The Comics Section: Taste the Doom of Burning
The latest from Jesus and Mo!
To Catch a Criminal: Is Expanding the DNA Database a Crime Deterrent or a Privacy Invasion?
In a December 19 Washington Post article, “To Deter Criminals, Expand DNA Databases Instead of Prisons,” Keith Humphreys writes that expanding criminal DNA databases... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: The Fired Chief – Act II
Three years ago, I wrote about the saga of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired by the mayor for writing and distributing... Read More
A Certain Uncertainty: Brookings Holds Discussion on Recent Iranian Protests
Amid two weeks of protest in Iran, the Brookings Institution’s Center for Middle East Policy hosted Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari in a... Read More
TV Review: Black Mirror
Black Mirror is a British anthology series currently streaming on Netflix. Now in its fourth season, the show examines the unanticipated consequences of near... Read More
Bible Verses, Flyover Voters, and the State of the State
A few days before Christmas, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) wrote a letter to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, requesting he desist posting weekly... Read More
Humanist Organizing for A Better Tomorrow: Moving beyond Indecent Propositions
On Christmas Eve, I received an email invitation to speak at this year’s Mythinformation Conference (or “Mythcon”), an atheist conference held every year by... Read More
Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Kristin Wintermute
Meet the American Humanist Association's new Director of Education, Kristin Wintermute! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I received my undergraduate degree... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: How to Drop out of Religion but Stay in a Marriage
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: Laughing at Thor and Infantile Quislings
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!