Every profession contains humble work that looks expendable from above. The junior analyst gathers figures. The new lawyer organizes documents. The beginning marketer drafts... Read More

When I studied anthropology in the 1980s as an undergraduate, the evidence for our species living with other Homo human populations began and ended... Read More

Ten years ago, I watched a video of a hostage execution during the Iraq War. What stayed with me wasn't the violence — it... Read More

Two students are walking down the hallway, in opposite directions, and an administrator looks on. The students are of different races, different genders, and... Read More

It's 2:17 a.m. A patient sits in an emergency observation room after telling a physician that they intend to end their life when they... Read More

Atheism. It is a simple word for many people around the world; it simply means not believing in any creator or deity. That's it.... Read More

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Most of us have encountered situations where we thought of the perfect reply to an argument after the fact, when it was too late.... Read More

From August 7-9, 2026, Humanists International, in collaboration with its member organization Humanist Canada, concluded the World Humanist Congress and Annual General Assembly in... Read More

My raised bed at Hogge Park measures six feet by 18. Bigger than a coffin. Not by much. A metal fence runs along one... Read More