We like to believe our values are chosen—deliberated, earned. But more often, they are inherited under pressure—adopted to secure belonging, avoid shame and meet... Read More

This will be my fourth decadal installment of a short report to The Humanist’s readers on the state of our global climate and of... Read More

Kate Crawford, a research professor of communication at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, warned a crowd during a... Read More

At Life's Edge Lesley When I sit beside people as they take their final breaths and hold their hands, I feel their body softening,... Read More

The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     Extreme Heat and Climate Change by Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News, NY

“Sometimes I think I have felt everything I am ever going to feel. And from here on out, I am not going to feel... Read More

I’ve always harbored a nagging suspicion that “Seinfeld” was never really about nothing — that beneath its deadpan humor and insistence on moral vacancy,... Read More

Jonathan Evans is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center, where he contributes to international polling projects focused on religion and national identity. Jonathan... Read More

Humanists Making a Difference is our regular series highlighting humanist professionals and the communities they serve. Learn more about the work of celebrants, chaplains,... Read More

Travel. The word, the thought, stirred Harvey. But ‘stir’ is relative. The stirring was not vigorous. It was more like the gentle folding of... Read More