The Enigma of Clarence Thomas
BY COREY ROBIN HENRY HOLT & CO., 2019 320 PP.; $30.00 Clarence Thomas is the most right-wing justice on the Supreme Court, and one... Read More
What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life
BY PHIL ZUCKERMAN COUNTERPOINT PRESS, 2019 400 PP.; $28.00 In his new book, What it Means to Be Moral: Why Religion is Not Necessary... Read More
Skip the Schadenfreude Buffet and Dig In to Some Humanism
Through no effort of my own I’ve started getting a “word of the day” via email. It comes from a website called Word Genius.... Read More
Meet the Intern: Nicholas Copley
Please welcome the Appignani Humanist Legal Center’s new legal intern, Nicholas Copley! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? In 2012 I graduated... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Everywhere I Move with My Partner, His Brother Comes Along
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All... Read More
The Comics Section: Scientific Approaches & Preaching to Voters
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find Out What It Means to Humanism and Yourself
One month from today, the American Humanist Association and Periyar International will host their first-ever joint conference, Humanism & Self-Respect, at Montgomery College’s Cultural... Read More
Humanists Plan the End of Summer
As summer draws to a close, the staff here at the American Humanist Association are making plans to squeeze in one last beach day,... Read More
On a Kentucky Train Track, a Union Protest without the Union
Last month, on July 1, coal mining industry titan Blackjewel collapsed into bankruptcy. On July 29, about twenty miners who had been previously employed... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Who Needs a Wall When We Have Epistemic Closure?
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All... Read More