in Geofence Warrants
Police around the U.S. have drastically increased their use of geofence warrants, a widely criticized investigative technique that collects data from any user’s device that was in a specified area […]
Who Wins Germany’s Election Next Month?
Germany’s upcoming federal election is scheduled for September 26th. Unlike the USA’s system with one-person one-vote, Germans have two votes. One vote goes to the candidate in a local electorate […]
North Korea Nuclear Reactor Resumes Operations
A nuclear reactor in North Korea that closed from December 2018 to July 2021 appears to have been reactivated. The UN atomic agency said that a plutonium-producing reactor in Yongbyon, […]
China Will Soon Surpass Russia as Nuclear Threat
China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States’ top nuclear threat, a senior U.S. military official said, warning that the […]