Don’t Be a Dick’s
When twelve-year-old McKenna Peterson wrote to Dick’s Sporting Goods complaining that no women were represented as athletes in their basketball catalog, she was pointing... Read More
Misogyny Is Not a Game
The recent media frenzy surrounding Gamergate, which Erik Kain explains in detail in Forbes, has brought to light once again the issue of sexism... Read More
The Humanist Hour #121: George Eighmey on Death with Dignity
Click here to download and audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews George Eighmey, officer and spokesperson for the Death... Read More
How to Achieve Equality? Talk to Your Members of Congress!
Congressman Barney Frank represented Massachusetts’ 4th district in the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty-six consecutive years (1981-2013) and chaired the House Financial Services... Read More
Taking Liberties: Why Religious Freedom Doesn’t Give You the Right to Tell Other People What to Do
Humanism, in its quest for a secular society based on the principles of human kindness, reason, and democracy, has always staunchly advocated for religious... Read More
Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger’s Journey Out of the Military and Across America
I wasn’t sure I’d like a book called Worth Fighting For by a former soldier who walked across the United States to raise money... Read More
The Labyrinth: God, Darwin, and the Meaning of Life
One might begin a review of Philip Appleman’s new book, The Labyrinth: God, Darwin, and the Meaning of Life, by wondering what a poet... Read More
Religion and Politics How Much Mixing Do Americans Want?
A recent poll by the Pew Forum on the issue of religion and politics sparked headlines that, at first glance, seemed alarming. “Americans want... Read More
The Pros and Cons of Caring Deeply about Others’ Suffering
First, the cons: When you care deeply about other people’s suffering, you suffer too. Not as much as they do, generally, but you still... Read More
Not so Fast Cultural Evolution in the Twenty-First Century
Evolution can be brutal. Our ancestors who survived for millions of years on the African veldt endowed us with tools for survival and reproduction.... Read More
