If you have ever wondered whether birds sleep or why superglue doesn’t stick to its own container, you’ll want to read The Last Word. The book is a compilation of questions and answers that appeared in the British magazine New... Read More

Bernard Katz, senior editor at The American Rationalist and a popular essayist for The Truth Seeker, devotes time, space and energy telling readers what is known to almost anyone who has thoughtfully studied religion: God has done bad... Read More

The advice most often bestowed upon parents of a bedwetting child is “Don’t worry, he/she will outgrow it.” While in most cases the prediction holds true, it is little comfort for families plagued by sleepless nights, mountains of... Read More

Nothing cuts through the veil of illusion quicker than a sharp stab of reality, especially the stabbing pain of loss—be it death, exile or innocence. It is human nature to deny that anything bad could happen to oneself or friends or... Read More

In an age that is virtually a second Renaissance of Shakespearean appreciation, it is testament to his infinite variety that the man himself remains as elusively mandarin as ever, and his grave’s inscription as minatory: “Curst Be He... Read More