Since writing recently about the troubling nature of the Elf on the Shelf tradition, I’ve learned that a researcher in Canada is exploring its dangers a bit further. For the uninitiated, the elf is a... Read More

Since launching in February 2014, TheHumanist.com has published many truly fantastic articles examining news, politics, science, and culture from a humanist perspective. As 2014 winds to a close, check out our ten most-read articles below.... Read More

One of the benefits of living in a city like Washington, DC, is that the options abound for getting around town; the Metro, buses, rentable bikes, and so on. Public transportation is extremely affordable, but... Read More

The Elf on the Shelf has become a family tradition—a very creepy and odd family tradition grossing over 16 million in sales since it debuted in 2005, but a tradition nonetheless. Unfamiliar with the Elf... Read More

“If it was just religion, maybe it would be easier to agree to disagree, but unfortunately my family’s religious views are tightly wound to a toxic trinity of racism, homophobia, and patriarchal rule.”   I... Read More

On the morning of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2014, I joined the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) in laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.... Read More

On November 28, 2014, the day after Thanksgiving, Larry McQuilliams went on a rampage in Austin, Texas, and unsuccessfully attempted to burn down the Mexican Consulate. After investigating the shooting, police reported that McQuilliams had... Read More