Can Good Be Good if Nobody Knows It?
Thousands of years ago Socrates asked the question: Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods? Put in more ethical terms,... Read More
Just Sayin’: The ACLU Defends Milo Yiannopoulos
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the DC Metro for banning (and in one case removing) political ads its advertising department deemed noncompliant with its commercial guidelines. The civil rights organization is challenging... Read More
Almost Here! The Great American Solar Eclipse
People tend to be afraid of the unknown. When faced with mysteries, people throughout history have felt compelled to make up stories to explain them. Whenever unexpected and mysterious things lay completely beyond human control,... Read More
Rural, Religious, and Racist: Molding the Minds of Children in All the Wrong Ways
Earlier this week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) went to bat for the children of Mississippi by demanding an investigation into the school-sanctioned prayer walks that are happening in DeSoto County, Mississippi. FFRF wants... Read More
Clarifying Humanism through the Haze of Equivocation
In the aftermath of another tragedy fueled by bigoted ideology, a faction of so-called “humanists” on social media show their true selves. The usual day-to-day misogynistic, anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ empty arguments have become commonplace on social... Read More
In Defense of the Bubble: An Atheist’s Guide to Living in a Red State
In previous articles for TheHumanist.com, I wrote about my eleven years working for the Catholic Church in spite of not believing in a god, and some of the difficulties and dilemmas I struggled with. During... Read More
Total Eclipse of the Smart? Remember: It’s Science that Allows Us to Ogle
“I’m not a person of faith, but even so, the sun’s reappearance as the moon drew away seemed like the first line of Genesis retold.” In a special section of the New York Times Magazine... Read More