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On January 19, 2006, the New Horizons probe set sail from Earth at the record-breaking launch speed of 36,000 miles per hour. Its destination... Read More

Sometimes it seems that the religious special privilege mania is problematic only in the abstract. Often, the complaint is that a tiny slice of... Read More

On July 13, President Obama commuted the sentences of forty-six drug offenders, thirteen of which were serving life sentences for nonviolent crimes. These commutations,... Read More

Click to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with author and journalist Johann Hari about the failed... Read More

The current state of Greece is not a good one—that much is not news. The financial crisis that’s plagued the country for years seemed... Read More

The US Congress is many things to many people—an austere lawmaking institution, a dysfunctional madhouse, even a testing ground for the latest buzzword or... Read More

Death is inevitable. Morrie Schwartz, author and professor at Brandeis University, once called it “the great equalizer,” which is an apt description considering death... Read More

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has been a longtime supporter of women’s equality, however last week she caused for a stir when she told Cosmopolitan... Read More

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