Last Saturday, April 7, over 100 people gathered at All Souls Church in Washington, DC, for the second biannual Secular Social Justice (SSJ) conference,... Read More

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On Monday, April 2, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned per curiam opinion, ruling in favor of a police officer who in 2010 shot... Read More

Ready Player One suffers from the same flaws as the eponymous novel it's based on (written by Ernest Cline)—awful dialogue, lifeless characters, and the... Read More

Each year, at its annual conference, the American Humanist Association presents the Humanist of the Year award in recognition of the work and contributions... Read More

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

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There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the theory of dark matter. Although it’s thought to make up 27 percent of the universe, it is... Read More

A fundamental aspect of any democracy is the understanding that the military should be subservient to civilian control and that certain tasks and political... Read More

A convenient substitute for the brain strain of thinking runs as follows: if the Trump administration is for something, then I’m against it. This... Read More