HNN #20: Humanistic Judaism

This month's guests on HNN #20 are Harvard Law Prof. Alan M. Dershowitz, Humanistic Judaism founder Rabbi Sherwin Wine, and student gay rights activist... Read More
The Bishop, the Statesman, and the Wren Cross: A Lesson in American Secularism

Halfway down one wall of the Wren Chapel at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is a plaque in honor of... Read More
THE HUMANIST INTERVIEW A Brief History of Jonathan Miller

As he approaches his seventy-third birthday on July 21, British intellectual and Renaissance man Jonathan Miller continues to enjoy an uncommonly varied career. Born... Read More
The Female Nature: A Woman’s Destiny?

Don't give a woman the freedom to choose, because if you do she might just make the wrong choice. Or so goes the reasoning... Read More
Faith in Hiding: Are There Secular Grounds for Banning Abortion?

The Declaration of Independence asserts our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but conflicts between these rights are commonplace. The extreme... Read More
America the Beautiful’s Germ Warfare Rash

In his bellicose Cincinnati, Ohio, speech of October 7, 2002, President George W. Bush warned that Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten... Read More
HNN #19: Dar Williams & E.O. Wilson

In HNN Audio Podcast #19, our humanist advice columnist "Sweet Reason" helps acclaimed novelist and humanist Salman Rushdie take another look at religious language.... Read More
HNN #18: Salman Rushdie & Cultural Humanism

In HNN Audio Podcast #18, we interview acclaimed novelist and humanist Salman Rushdie about the organized humanist movement and the relationship between the novel... Read More
Stark’s Reason: How a California Congressman Became the Most Honest Person in Politics

We have officially entered the presidential campaign season as details of candidates' personal histories and present lives come to the fore. In mid-March historians... Read More
How to Counter Religion’s Toxic Effects

Edward O. Wilson and Daniel Dennett advocate new ways to think about religion that can have a profound impact on how we as humanists... Read More