Bradford Richardson

Pomona College physics class covers ‘microaggressions,’ ‘decolonizing physics’

Wave mechanics, atomic structures, quantum mechanics and microaggressions -- one of these things is not like the others.

March 2, 2018

California city to remove church directory after atheists threaten to sue

A city in California has agreed to remove a decades-old sign listing the town's houses of worship after atheists complained and threatened to file a lawsuit.

March 1, 2018

Brown University holds racially segregated lunches

Brown University will host a series of racially segregated lunches over the course of the semester to help graduate students of color settle into the university.

March 1, 2018

University of Texas students launch ‘No Whites Allowed’ magazine

Students at the University of Texas, San Antonio are launching a new magazine called "No Whites Allowed."

March 1, 2018

Obama cheers gentrification as plans for presidential center in Chicago’s South Side move forward

Former President Barack Obama has given two cheers for gentrification to alleviate concerns about the effect of his presidential center on Chicago's South Side.

February 28, 2018

Mack Beggs, transgender wrestler, prompts questions about steroids, fairness

Mack Beggs, who was born a girl but identifies as male, is just the latest transgender athlete whose achievements have raised questions about how to let everyone compete without creating an uneven playing field.

February 28, 2018

Atheists object to honoring Billy Graham at Capitol

Atheist groups say the late Rev. Billy Graham should not lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol because of the evangelist's record on gay rights and the precedent it sets for government involvement with religious matters.

February 28, 2018

Speech First: Legal group launches to sue universities that don’t uphold the First Amendment

Colleges and universities that violate the First Amendment rights of their students may soon find themselves in court.

February 28, 2018

United Airlines severs ties with NRA, continues to contribute to Planned Parenthood: Watchdog

United Airlines cut ties with the National Rifle Association after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, but continues to fund Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.

February 27, 2018

Black people accused of racism for opposing Obama library

Bronwyn Nichols Lodato never thought her opposition to the construction of a private parking garage on historic public parklands would bring charges of racism.

February 23, 2018

Louisiana school bars student who said math symbol looks like gun

A student at Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Louisiana, has been barred from school property and awaits an expulsion hearing after he commented on the square root symbol's likeness to a gun.

February 23, 2018

Transgender movement rejected by growing body of research

Is Caitlyn Jenner a woman? A growing body of research from scientists, philosophers and feminists says no.

February 22, 2018

Progressives snap at Obama for tweet honoring the Rev. Billy Graham

Faithful progressives lashed out at President Barack Obama after he honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Billy Graham in a tweet on Wednesday.

February 21, 2018

‘Black Panther,’ hailed for diversity, has no gay characters

Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" is being hailed as the most diverse superhero movie in Hollywood history, but it's not diverse enough for some progressives who want to know: Where are all the gay characters?

February 20, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on campus sexual assault trials: ‘Everyone deserves a fair hearing’

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says more should be done to defend the due process rights of college students accused of sexual misconduct, saying "everyone deserves a fair hearing."

February 20, 2018

Religious parents lose custody of transgender teen for refusing hormone treatment

A Hamilton County, Ohio, judge took a transgender teen away from her parents on Friday because they refused to allow the 17-year-old to undergo hormone treatments as part of a female-to-male transition.

February 20, 2018

Marion Marechal-Le Pen CPAC invitation exposes fault lines on right

Marion Marechal-Le Pen's invitation to speak at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference has yet again exposed fault lines on the right -- the latest skirmish in the battle for conservatism's soul in the age of Trump.

February 19, 2018

Becky Griffin, ex-MTV reporter, blames Florida school shooting on lack of abortion

A former MTV personality blamed the Florida school shooting on the parents of the accused gunman who put him up for adoption rather than aborting him.

February 19, 2018

Yale University offers ‘Constructions of Whiteness’ course

Yale University is offering a course this semester where students will examine the "construction and counternarratives around whiteness."

February 19, 2018

Abortionists use Christian faith to justify terminating pregnancies

Pro-life Christians issued a call to prayer this Lenten season for three abortionists who use their faith to justify their profession.

February 19, 2018