Book Review: Utopia is Creepy
BOOK BY NICHOLAS CARR Nicholas Carr’s Utopia is Creepy: and Other Provocations has so many great zingers in it that it’s a shame one can’t simply... Read More
Rethinking the Ingredients for Human Life New research suggests same-sex couples (or even individuals) may someday be able to produce their very own offspring
It looks like the church may be in for yet another rude awakening over its belief that life begins at conception, that is, when... Read More
The Roots of Building a Secular Community Part 3: Technology, Meetup.com, and a Few Other Essentials
On Wednesday Tom Kellogg discussed direction, ownership, and teamwork in Part 2 of “The Roots of Building a Secular Community.” Concluding the three-part series,... Read More
Fish Are Food and Friends—US Sustainable Fisheries and Ocean Health
On Wednesday the Center for American Progress (CAP) in Washington, DC, held a talk with leaders in oceans conservation about the effect that US... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Preconception Religion
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All... Read More
I Kinda Like It When George Carlin Speaks Presciently from the Grave
Fifteen years ago George Carlin recorded one of the least controversial comedy performances of his career, only because almost no one ever heard it.... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 44 Knowing You as I Don't: Franz Kafka and the Magnificence of Miscomprehension
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Knowing You as I Don't: Franz Kafka and the Magnificence of Miscomprehension There is... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: What Hath RFRA Wrought?
The picture released (warning, graphic) last month by the Indiana prosecutor’s office of the seven-year-old boy’s back is horrifying. There are thirty-six angry welts... Read More
The Roots of Building a Secular Community Part 2: Direction, Ownership, and Teamwork (DOT)
On Monday Tom Kellogg discussed food, friendship, and meetup in Part 1 of “The Roots of Building a Secular Community.” Today he turns to... Read More
I Want to Sit Next to a Woman
At humanist conferences, gatherings, and events, I look around and often find myself wondering, “Where are all the women?” At the American Humanist Association... Read More