No Slack for the Dalai Lama—Religious Leaders and their Fogyish Rhetoric
There’s no question religious leaders possess enormous influence over the faithful. For centuries, religious leaders like the Pope and the Dalai Lama have been... Read More
Humanist Healthcare: Drug Price Gouging and Why You Should Support Single-Payer
Imagine that you have a serious medical disorder. If left untreated, the disease could kill you in a slow, agonizing manner. But there are... Read More
False Motives behind “In God We Trust” Police Cruiser Campaigns
I wasn’t an English major, but it seems to me the phrase “In God We Trust” affirms only one thing: a collective trust in... Read More
Staff Picks: Our Favorite Banned & Challenged Books
This week kicks off Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the freedom to read that calls attention to books that are frequently challenged... Read More
Atheists Have an Anti-Muslim Bigotry Problem
On Monday, September 14, Ahmed Mohamed, a fourteen-year-old student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, was arrested after school officials believed his homemade... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “A Storm in a Teacup”
This week’s poem is by Neil Doherty. He is an economist and professor emeritus from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: How Do I Talk to My 9-Year-Old Niece About Atheism?
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
Book Review: Being Called: Scientific, Secular, and Sacred Perspectives
Being Called is an academic collection of essays that attempts to define and explain the experience of a “calling” from scientific, secular, and sacred... Read More
The Comics Section: Saudi Arabia, Political Animals, No Gods Indeed
Your faves are back: Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
Some Nice Talk but Where’s the Action? Pope Francis’s Address to Congress
The national media have been buzzing for weeks about Pope Francis’s visit to the United States. Perhaps what has most vividly captured the public’s... Read More