The Enduring Relevance of Robert Ingersoll
More than a century after his death, the Great Agnostic's arguments for reason, liberty, and human dignity feel not like history but like dispatches from the present.
Essays & Commentary
Reflections on Ingersoll's ideas, his legacy, and the enduring relevance of freethought.
Ingersoll and Lincoln: Two Men of the Frontier Mind
Though they never met, Ingersoll's reverence for Lincoln illuminates both men — two frontier lawyers shaped by self-reliance, skepticism, and a passion for human freedom.
Ingersoll and the Scientific Spirit
Long before science communication became a profession, Ingersoll was translating the discoveries of Darwin, Huxley, and Tyndall into language that could reach any American who bought a ticket to a lecture.