The Comics Section: Certainty and Investigations
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
Ahead of the Curve: Living With Geoengineering – Part 2
Last week we looked at the all-but-hopeless prospects for cutting greenhouse gas emissions massively enough, and quickly enough, to avert a climate catastrophe that’s... Read More
The Fundamentals: Immigrants Power the Superpower
What is the role of migrants and refugees in the American economy? A Brookings Institution panel held four days before the midterms aimed to... Read More
Trump’s War on the Press: Two Veteran Journalists Speak Up
On October 17, I attended a discussion at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, between legendary CBS journalists and lifelong friends Dan Rather and... Read More
Humanism & Anthropology: Allies in the Fight against Racism
Just seventeen days ago a man named Robert Bowers perpetrated the deadliest attack ever on Jews in the United States (and, yes, only six... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Are People Going Too Far with Emotional Support Animals?
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: Preparing for War and Voting for Tigers
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
A Humanist Recap of the Midterm Election
In very good midterm election news, all ten members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus won their re-elections by considerable margins on Tuesday. That means... Read More
Ahead of the Curve: Living With Geoengineering – Part 1
There was more doom and gloom in climate change news last month. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report saying that... Read More
Celebrate Armistice Day, Not Veterans Day
Do not celebrate Veterans Day on Sunday. Celebrate Armistice Day instead. Do not celebrate Veterans Day on November 11—because of what it has become,... Read More