Rules Are for Schmucks: Hospitals That Won’t Treat
I like numbers. They can’t be used to explain everything, but they can be used to explain a lot. Consider the example of Catholic... Read More
A Living Humanist Document
Shortly after my twentieth birthday I experienced the most intense unhappiness of my life. While the experience was tremendously painful, something wonderful resulted from... Read More
American Patriotism and Its Discontents
Today is See You at the Pole Day (SYATP), an event that has been happening nationwide for decades. Across the country, school prayer clubs... Read More
Moving on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Donald Trump was tremendously vocal about his positions on immigration well before he was elected president of the United States. The rally cry of... Read More
Stand for the Banned
One of the many things we should no longer have to talk about in 2017—along with Nazism, white supremacy, and the right to use... Read More
Happy. Healthy. Heathen. An Interview with Recovering from Religion’s Gayle Jordan
Gayle Jordan is the executive director of Recovering from Religion. She is a former Southern Baptist who left the faith ten years ago when... Read More
MisDEMeanor: When It Comes to Legislators and Civil Disobedience, Why Is It Only the Dems?
Three democratic representatives walk into a jail. No, that’s not the set-up for a joke. It’s something that happened recently in New York, when... Read More
Embryos: People or Property?
I don’t know many people who consider divorce fun or enjoyable. It is often a painful and tolling experience, in addition to the longer-term... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Is the Honeymoon over for a Nonbeliever and His Baptist Bride?
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: A Little Bit Patronizing and a Good Game of Golf
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!