According to the World Health Organization, in 2013 the average life expectancy of a person born in Japan was eighty-four years—the highest in the... Read More

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

New comics by Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils!              

The three Oregon State House candidates endorsed by the Freethought Equality Fund (FEF) PAC handily won their Democratic primary elections on Tuesday: Julie Fahey,... Read More

Last Monday, TBS aired the first half (“Daesong Heavy Industries”) of a two-episode story of the adult animated sitcom American Dad! to which many... Read More

I have been a non-fan of Barack Obama ever since I read his much-hyped 2006 speech about what a wonderful idea he thinks it... Read More

In my brief stint with American Atheists as a regional director, I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to really get acquainted with many of... Read More

June 4, 2016, will be a date to remember for humanists and atheists. It will be the largest gathering of nonreligious people in history... Read More

Click to download an audio file of this podcast. David Cobb is a lawyer and co-founder of Move to Amend, a coalition dedicated to... Read More

What happens when two traditions collide? What if neither can lay claim to an overriding legitimacy, but both are unwilling to budge? That’s what... Read More