What would be the secular arguments against permitting legally-binding polygamy in the same way as traditional marriage is a legal contract (or for, apart from allowing social free …

Helen Thomas, long-time veteran of the White House Press Corp, was booted out recently in the wake of her comments regarding Israelis in Palestine who, in her words, should "get th …

Big news this morning here in France - looks like Sarko is going to follow up the ban in schools with a full ban of the burka and niqab in public places. There are several argume …

Is this how the world works? Alternatively is the world a giant game of monopoly in which one player is bound to win if you play to infinity? By way of explanation / background - …

"The methane oozing in Alaska and its presence in the atmosphere of Mars seems a dead giveaway that the theory of biological origins of oil and gas is deeply flawed." - from Huffin …

The controversy in America surrounding the polarization of media is significant. The rise of right-wing demagoguery, coupled with the growth, especially online, of left-wing inform …

Hey fellow skeptics. Heard about the 10-5 vote to remove Jefferson (yes, Thomas Jefferson) from Texas Textbooks? Extremist conservatives and religious fundamentalists have such d …

Prompted by Hayley Stevens' (of Righteous Indignation fame and SE contributor) dog Lucky reaching the finals in a PETA 'cutest dog' competition, and the subsequent flak received fr …

I know, I know, it's a subject that's been done to death on the web but I would still like to hear your opinions. I ask about these conspiracy theories in particular, because it's …

I use to vote when I was younger, but stopped at uni. I actually started looking into party politics and their stance on issues and have the view that I cannot vote for Labour or C …

Please take this question in the spirit of inquiry that I intend, not as pushing any particular social agenda. Various countries and institutions have implemented forms of 'positi …

The world has numerous systems for choosing political representatives and heads of state. What one(s) have you encountered that you think are truly effective at electing candidate( …

This is just one of a long example of stomping on the civil rights of GLBT individuals that manifests in America. Not all of the country has this kind of attitude, but large swaths …

The world's population is growing rapidly, increasing the risk of poverty, political - economic instability and climate change. In 1950, the world’s population was 2.5 billion; …

The tiresomely controversial Martin Amis has been offending people again, this time the elderly, by suggesting that there ought to be euthanasia booths on every street corner where …