Can Good Be Good if Nobody Knows It?
Thousands of years ago Socrates asked the question: Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because... Read More
The Eclipse: Let’s Do That Again In a Moment of Darkness, We Found Light
A hip-hop producer, a WWII veteran and Trump supporter, and an autistic lesbian pastry chef: those are just a few of the people I... Read More
Just Sayin’: The ACLU Defends Milo Yiannopoulos
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the DC Metro for banning (and in one case removing) political ads its advertising department deemed... Read More
Almost Here! The Great American Solar Eclipse
People tend to be afraid of the unknown. When faced with mysteries, people throughout history have felt compelled to make up stories to explain... Read More
The Comics Section: Religiosity & Intelligence, Melania’s View, and a Captive Audience
Your favorites from Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
The Humanist Dilemma: Do Microdonations to Charities and Political Causes Amount to Much?
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
Rural, Religious, and Racist: Molding the Minds of Children in All the Wrong Ways
Earlier this week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) went to bat for the children of Mississippi by demanding an investigation into the school-sanctioned... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: The Rodney Dangerfield of Religions
This month’s Atlantic features an article about the failure of any religion outside the “Big Four” (Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam) to gain substantial... Read More
Clarifying Humanism through the Haze of Equivocation
In the aftermath of another tragedy fueled by bigoted ideology, a faction of so-called “humanists” on social media show their true selves. The usual... Read More
In Defense of the Bubble: An Atheist’s Guide to Living in a Red State
In previous articles for TheHumanist.com, I wrote about my eleven years working for the Catholic Church in spite of not believing in a god,... Read More