Confronting Racism: Don’ts & Dos for Humanists
THERE ARE DEBATED ISSUES within the humanist movement revolving around the agenda that should guide humanist thinking and activism. Is it enough to address... Read More
Giving people room to respond to the fire of their own truth is a wholly humanist act.
IT MAY OR MAY NOT surprise you to know that there are self-identified humanists who don’t think systemic racism is a big problem in... Read More
Pathologies of Power Widespread tendency to defer to authority plays important role in the expansion of state power
"A tyranny," Plato says in the Republic, "is the wretchedest form of government," and "a tyrant grows worse from having power: he becomes and... Read More
Why Are So Many Unarmed Black Americans Killed by the Police?
In late May the U.S. Department of Justice announced strict new standards be placed on the police department of Cleveland, Ohio, after a review... Read More
Your Argument Is Invalid—Because It’s Not Very Good
Any organization that advocates for the separation of church and state can expect to get an earful from the public. When attorneys for groups... Read More
The Part about Black Lives Mattering Where White People Shut Up and Listen
Listen up, fellow white people. If we care about racism—and if we’re humanists, we bloody well better—there’s something we need to do. It’s enormously... Read More
Proposing an Objective, Godless Basis for Morality
We’ve all been told we’re supposed to “be good.” But why? So your god can reward you? Such religious reasons have no evidentiary basis... Read More
The Steal
“Another online scam—too good to be true,” I thought when I read the apartment listing on Craigslist. But I decided to call anyway. The... Read More
The Meaning of Human Existence
There are few scientists alive today who have had as far-reaching an impact as Edward O. Wilson. With a career spanning more than half... Read More
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
In 1952, with the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president, a small, chariot-driving clan of Christian evangelicals stormed the national stage, bent on... Read More
