The Humanist Dilemma: My Husband Is Pressuring Me to Have Plastic Surgery
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: Positive Actions and False Idols
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
National Day of Reason Reintroduced in House of Representatives
For the fourth consecutive year, the American Humanist Association has worked with congressional allies to reintroduce the National Day of Reason (NDOR) resolution in... Read More
#WeToo?
The secular community is having a #MeToo moment. Some say it’s about time. Others say not so fast. In 1915 the American suffragist and... Read More
Hard to Believe Conditions that Discredit Victims of Sexual Assault and Sanction Esteemed Offenders
In Greek mythology, Cassandra is the beautiful young mortal pursued by the god Apollo. To convince her to give into his advances, Apollo promises... Read More
Adrift At Sea A Clash of Cultures, A Question of Faith
Seven days adrift in the Indian Ocean on a broken-down motorboat, two American women and two Indonesian fishermen face massive swells, intense sun, and... Read More
Changing Times in America’s Execution Capital
A father’s successful struggle to spare the son who killed the rest of the family highlights how Texas, historically America’s top executioner, is moving... Read More
Good or Bad to the Bone? How Human Genetics Affect Empathy
Meet Sally and Ann. Sally has a basket. Ann has a box. Sally puts a marble inside her basket and goes outside to play... Read More
What Consent Means and How to Teach It
The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have highlighted how too many men have harassed or assaulted women—and men—through-out the decades and across many professions.... Read More
The Fallacy of the Armed Populace as Deterrent
Disarming a population is part of the process of tyranny, but it’s not the most critical part. Silencing free speech, preventing assembly, circumventing due... Read More
