A new installment of the Humanist Hour is available for listening. Keep reading to find out about the guests on this month's show. In this... Read More

American religion is a conundrum. Americans manage to combine deep religious devotion with wide religious diversity, all the while remaining remarkably tolerant of each... Read More

Is there anything we humans love that doesn’t have a downside? I don’t think so. Since the Enlightenment, naturalists have sought nonreligious, rational answers... Read More

In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. Ever the showman, Edison liked to demonstrate his device by allowing people to speak into the machine, after... Read More

It’s a beautiful day in heaven, as all days are. Renowned scientists and mathematicians are lodged here, in a special section of paradise (and... Read More

If there’s one concern that pervades virtually every major political and economic issue facing the United States today, it’s the question of corporate power... Read More

I often think of the good life I have. By most common measures—say, type of work, income, health, leisure, and social status—I’m doing well.... Read More

This past March was a great time to invest in gas masks. Or machetes. These, along with iodine tablets, were among the many items... Read More

Fort Hood’s sprawling 340-square-mile property—one of the largest active armored posts in the United States Armed Forces—boasts the self-styled title of the “Great Place”... Read More

I recently celebrated my wedding anniversary, having been married to the same woman for thirty-one years without ever straying. Newt Gingrich has been married... Read More