Nikki Stern is the author of BECAUSE I SAY SO: MORAL AUTHORITY'S DANGEROUS APPEAL. She's also written several short stories and has published the first in a trilogy of novellas on Amazon about a retired assassin. Her pieces have appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, Humanist Magazine, CBS Sunday Morning, Salon, and many other venues. For more information, visit nikkistern.com