Life is a terminal condition and death never takes a holiday, except that Terry Pratchett’s character named Death did once take a holiday (alas,... Read More

When 5 percent of the US population owns 63 percent of the country’s wealth and the bottom 40 percent of the population has none,... Read More

Experiencing a humanist 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

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So many of us are “dying” to talk about death but don’t know how, when, or with whom to begin the conversation. “Thinking about... Read More

Last week we looked at the courageous chairman of the US Commission on Civil Rights, Martin Castro. He displayed an unusual level of guts... Read More

What do long commutes, cleaning your bathroom, and mindless treadmill sessions have in common? They are all perfectly good opportunities to catch up on... Read More

Torkel Brekke’s Faithonomics: Religion and the Free Market is a solid attempt to frame the role religion plays in societies around the world through... Read More

Programming note: The Humanist Hour will be off next week, October 26th! We'll be back on Wednesday, November 2. Download an audio file of... Read More

Last week the American Humanist Association posted an image on Facebook detailing the various negative impacts of religious exemptions on children. For example, forty-seven... Read More