ONE OF THE MOST SAVAGE reviews ever written was published in 1818 in response to a collection of verse by a somewhat unknown poet. The critic, John Wilson Croker, declared, “the author is a copyist... Read More

Almost one year ago, on January 1, 2016, Robert James Allen died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. To this day, those of us who loved him haven't come to grips with his suicide. We... Read More

It’s the holiday season, and local humanist groups are actively giving back to their communities in many ways: hosting charitable fundraisers for local nonprofits, collecting food items for local food banks, and sponsoring winter clothing... Read More

Last week Breitbart, the leading mouthpiece of the “alt-right” (the term used by the media to describe a white-nationalist, anti-Semitic, fascist movement), began a war on the weather. By using a Weather Channel video created... Read More

“It can be good to start with a shipwreck. Your ideal authors ought to pull you from the foundering of your previous existence, not smilingly guide you into a friendly and peaceable harbor.”  —Christopher Hitchens,... Read More

Writing this piece for TheHumanist.com helped to challenge my own ideas and assumptions about the role religion plays in the civic lives of citizens. For those who missed the news, Germany has now joined France... Read More

The polarization in American politics can perhaps be best exemplified by examining a recent mass strike for a living wage paired with Donald Trump’s latest cabinet pick. In late November, minimum wage workers across the... Read More