War in the Middle East is upon us again, it seems. Blame the many men in power in all of the countries involved. The world was taken by surprise when the United States and Israel... Read More

Children are not chattel. Nor are they “mere creatures of the state,” as the Supreme Court of the United States held in Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925). They are, in the humanist tradition, autonomous... Read More

I conclude as a humanist, and I’m sure many of you will agree, that empathy isn’t a fault of personality and compassion for others and the planet isn’t a defect in one’s perspective. While the... Read More

Most of the ethical debates I grew up hearing were colossal: war, climate disaster, reproductive rights, guns. They felt too vast to touch, as if morality only lived in rooms with microphones. But lately I’ve... Read More

In the past fifteen years since my deconversion, I’ve had many conversations with many followers across a spectrum of denominations. Despite these conversations rarely turning overtly hostile, there were always implicit assumptions about my motivations... Read More

Another poll on trans rights has hit the national political dialog. The fallout has been predictable: talking heads and reporters circulating the write-up with an air of condescending concern: this is what we’ve been trying... Read More

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” stands at the center of the page, arms and legs outstretched, poised between the finite and the infinite. It is a celebration of the human form, balanced and elegant, inviting... Read More