Last spring I wrote a piece called How Religion Makes Its Money, touching on a variety of innovative ways in which a God industry... Read More

"Humanists … work to uphold the equal enjoyment of human rights and civil liberties in an open, secular society and maintain it is a... Read More

Click to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington speak with Associate Professor of Sociology Ryan... Read More

Charb. Cabu. Tignous. Wolinski. These and other courageous defenders of free expression appear by name as part of the dedication in the opening minute... Read More

Life is hard. For many life is a boring and laborious stumble from misadventure into misery, and the reward at the end can be... Read More

In 1974 Morris Albert cowrote and recorded a sappy, lugubrious ballad called “Feelings” that soon became an international plague hit, covered by many other... Read More

Hormonal birth control options—like the pill, patch, and ring—are now available in Oregon without requiring a visit to the doctor. A new state bill... Read More

When I heard the news that an armed militia had taken over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and was demanding that the government... 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

Justice Antonin Scalia spoke at a Catholic high school in Metairie, Louisiana, last weekend about one of his favorite subjects: why it is both... Read More