If we could reach deep into the mind of another person, what would we find? Perhaps to know the mind of another is to know ourselves a little better? Technology is being thrust forward ever... Read More

For years, the American Humanist Association and countless humanists across the country have advocated for the right of people with terminal illnesses or who suffer from chronic pain to end their lives with the assistance... Read More

Reporter Rory Fenton wrote on The Guardian in 2011 that “There is a gaping, atheist-shaped hole in the interfaith movement.” As a humanist attending the Parliament of the World’s Religions for the first time, I... Read More

Call me naïve, but after the first Democratic debate, I figured that Republicans would follow the example of their liberal colleagues and tone down the personal attacks. After all, Democrats were able to have an... Read More

It’s that wonderful time of year when the nights get colder, the air is crisp, and the leaves turn a beautiful array of golden and red hues. October is also a great time for eerie... Read More

In his 2004 book The End of Faith, Sam Harris wrote, “If religious war is ever to become unthinkable for us, in the way that slavery and cannibalism seem poised to, it will be a... Read More

Not long ago, at the end of a public reading from my recently published novel, Eulogy, I was asked how writing the book changed me. Though eleven years had passed from first scribblings to final publication,... Read More