Humanist Voices in Verse: “Left-wing Patriot” by Helen Bennett
This week's poem is by Helen Bennett. Helen is the author of Humanism, What's That? A Book for Curious Kids (2005, Prometheus Books). Helen is president of the Humanists of Brevard and is a former... Read More
The Comics Section: The Golden Rule, Snake Oil Fraud, and Creative Happiness
Your favorites are back! New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
Skeptical at First Sight
Humanists pride themselves on their rational compassion—the ethical stance dictating that, in lieu of any evidence for a deity who created and cares about us, we must care for each other and face reality head-on.... Read More
TV Review: The Leftovers
HBO's new series The Leftovers is a show about what is presumably the Rapture. But wait, fellow humanists! Don't tune out just yet, because it deals with this seemingly supernatural event in a thoroughly humanistic... Read More
PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s ode to philosophy, Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away, imagines a collision of worlds: What would happen if Plato, the famous philosopher, suddenly appeared in the twenty-first century? In... Read More
The Humanist Puzzle: Solutions to Last Week’s “Unscramble Thinkers”
Did you try last week’s puzzle, “Unscramble Thinkers”? Find the answers below! Special thanks to our puzzle creator, Dan Mason. Dan creates puzzles for the Williamsport Guardian, a bimonthly newspaper promoting awareness, arts, culture and... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Who Said Science Isn’t Poetry?”
This week’s poem is by Joshua Preston. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Minnesota-Morris where he earned his degree in political science and history. Currently, he is a Research Fellow at Baylor... Read More
