True or False: Jeff Sessions Can’t Handle the Truth about the Constitution
I feel like we’ve been thrown back into the 1950s. Despite his efforts to appear moderate in confirmation hearings this week, the nominee for... Read More
Is It Just Me, or Does Atheism Take Some of the Fun out of Watching Horror Films?
Here we are again on another Friday the 13th—the day where the overly superstitious hunker down in their homes and the moderately apprehensive leerily... Read More
Humanists Join Women’s March on Washington
Humanists support reproductive freedom, women’s rights, scientific integrity, and human rights for all. We can demonstrate our support for these values by actively participating... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: A Secular Response to Sneezing
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 49 Prime Time Godlessness: Madalyn Murray O'Hair and the Rise of American Atheists
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Prime Time Godlessness: Madalyn Murray O'Hair and the Rise of American Atheists We atheists... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Kerry Nails It
I’ve been a fan of John Kerry for a long time now, ever since I happened to be in the Senate hearing room in... Read More
Two Years after the Charlie Hebdo Massacre: Some Lessons for Resisting Extremism through Art and Humor
I’ll never forget the morning of January 7, 2015, when I came into the American Humanist Association to begin the workday. The atmosphere was... Read More
On the Hill: Darwin Day Introduced in House of Representatives
The new session of a Republican-controlled Congress is now underway, and President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn into office in just a few... Read More
For-Profit Presidency
Much furor has surrounded the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, with Trump’s lack of willing performers... Read More
Why Do We Still Do That? Nonsensical Habits We Just Can’t Seem to Kick
A coworker recently told me that the European Union bans the sale of bananas that are too bendy. In the era of having to... Read More
