Help Free the “Witches” of Ghana Humanist Service Corps Now Accepting Applications
Last Spring, the Humanist featured an article by Wendy Webber about Pathfinders Project, a yearlong international service trip sponsored by Foundation Beyond Belief. Pathfinders... Read More
A History of Violence: Why the Senate Report on CIA Torture Shouldn’t Surprise Humanists
On December 9 the United States Senate Intelligence Committee released an alarming report detailing the horrendous torture practices that the CIA used to interrogate... Read More
Confessions of an Uber Rider
One of the benefits of living in a city like Washington, DC, is that the options abound for getting around town; the Metro, buses,... Read More
Please Take the Elf Off the Shelf!
The Elf on the Shelf has become a family tradition—a very creepy and odd family tradition grossing over 16 million in sales since it... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Oh, It’s the Holidays
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
The Comics Section: Burning in Hell, A Religious Doorstop, and Being Single
New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
The Humanevangelist: Senate Torture Report: Coming to Grips with a Shameful Truth
[Warning: This article contains disturbing material… because it’s about the CIA torture program.] Suppose that you are a man advancing in years who has... Read More
Left Behind: An Agnostic’s Christmas Carol
“If it was just religion, maybe it would be easier to agree to disagree, but unfortunately my family’s religious views are tightly wound to... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Satan Goes to School
Exasperated teachers have been known to suspect that the kid in the back row is Satan himself, or the spawn of Satan, or perhaps... Read More
Solemn Display Nontheists Welcomed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
On the morning of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2014, I joined the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) in laying a wreath... Read More