The Loneliness Economy: How Isolation Became Profitable – And What Humanists Must Do About It
We don’t like to admit how lonely we really are. Even before COVID-19 welded the doors shut and scattered us behind screens, I could... Read More
A Constellation of Longing On the Ache to Be Known and the Courage to Be Soft
I. A Thought Do you ever find yourself gazing at the stars, longing for a life untouched by the gravity of the world you... Read More
Poetry: Meaning in Life and Heaven Created
From the Author I have traveled the world. And I’ve been fortunate enough to witness both the good and the bad nestled within humankind.... Read More
Secular Solutions to the Climate Crisis: How Humanism Can Lead the Way
The climate crisis is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and rapidly-depleting natural resources have made... Read More
The Comics Section: Legalize Smiting
The latest from Cagle Cartoons. IRS Allows Churches to Engage in Politics by Pat Byrnes, PoliticalCartoons.com
Mourning Jimmy Swaggart
The Christian right lost one of their main architects this past week. Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist, sex-worker patron, and later, internet meme, passed away at... Read More
Evidence and Understanding: Excerpt from Humanism from the Heart: Building Bridges Beyond Belief
When we discuss evidence, especially in the context of deeply personal topics like religious belief, it’s easy to see how quickly conversations can veer... Read More
Between God and the Lab: The Ethical Dilemmas Universities Ignore A PhD Student’s Moral Dilemma
"I did not sign up for this!" These were the anguished words of a PhD student, a junior researcher skilled in laboratory protocols, data... Read More
The Ought in Autism
This essay was previously published in Etymology Press and is reprinted here with the author's permission. Ought connotes a moral obligation. In our society,... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court Case of United States v. Skrmetti Violates the Separation of Church and State
In United States v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. The majority concluded that the... Read More