My students walked out on me last week. Just got up, left my classroom and marched right out of the school. I’ve been an... Read More

Right after its opening weekend I enjoyed a screening of Left Behind with seven other people—these being all the patrons in the audience besides... Read More

Today is Columbus Day, a federally-observed holiday and the day on which Americans celebrate Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of the new world. Many are reluctant... Read More

New comics by Jesus and Mo and The Bad Chemicals!          

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

Thank you to the over 100 entries for our “How Would You Rewrite the Pledge of Allegiance?” Contest! We read through every email and... Read More

“It’s about choice and I want to have it, exclaimed Carolyn Almen, who was attending the World Federation of Right to Die Societies conference... Read More

Secretary of State John Kerry did a great disservice to the debate over the response to global warming last month by dragging religion into... Read More

Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, TheHumanist.com contributor Dan Moran shares his 1992 interview with the late... Read More

In a groundbreaking article, one of our more respected experts on Middle East affairs has proposed that our policy should pivot to outright cooperation... Read More