Star Trek Made Me an Atheist

by Nick Farrantello

Growing up, my parents were very strict. On Friday nights I had to be in bed by 10 pm. My mother would tuck me... Read More

Counterfeiting Tradition

by Luis Granados

In 2006 the government of Turkey launched an ambitious effort to rewrite the basic foundation of Islam in order to produce a kinder and... Read More

Hidden from History

by Cleo Kocol

Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.... Read More

THE ISSUE AT HAND

by Jennifer Bardi

Readers of the Humanist may have noticed that we have yet to put Barack Obama on the cover. (Could we be the only magazine... Read More

Thomas Paine, 1737-1809

“Where liberty is not, there is mine.” —Thomas Paine, replying to Benjamin Franklin’s remark, “Where liberty is, there is my country.” Thomas Paine, one... Read More

Cathartic Comics

June 10, 2009Freethunk! Comics and humor for freethinkers and potential freethinkers.You're not crazy, they are!COPYRIGHT JEFF SWENSON Big Fat Whale COPYRIGHT BRIAN McFADDEN The... Read More

Letters to the Editor

June 10, 2009 Are humanists a happy or a miserable lot? HNN readers react to Doug Thomas' column: (Re: Why Do Humanists Seem so... Read More