At his campaign-style rally last night in Phoenix, Arizona, Donald Trump devoted, according to the Washington Post, “more than sixteen minutes to re-litigating his response to the horror in Charlottesville.” The president reread the statement... Read More

Thousands of years ago Socrates asked the question: Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods? Put in more ethical terms,... Read More

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the DC Metro for banning (and in one case removing) political ads its advertising department deemed noncompliant with its commercial guidelines. The civil rights organization is challenging... Read More

People tend to be afraid of the unknown. When faced with mysteries, people throughout history have felt compelled to make up stories to explain them. Whenever unexpected and mysterious things lay completely beyond human control,... Read More

Earlier this week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) went to bat for the children of Mississippi by demanding an investigation into the school-sanctioned prayer walks that are happening in DeSoto County, Mississippi. FFRF wants... Read More

In the aftermath of another tragedy fueled by bigoted ideology, a faction of so-called “humanists” on social media show their true selves. The usual day-to-day misogynistic, anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ empty arguments have become commonplace on social... Read More

In previous articles for TheHumanist.com, I wrote about my eleven years working for the Catholic Church in spite of not believing in a god, and some of the difficulties and dilemmas I struggled with. During... Read More