Guggenheim Missed the Point: Freedom of Expression Shouldn’t Trump Cruelty
Last week the Guggenheim Museum in New York announced it would remove three exhibits from its current show, “Art and China After 1989: Theater... Read More
Ahead of the Curve: Did Earth Just Turn a Corner?
“Ahead of the Curve” is a new column exploring how humanists should begin thinking about the enormous changes bound to disrupt our twenty-first century... Read More
Soft on STDs
A recent report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that this country saw a record number of cases of sexually transmitted disease... Read More
The Humanevangelist: Could the Bloodbath in Las Vegas Kill Off the NRA’s Lies at Last?
After so many horrific shootings—Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Sandy Hook, Orlando, and many, many others—it’s almost too enervating to write about the horror in... Read More
M4RJ and March for Black Women a Step in the Right Direction on a Long Path
On September 30, thousands of people rallied together for two intersecting social justice marches in the nation’s capital: the March for Black Women and... Read More
….Without God Secular Vision for a Changing World (Exercise #4)
After a long summer break, we continue our series of thought exercises that provide a forum to share with each other and the world... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Should a Dorm Cut Electricity to Accommodate an Observant Jewish Student?
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: Self-Referential Truth
The latest from Jesus and Mo!
The Curious Case of the Missing—and Reappearing—Government Climate Change Data
Last week climate scientist Peter Gleick reported that the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Science Explorer—a taxpayer-funded online database for the public to browse... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Hospitals That Won’t Treat
I like numbers. They can’t be used to explain everything, but they can be used to explain a lot. Consider the example of Catholic... Read More
