The early-twentieth-century American writer and historian James Truslow Adams once said, “There are two educations: one to show us how to make a living... Read More

While Congress remains bitterly divided along partisan lines on many of the public policy issues facing the American people—tax reform, health care, and education... 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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Shills for organized religion never tire of demanding that government avoid meddling in their affairs. Since they deal directly with God, they are seriously... Read More

In last week’s Exercise #2 we asked where, as a nonbeliever, you find purpose and a sense of morality and about what moves you.... Read More

I think it’s safe to say that the majority of humanists don’t support the teaching of religion in public schools. While one may argue... Read More

While some form of nontheism is a necessary condition of humanism, it isn’t sufficient. And for a long time Bill Gates’s putative nontheistic personal... Read More

After hearing reports of the explosion in Manchester last night, like many people my reaction was “not again.” No doubt extensive media coverage would... Read More

There may be no more dishonest political debate in the country right now than the one over “net neutrality.” And, like most dishonest political... Read More