The Trouble with Pakistan
THE DRAMA THE ASSASSINATION of the great Pakistani political figure Benazir Bhutto last December seemed to emerge as a tailor-made story for the American... Read More
Ripping into the Bible
ON THE MORNING of December 7, 2007, Christopher Campbell walked into his English Honors class at Parker High School, prepared to tear out pages... Read More
Fighting for Iraq: A Case for Liberation
AS WE APPROACH FIVE YEARS since the liberation of Iraq, it still appears too soon to tell if it's been a success or not.... Read More
Another Successful “War on Christmas” for the Religious Right
Another holiday season is soon to pass, and this year, Santa Claus will be very, very good to the religious right--even though the leaders... Read More
Absolute Infidel: The Evolution of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Among the many Muslim and ex-Muslim women currently commenting on Islam, particularly in regard to women's issues, humanists are probably most familiar with four:... Read More
The Post-Theological Umbrella
Surely one of the biggest barriers keeping humanism from being a more prominent force in the United States is its nontheistic character. Two relevant... Read More
HNN#25: The Golden Compass & The Geography of Nowhere
In this month's audio podcast Humanist Network News interviews author Philip Pullman about the religious protest of The Golden Compass, a new film based... Read More
God Is Great
I have a fantasy that I participate in a debate against Christopher Hitchens, the best-selling author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons... Read More
What Distracts Us from Impeachment?
In July 2007 a polling company called American Research Group conducted the first and only poll asking whether the American public wants to impeach... Read More
The Revolution Will Be Transmitted: Web 2.0 and Upheaval in Burma
The Saffron Revolution in Burma (officially Myanmar) is underway, and information is flowing out of the country (and back in) at a pace unimaginable... Read More
