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
On the Hill: Senate Establishes Human Rights Caucus
Today is Human Rights Day, which according to the United Nations was created by the UN General Assembly in 1950 “to bring to the... Read More
The Humanist Hour #128: Scammers and Skeptics with Brian Brushwood
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews entertainer and career skeptic Brian Brushwood. Brian is... Read More