The Moral Cost of Certainty: Why Humanists Should Embrace Intellectual Humility
Humanism is a proud proponent of rationality, facts and research. Nevertheless, certainty can challenge itself quite readily as virtue even in societies that are... Read More
Being a Humanist When You Lose Faith in Humanity
It is a hard time to be a humanist. How do you trust in the ultimate goodness and unlimited potential of human beings when... Read More
In a Hyperconnected Digital World, Why So Many of Us Are Turning Analogue
I belong to a generation that remembers life before constant connectivity. As a millennial, I grew up making plans we couldn’t instantly change, waiting... Read More
Games as Literature in Motion Stories That Refuse to Let Us Remain Spectators
There is a moment, just before you decide, when everything seems to slow down. Not visibly, but unmistakably. As if the world is holding... Read More
The North Pole Panopticon: Why Santa is Creepier Than You Remember
Let’s be honest: American Santa Claus is unsettling. It’s not just the sight of an overly-jolly old man breaking and entering; it’s the entire... Read More
Paper Cranes
Blue light shined through the cracked door and the projector hummed as “The Polar Express” captivated my fifth-grade class. My classmates laughed and played,... Read More
The Universe in a Grain of Sand: How Consciousness Became the Cosmos Looking at Itself
I have often marveled at how small we humans and our planet Earth are in the vast cosmic scale. Imagine holding a 100-gram ball... Read More
The Comics Section: SantAI Claude
The latest from Cagle Cartoons. AI Robots by Manny Francisco, Manila, The Phillippines
The Ages We Never Stopped Being
“The child is father of the man.” In adulthood, you begin to discover society for what it really is: an endless exchange of masks.... Read More
When They Speak of Our Time
Speech delivered at the No Kings protest at the Lexington Common, MA, October 18, 2025. Good morning to all. My name is Regie Gibson... Read More
