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“The consequences for democracy are catastrophic” — the paper wall between church and state, the next chapter for Free Inquiry, and more
 October 4, 2022


Ahoy-hoy! Jeff Dellinger here with today’s Morning Heresy, your regular roundup of news and links for the reality-based community. October brings a new issue of Free Inquiry to newsstands everywhere, and the first issue officially overseen by new Editor Paul Fidalgo. In “Now What? Storytelling and Free Inquiry’s Next Chapter,” Fidalgo shares his own backstory, …
Score One for the Good Guys—A Major Battle Won in the Continuing War on Homeopathy Fraud
 September 29, 2022


Opposing pseudoscience is consumer protection. We at CFI know that. You know that. And, finally, the D.C. Court of Appeals has recognized that as well. It’s been a long time since I argued CFI’s case in front of the D.C. Court of Appeals in January and an even longer time since we first briefed the …
Trump Telepathic?
 September 22, 2022


This is, of course, tantamount to the ex-president claiming that the classification process can be executed via telepathy– which puts him squarely into my world.

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News & Announcements

Homeopathy on Trial: CFI Suits Against Walmart and CVS on Consumer Fraud Allowed to Proceed
 CFI Legal
September 29, 2022

This morning, a three judge panel for the D.C. Court of Appeals, the highest court in the District, reversed the dismissal of suits the Center for Inquiry brought against Walmart and CVS over claims that they deceived customers by marketing fake medicine as if it were real. Walmart and CVS shelve homeopathic products alongside real …

TAKE ACTION: Urge Your Senator to Pass the Federal ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
 September 15, 2022
Victories in State Legislatures, Fighting School Vouchers, Federal Lobbying, and SCOTUS Damage Control: CFI’s Office of Public Policy
 Office of Public Policy
August 25, 2022

CFI’s Office of Public Policy (OPP) has been hard at work lobbying on behalf of the secular community. We have several victories to report in state legislatures, and we are leveraging our relationships on the Hill to make a difference in Congress. As summer turns to fall, here is what we’ve been up to and …

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Press Releases

Center for Inquiry Tells Chewy.com: Stop Pushing Unapproved Drugs for Pets
 CFI Legal
September 22, 2022

The Center for Inquiry (CFI), through its Office of Consumer Protection from Pseudoscience, warned Chewy, Inc., that federal law prohibits the marketing and sale of unapproved animal drugs. In a letter to Chewy CEO Sumit Singh, CFI highlighted various homeopathic drugs listed for sale on Chewy.com that claim to treat pet injuries and diseases ranging …

Tyson, Dawkins, Penn & Teller Headline CSICon 2022 in Las Vegas
 September 20, 2022

Center for Inquiry has released the full roster of speakers and panelists for CSICon 2022, which returns to the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas October 20–23. The Center for Inquiry (CFI) has released the full schedule of speakers and events for CSICon 2022, the world’s foremost skeptics’ conference, which will run October 20–23 at the Flamingo …

Center for Inquiry Warns Amazon: Stop Promoting Prohibited Homeopathic Drugs as Treatments for Sick Babies and Children
 CFI Legal
September 7, 2022

The Center for Inquiry (CFI), through its Office of Consumer Protection from Pseudoscience, warned Amazon.com that the marketing and sale of unapproved homeopathic drugs betrays consumers’ trust and runs afoul of federal law. In a letter sent to the world’s largest online retailer, attorneys for CFI charged that Amazon has legal and moral obligations to …