The 5th Anniversary of Citizen’s United: A Wake-up Call to America
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s infamous Citizen’s United ruling, a decision that has come to symbolize the issue of corporate power in American politics. Controversy erupted immediately after the ruling was... Read More
Religious Vandalism, Prank, or Hate Crime?
Chico, California, rests halfway between Sacramento and the Oregon state border. For the past three years, a group of nontheists has assembled with the Atheists of Butte County to conduct a litter pick-up along a... Read More
Remembering the Humanism of Martin Luther King
[This article originally appeared under the title, “Will the Real Martin Luther King Please Stand Up,” in the May/June 2005 issue of the Humanist.] Today it’s fashionable to recall Martin Luther King Jr. as a... Read More
Charlie Hebdo and the Erosion of the Liberal Left
Since the attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo that resulted in the brutal murder of twelve people, one thing is certain: attacks of this kind are almost guaranteed to continue. For those who seek... Read More
A French-American’s Perspective on Charlie Hebdo
I am a French-American humanist, living just outside of Paris. (Some of you may have read past articles I have written for TheHumanist.com about humanism in France.) Let me tell you a little about Charlie... Read More
Religion, Violence, and Satire: A Humanist Response to the Charlie Hebdo Massacre
Update: According to the Epoch Times, one of the Charlie Hebdo attackers, Hamyd Mourad, has reportedly surrendered to French police, and two other suspects identified as brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi, are on the... Read More
Small River, Long Ago
In those pleasant little towns on Thames, you may hear the fall of the water over the weirs, or even, in still weather, the rustle of the rushes; and from the bridge you may see... Read More