The selfie is defined by some psychologists as “a self-portrait photograph of oneself (or of oneself and other people), taken with a camera or... Read More

Jessica Mann lives in Genesee County, Michigan, is eight months pregnant with her third child, and suffers from a brain tumor. Her doctors recommended... Read More

Naturally, the news went viral—Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the largest social networking site in the world, announced during a live Q&A on September 15... Read More

Pope Francis is coming to Washington, DC on September 22nd, and nearly everyone in the nation’s capital is freaking out about his visit. Scores... 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

Your faves are back: Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!              

This week’s poem is by Beth Staas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s in English, and taught writing at the high... Read More

I really didn’t want to watch the second Republican debate and not because I’m uninterested in politics; in fact, politics is my profession and... Read More

On Tuesday, September 15, Ahmed Mohamed, a fourteen-year-old child of Sudanese-Muslim descent brought a homemade alarm clock to school with the intent of impressing... Read More

Last week, I pointed out how the Laudato Si’ environmental encyclical dismisses population growth as an underlying cause of environmental degradation while scorning technology... Read More