BOOK BY RICK HELLER NEW WORLD LIBRARY, 2015 288 PP.; $15.95 The very short review of Rick Heller’s Secular Meditation: If you’re curious about... Read More

Last week, the South Dakota Senate passed a bill that would require students to only use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their... Read More

Religious conservatives in government are at it again, trying to use taxpayer money to inject religious teachings into public school science classrooms. Mississippi State... Read More

The United Nations has recognized February 20 as World Social Justice Day since 2007. The observance of this day, according to the UN’s description, “should support... 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

This week’s poem is by AshlieRene Gonzalez, a twenty-four-year-old, Oregon-based international traveler, photographer and cinematographer. Her lucid poetry and writing, frequently paired with imagery,... Read More

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Most of us don’t like to ponder our own death or the nothingness of nonexistence, but for those who’ve already gotten past the question... Read More

Amazing news emerged from Russia last Friday. According to the Associated Press, “A Russian regional court has ruled that an Orthodox Church diocese can... Read More

Representation matters. Sociologists and psychologists have long known that when we see others like us in important and powerful positions, we can imagine what... Read More