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
Racism Past and Present Recognizing the Real Robert E. Lee
In the wake of the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia, this past weekend stemming from a white supremacist rally to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue in the city, it’s worth taking... Read More
Celebrating Robert G. Ingersoll, “The Great Agnostic”
Robert G. Ingersoll was born on this day, August 11, in 1833. Ingersoll was a Civil War veteran, a lawyer, an orator, and most importantly a humanist. While never describing himself with that exact label,... Read More
Religious Humor and Its Discontents
In Seinfeld’s 153rd episode, “The Yada Yada,” Jerry’s dentist converts to Judaism and begins to make Jewish-themed wisecracks, so much so, Jerry quips that the dental care professional only converted “for the jokes.” While the... Read More
Stop Jailing the Poor: Bail Reform Becoming a Priority
“I even got bit by a rat.” This quote from an inmate appeared in a July 5 article in the St. Louis American written by State Representative Joshua Peters. In it, Peters describes his experience... Read More
Closing Time: Harvard’s Ban on Single-Sex Social Clubs
Absolute bans rarely fix problems. The ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment and the following thirteen years of Prohibition, for example, didn’t end drinking but instead brought about speakeasies and a black market for alcohol. In... Read More