The Comics Section: Assigning Blame and Marching Orders
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
Rules Are for Schmucks: Religious Liberty vs. the Rule of Law
Frederick Clarkson at Rewire News reports that sometime in the near future, with great fanfare, a new “American Charter of Freedom of Religion and... Read More
Witches and Wellness: What to Make of the Growing Numbers
On the evening of Saturday, October 20, dozens of people, mainly women, gathered in the back room of an occult bookstore in Brooklyn. Reporters... Read More
Humanist Halloween: Fake Scares for a Change
These are truly scary times that have nothing to do with Halloween. The anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life synagogue four days ago... Read More
Curbing Hate: It’s Time for Tech Platforms to Address the Mess They Helped Create
Months before Robert Bowers gunned down eleven Jewish congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he posted anti-Semitic, hate-filled vitriol on... Read More
Film Review: 22 July
Seven years ago—on July 22, 2011—Anders Behring Brevik ignited a car bomb in front of a government building in Oslo, Norway. He then traveled... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: To Blow or Not to Blow: The Complex Calculation of Whistle-Blowing
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: Hierarchies of Stupidity and the Party Line
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
Changes and Reflections: Rights of Nonbelievers Publicly Acknowledged at UN
Since the founding of the United Nations, the role of the United States has been to bolster its sovereignty by diplomatically rejecting the nativist... Read More
Ahead of the Curve: Are We Ready for Self-Driving Cars?
Embarrassing admission: the Luddite wing of my consciousness was shocked and dismayed when I first noticed that self-driving cars were becoming a “thing.” For... Read More