For decades, conservatives and far-right adherents have cried that “radical leftists” and the “anti-Christian left” are censoring their freedom of expression. Many still believe this even when a Republican presidential administration is in power. And now... Read More

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.”  —Carl Sagan I. The Impulse Is Real Something in human beings will not leave mystery alone. It has never left mystery... Read More

Everything you believe about what's right and what's wrong may have nothing to do with moral truth and everything to do with what helped your ancestors survive. The evolutionary debunking argument against moral realism–the view... Read More

“Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation. Civilization, like intelligence, may serve well, serve adequately, or fail to... Read More

Religious violence is often presented as a distinct, more dangerous category of violence—one that flows from absolutist beliefs, irrational passions and primordial hatreds. Humanists have sometimes accepted this framing, opposing themselves to “religious fanaticism” in... Read More

The debate over public versus private provision is often clouded by abstractions, such as “efficiency,” “innovation” and “choice.” Strip those away, and what remains is a simpler question: Who gets served and who gets left... Read More

On the night of April 1, 2026, the President of the United States addressed his nation about the war he had started with Iran. The  speech lasted 37 minutes. It referenced goals, achievements and threats.... Read More