Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution
Richard Whittle’s Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution is the chronicle of an ingenious, proficient piece of technology that many people deplore... Read More
The Right to Be Rude Why All Religions and Secular Philosophies Must Tolerate Criticism
I’m not in the habit of giving unsolicited advice to the Church of Scientology, but if I were, it would be straightforward: You have... Read More
New Thoughts on Atheist Anger, and the Difference between Peace and Complacency
Can we find some degree of peace and acceptance in our lives, without becoming complacent about all the things that are terrible in the... Read More
When Humanism Is Attacked, Have Courage
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” —Voltaire FEAR, THE MOST powerful emotion, is an... Read More
Unequal Parts
“Smile!” the photographer implored, looking straight at me as I stood in a line of people to be captured on digital. “This is a... Read More
The Art of Tactful Candor
We all know someone who can make us feel appreciated. As a humanist, I aspire to be that kind of person—in part for my... Read More
Beyond Gods and Monsters—Sculpting a New Norm of Loyalty
WAR, IT HAS BEEN SAID, is politics by other means; religion is politics by most means. When people go to war in the name... Read More
A Humanist Economics Louis Kelso and the Hope of Broadened Ownership
THOMAS PIKETTY grabbed the world’s attention last year with his magnum opus, Capital in the Twenty-first Century. In hundreds of pages of dense prose... Read More
The Humanist Interview with Ryan J. Bell From Seventh-day Adventist to a Year without God, a Former Pastor Embraces Humanism
Ryan J. Bell was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist tradition and spent nearly twenty years as a pastor—the last eight as senior pastor at... Read More
Is Islam Violent? The Answer Isn’t as Simple as Many Think
ALLOW ME to describe a familiar course of events. Somewhere in the world, extremists carry out a terrorist attack in the name of Islam.... Read More