Meet the New AHA Staffer: Anne Ruwe
Please welcome the AHA’s new Member Services Assistant, Anne Ruwe! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated in 2018 from the... Read More
The Humanevangelist: Let 2020 Be the Year Humanists Lead the Way against Hate
Forget about losing five pounds or hitting the gym before dawn. This year, we must redouble our resolve to quench hate. We have to... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Questioning “No Questions Asked” Returns
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All... Read More
The Comics Section: Resolutions and Editorials
Your favorites are back! The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils.
Isaac Asimov’s Century
Today marks what would have been the great and prolific science-fiction writer Dr. Isaac Asimov’s 100th birthday. Or at least his birthday party. Asimov... Read More
You Say You Have a Resolution…
We all want to change the world, as the Beatles song goes. Incidentally, “Revolution” might be my favorite Beatles song, and my favorite lines... Read More
Populists and Progressives A Brief History of the Democratic Party
“Do you believe in a citizen’s right to gun ownership?” “I do.” “Do you believe that the life of an unborn child should be... Read More
Why I’m Not a Socialist A Humanist’s Search for a Political Ideology
A FEW YEARS AGO, I found myself digging into the history of the humanist movement. Humanists were edging away from the confrontational celebrities of... Read More
Dreams of Dictatorship and the Nightmare of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
THE 2018 ELECTION of Far-Right politician Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency shook the Federative Republic of Brazil and rippled across the globe in a... Read More
John Muir’s Radical Religion of Beauty
“The mountains are fountains of humanity as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, prophets, able people whose... Read More
