Welcome to CFI’s Office of Public Policy
The Office of Public Policy (OPP) is the Washington, D.C. political arm of the Center for Inquiry. Our mandate is to advocate for public policy based on reason, science, and secular values. This includes lobbying at all levels of government — Congress, the Administration, and the United Nations — to promote and defend separation of church and state, the role of scientific evidence and secular ethics in policymaking, and basic civil and human rights.
Recent Blog Entries
Lawrence Krauss, CFI Urge Chair of House Science Committee to Protect Scientific Inquiry
Michael De Dora — May 16, 2013
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) on Thursday submitted a letter to Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), calling his draft legislative proposal altering the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) peer review system "both unnecessary and potentially harmful to science research supported by the United States government."
Center for Inquiry Joins More Than 70 Groups in Opposing Attempts to Restrict Abortion Access
Michael De Dora — May 14, 2013
CFI last week joined more than 70 organizations in writing members of Congress to oppose any attempts to add riders to the Fiscal Year 2014 appropriations process that would restrict women’s access to comprehensive reproductive health care, such as abortion.
Advocacy Update—April 2013: Birth Control, Civil Liberties, and Freedom of Expression
Michael De Dora — May 01, 2013
The Center for Inquiry's Office of Public Policy monthly update highlighting some of our recent activity for members and followers.
