View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. George, George, and Fanny: How Three Nineteenth Century Women Invented Twenty-First Century Humanism The first half of the twentieth century was a sickly time for... Read More

You know you love them! New comics by Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils!              

Charb. Cabu. Tignous. Wolinski. These and other courageous defenders of free expression appear by name as part of the dedication in the opening minute of Je Suis Charlie, the Netflix documentary released on the one-year... Read More

View all episodes of the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Catching up to 260 BCE: The Visionary Humanism of King Ashoka Tolerate the beliefs of others so long as they do no harm. Cherish life in... Read More

Quentin Tarantino films have a way about them. They are talky, violent, satirical, nostalgic of the 1970s, and excessive—populated as they are with despicable characters, including the protagonists, who know how to talk the talk... Read More

For those of you who have been encased in carbonite for the last year or so, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released this month after much anticipation. All across the country fans of the... Read More

He found giants in the earth: Mastodon, Mylodon, thigh bones like tree trunks, Megatherium, skull big as boulders—once, in this savage country, treetops trembled at their passing. But their passing was silent as snails, silent... Read More