Michael De Dora is executive director at the New York City branch of the  nonprofit organization Center for Inquiry. He received a master’s  degree in political philosophy from Brooklyn College, and a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and communication from the  University at Albany. At the Center for Inquiry, De Dora works to engage  and educate the public about science, reason, and secular values. He  also regularly speaks on the intersection of politics, morality, and  religion, and contributes essays on the same subjects to the blogs  Rationally Speaking and Free Thinking. Before joining CFI, he was a news  writer and editor at both FOX News and the City University of New York.