Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux is a freelance writer and a former writing fellow at the Prospect.
RSS
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux
The Little-Known Force Behind the Hobby Lobby Contraception Case
How the Becket Fund became the leading advocate for corporations’ religious rights Read more
Armed Resistance in the Civil Rights Movement: Charles E. Cobb and Danielle L. McGuire on Forgotten History
Cobb, author of This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible, and Danielle McGuire, a historian at Wayne State University, discuss the fundamental role of armed resistance in the civil rights movement. Read more
TEDx Indianapolis video still
Is 'The Fault In Our Stars' Author John Green His Generation's Pop Philosopher?
The author and phenom, with a bajillion Internet viewers, has built an avid Internet following with pep talks on how to be good. What does it mean to live like one of Green's "Nerdfighters"? Read more
The New Moral Panic Over Drug-Dependent Babies
As with the hyped-up crack-baby crisis, fears about neonatal abstinence syndrome appear to be overblown. But that won't stop states from punishing pregnant women. Read more
iStockPhoto
The Politics of Pain
How do liberals and conservatives view suffering? Two leading experts discuss. Read more
Did Jesus Have a Wife?
An ancient fragment doesn’t prove that Jesus was married—but it does raise questions about Christians’ attitudes toward sex. Read more
The Abortion Restriction That’s Too Extreme for Most Pro-Lifers
There’s a growing rift within the anti-choice movement over bans on abortion at six weeks. Read more
Fetal Abnormalities: The Next Minefield in the Abortion Wars?
Conscience clauses are just the beginning—genetic counselors are on a collision course with state-level abortion politics. Read more
