The Time Is Ripe for Some Good Old Humanist Inspiration
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but I’m really freaked out these days. Last weekend my daughter (soon to be thirteen) told me she felt... Read More
The X-Man Effect: When Genetics Catch Up to Human Mutation
I am not a geneticist. In fact, when meeting with scientists at the National Institute of Health (NIH), I often paraphrase Denzel Washington’s famous... Read More
Richard Spencer Pays $10,000 to Get Heckled
What bothers me most about Richard Spencer is obviously the white nationalism, but a close second is the fact that he’s defiling the name... Read More
Preserving Whose History?
With the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the separation of church and state (by determining that the Bladensburg cross was... Read More
TV Review: Star Trek: Discovery
This review is based on the first four episodes of the new Star Trek series, and CONTAINS SPOILERS for the show up until that... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Since When Is It OK to Play Cruel Jokes on Little Kids?
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: Unchanging Truth, Raw Sewage, and Outspoken Atheists
Your favorites from Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
The following is excerpted from Paul Kivel’s Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, 4th Edition, New Society Publishers, September 2017. PART III:... Read More
Ahead of the Curve: Cross-Examining AI
All self-respecting articles about artificial intelligence (AI) must start with AlphaGo, the AI that just trounced the human champion at the Chinese game of... Read More
A United Nations with a Diminished United States
I serve as a United Nations non-governmental organization (NGO) representative for the American Humanist Association. I am mostly proud of the work of the... Read More