Last week, researchers at Yale University released a new, interactive map that breaks down what Americans really think about climate change, and the answers... Read More

The American Humanist Association is thrilled to host Kelly Carlin as the  keynote speaker for our 74th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. Carlin, the... Read More

This article has been updated from a post that first appeared on December 16, 2011, at the former Rant ‘n Reason blog. Christopher Hitchens... Read More

In 1857, the French poet Charles Baudelaire published a collection titled, Les Fleurs du mal, or “The Flowers of Evil.” Today, such flowers seem... Read More

Polite society has long placed taboos on poking fun at religion (not so much with politics anymore). But we here at TheHumanist.com aren’t afraid... 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 Neil Doherty. He is an economist and professor emeritus from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He... Read More

When someone finds their group, their kind of people, it’s easy to sometimes overdo the joining process. Often, this happens in the teen years... Read More

View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Making Determinism Art: The Humanist Fictionscapes of Denis Diderot By the mid-eighteenth century, materialism... Read More

Sir Walter Scott warned that “O, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!” He was right about that, but... Read More