Center for Inquiry

We condemn political violence …until we don’t. When, if ever, is assassination justified? A question most people answer faster than they realize: secularhumanism.org/exclusive/when…

50 years ago today, a small group met with a simple idea to test the claims and follow the evidence. That part hasn’t changed. The amount of nonsense? That definitely has: skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-… #CSICop #50Years

Today's #MorningHeresy: “The Importance of Skepticism” – CSI Turns Fifty, Dismantling Government Science, and Costly Bias centerforinquiry.org/blog/the-impor…

The Health and Wellness Lie | Nick Tiller on Skeptical Inquirer Presents x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Skepticism is asking better questions and sticking around long enough for the answer to get uncomfortable. We’re not going to win against pseudoscience. But we can make things slightly better. One mind at a time: skepticalinquirer.org/2026/04/the-na…

Typically when an event happens, before the facts land, theories show up. Here's why we keep connecting dots that aren’t really connected. From @BTRadford in @SkeptInquirer: skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-…

You can know just enough to be completely wrong. There’s a name for that. From a new SkeptiLab with @almadrigal: youtu.be/2VR9b3v4-oQ

2025 was a stress test for science and secular values. CFI tracked 214 bills and directly targeted 13, from Creationism in classrooms to vaccine exemption bills to Ten Commandments mandates. Read our 2025 Progress Report: centerforinquiry.org/about/annual-r…

Today's #MorningHeresy: “Darwin Wearing Handcuffs” – Memories of CSI Icons, Secularism in Trump’s America, and Esteemed Scientists centerforinquiry.org/blog/darwin-we…

We keep spending more on wellness, and yet, we’re not getting healthier. That’s not an accident. @NBTiller breaks down the machine behind it. Thursday • 7 PM ET Free livestream: skepticalinquirer.org/video/the-heal…

A school hallway isn’t a church. Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to post the Ten Commandments in public schools, where students can’t ignore it. Call it history, if you want. It’s still a religious message. We urged them to reject it: centerforinquiry.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/upl…

We’ve been debunking the same claims for 50 years. Some sank. Some didn’t. James Randi called them unsinkable rubber duckies. You push them under, they pop right back up. Organized skepticism has made real progress, but the work is far from done: skepticalinquirer.org/2026/04/unsink…

Something unsettling is happening with how we process information. A handful of real tragedies get rearranged and turned into a single story about secret plots and hidden enemies. It feels convincing because it connects dots, even when the dots don’t belong together: theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

The May/June 2026 issue of Skeptical Inquirer is online now, highlighting how we've been "Challenging Pseudoscience for Fifty Years." Don't miss it! skepticalinquirer.org/volume/no-3-vo…

Today's #MorningHeresy: “Challenging Pseudoscience for Fifty Years” – Skeptical Inquirer’s Anniversary Issue, Quackwatch’s Latest, and the ‘Death List’ Trope centerforinquiry.org/blog/challengi…

We gave Sam Harris the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award. The conversation didn’t feel like a ceremony. More like following the question wherever it leads. Full recap: centerforinquiry.org/blog/recap-sam…

Today's #MorningHeresy: “Objectionable and Lacking in Rational Justification” – SkeptiLab, Religious Coercion, and Fact-Checking RFK Jr. centerforinquiry.org/blog/objection…

School boards exist to make decisions about education. Not to lead prayer. Arizona’s Senate is about to vote on a bill that would allow it. If you’re in AZ, you can weigh in: #hb2110" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">centerforinquiry.org/alerts/arizona…

“State-sponsored religion designed to influence the state’s youngest minds.” That’s how our CEO describes a ruling that allows the Ten Commandments in every Texas classroom. The court says it’s constitutional: centerforinquiry.org/news/cfi-blast…

Criticize a religion, and suddenly you’re not debating facts anymore... you’re defending your right to ask questions. That shift isn’t random. From @FreeInquiry: secularhumanism.org/2026/03/the-pr…