“Liberty is the Child of Intelligence”: Why We Celebrate Robert G. Ingersoll Day
Last week, ten presidential hopefuls from the Republican Party gathered together for an event that was more like reality TV than a serious political... Read More
Humanism’s Passionate Love Affair with Life
For all the talk about reason and science, humanism is really about a passionate love affair. It is a love affair with life, not... Read More
God’s Own Party: Analyzing the GOP Debates
Every four years, the world pauses to watch one of the most entertaining events broadcast on television. The contrived drama, the heated rivalries, and... Read More
The Comics Section: Freedom of Speech, Prayer Doesn’t Fix Printers, and Sorry, We’re Vaccinated
Brand-new comics from Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils (formerly Far Left Side)!
Book Review: The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife
As a follow up to 2012’s bestselling Proof of Heaven, Dr. Eben Alexander—the neurosurgeon who claims to have visited heaven while comatose—treats us to... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Faking Religion and the Black Sheep
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
Here’s the One Nice Thing We’ll Say about Donald Trump
He’s a real estate billionaire, the owner of the Miss USA pageant, and a denier of Barack Obama’s US citizenship. And now he wants... Read More
The Bomb: Reflections on the Anniversary of the Hiroshima Attack
On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States from a solitary aircraft; one of the members... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Little Sisters of Deceit
Al Gore, who won the popular vote for president in 2000 and who many believe would have taken office but for Supreme Court interference,... Read More
Upcoming TV Shows for Humanists: Impastor, The Young Pope, and a Not-Yet-Titled Sitcom By Amy Poehler
From The Big Bang Theory to Orange is the New Black, readers of TheHumanist.com are fans of quality television shows that feature humanist characters... Read More