Rules Are for Schmucks: Satan Goes to School
Exasperated teachers have been known to suspect that the kid in the back row is Satan himself, or the spawn of Satan, or perhaps... Read More
Solemn Display Nontheists Welcomed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
On the morning of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2014, I joined the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) in laying a wreath... Read More
On the Hill: Senate Establishes Human Rights Caucus
Today is Human Rights Day, which according to the United Nations was created by the UN General Assembly in 1950 “to bring to the... Read More
The Humanist Hour #128: Scammers and Skeptics with Brian Brushwood
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews entertainer and career skeptic Brian Brushwood. Brian is... Read More
The Science of Positive Humanism: An Interview with Author Bo Bennett
A successful entrepreneur and published author, Bo Bennett is currently the producer and host of The Humanist Hour, the official broadcast of the American... Read More
The Fringe of the Fringe: The Terrifying Bigotry of Hate Groups Masking as Christianity
On November 28, 2014, the day after Thanksgiving, Larry McQuilliams went on a rampage in Austin, Texas, and unsuccessfully attempted to burn down the... Read More
Why Corporate Personhood is Even More Important Than You Think Many issues are important, but corporate power is strategically unique.
Most well-informed humanists, being generally progressive, understand that corporate personhood is a legitimate public policy issue in America today. It may not be the... Read More
Our Favorite Holiday Movies
30 Rock's "Christmas Special" (2008) If I'm at home and my TV is on, there is an alarmingly high likelihood that an old episode... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Whose Life is it Anyway?
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
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Falling”
This week’s poem is by Daniel Thomas Moran, TheHumanist.com poetry editor, retired dentist and Boston University Assistant Professor, former Poet Laureate of Suffolk County,... Read More