The Republican Party is in the middle of a nasty, public divorce. The common affections holding it together, those being anti-abortion, anti-tax, and pro-gun,... Read More

Recently, the American Humanist Association signed on to a coalition letter authored by a number of liberal, conservative, religious, and nontheistic organizations supporting the... Read More

Though atheism is sometimes criticized for not having musical traditions as the world’s religions do (an erroneous assumption that we have debunked), rock music... Read More

Experiencing a humanist 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 American Humanist Association does not endorse or oppose political candidates, and I’m not going to do that here. However, the candidates’ positions on... Read More

View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. He Wasn't There: Nella Larsen and the Harlem Renaissance's Great Atheist Novel Quicksand, Nella... Read More

Religious institutions have a longstanding tradition of politicking. Just looking back as far the Catholic Roman Empire shows the papal seat was far more... Read More

People identify as humanists because they care about remediating societal ills and helping humanity to progress. Choosing to live as rationally and compassionately as... Read More

Christian evangelist Ray Comfort asks the big questions. Well, one question (and it kind of has to do with the small): Is DNA intelligently... Read More

Jared Diamond is the author of five best-selling books about human societies and human evolution, which have been translated into thirty-eight languages. 1991’s The... Read More