Humanist Voices in Verse: “To The Generals”
This week’s poem is by Daniel Thomas Moran, TheHumanist.com poetry editor, retired dentist and Boston University Assistant Professor, former Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, New York and the author of seven collections of poetry. He... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 30 Reason From Passion: David Hume, The Great Infidel
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Reason From Passion: David Hume, The Great Infidel Humans are frightfully good at getting used to things. The phenomenal becomes the commonplace with depressing regularity,... Read More
Book Review: 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think
For a bulk of it, 1,000 Lashes seems like a compellingly dull book. If its passages were published in, for example, The New York Times, they would probably come off as the last breath of consensus liberalism. Intellectuals are overpraised for... Read More
The Comics Section: Bravery, Bacon Jokes, Praying in Public
The latest from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
The Comics Section: Radicalization, So Many Questions, The Morality of Cheese
The latest from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
Iranian Cinema: Defiance and Creativity in the Face of Authoritarianism
Journalist and Middle Eastern cultural expert Diana Darke once wrote, “In Iran, they say there are two books in every household—the Koran and Hafez. One is read, the other is not.” (For perspective, the fourteenth... Read More
The Trolls Awaken Latest Star Wars Trailer Reveals Discrimination within Geek Culture
In just a little over a month, eager fans of the Star Wars saga will see the next installment of the franchise, The Force Awakens, on the big screen. Despite the letdown of the prequel... Read More