Early Education: It’s Never Too Soon to Become a Humanist Philanthropist
To look at them, you'd think the Moutons were a typical family from the Chicago suburbs—a couple with two young kids and a minivan.... Read More
This Sacrilegious House of Cards Scene Even Shocked Some Atheists
WARNING: Spoilers ahead. House of Cards is full of shocking moments—perhaps famous for them—and season three continues to delight viewers by venturing into the... Read More
On the Hill: Censorship of Turkish Atheist Website Highlights Need for Congressional Involvement
In the past few weeks, numerous instances of discrimination or outright violence against atheists have shocked nontheists around the world. While groups like the... Read More
Struggling with Mein Kampf
A controversy has arisen surrounding the German republication of Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler’s infamous memoir/Nazi manifesto. Although copies of this historical literary work (in... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: I’m a Child Care Director, and I Need to Fire Someone. Help!
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 Comics Section: Faith in Logic, Religious Self-Help Books, We’re All Going to Die Anyway
New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
On Perverts and Terrorists: The Semantics of ISIS
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But is ISIS, ISIL, IS, SIC, or Da’ish as Islamic? At the February 18... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: What’s the Difference between a Christian Nation and a Jewish State?
Humanists don’t agree on everything, but one area where we’re pretty close to unanimity is revulsion at the thought of America being officially (or... Read More
The AFA’s Bigotry Map: A Who’s Who of Humanism
Congratulations to all the freethought and LGBT groups recognized by the American Family Association (AFA) last week on their much-discussed interactive Bigotry Map, dedicated... Read More
The Humanist Hour #140: Awkward Moments in the Bible, with Horus Gilgamesh
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews Horus Gilgamesh, author of the Awkward Moments (not... Read More