The Refusal of Moral Resignation Stoic Humanism and the Practice of Human Dignity
Human dignity is inherent—but indignity is the condition of being treated as if it were not. Modern life increasingly normalizes this contradiction. We affirm intrinsic worth while organizing society around metrics, incentives, and systems that... Read More
Do Small-Town Newspapers Discriminate against Nonbelief?
What’s the chance you’ve ever read a column about agnosticism, humanism or, God forbid, atheism amid the endless weekly clergy musings about faith in your local, small-town newspaper? Slim to none, I’d wager. After all,... Read More
American Death Squads: ICE and the Administrative Evil of ‘Just Following Orders’
Renée Good, Alex Pretti, Parady La, Heber Sánchez Dominguez, Luis Beltrán Yáñez–Cruz, Víctor Manuel Díaz, Geraldo Lunas Campos and Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres were all killed at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)... Read More
The Unnamed Hollows: Where Modern Addictions Take Root
“Remember you are water. Of course you leave salt trails. Of course you are crying. Flow.” —Adrienne Maree Brown, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds There is an artificial glow that leaks over our days.... Read More
A ‘Peace Plan’ That Rewards Aggression Is a Blueprint for the Next War
While somewhere in the world, far beyond Ukraine’s borders, people discuss peace deals and possible negotiations, Kyiv is recovering from yet another massive Russian attack that lasted nearly a full day with only brief pauses.... Read More
An Acknowledgement
This is not written as a request. It is written as an acknowledgement. Sometimes what stays with us is not a performance, but a moment of clarity — a shared human condition named plainly, without... Read More
Start with Humanism
Call yourselves Humanists, first, foremost, forever. This classification encompasses all others. After the word “Humanist” you may add your preferred subset label: Humanist Muslim, Humanist Christian, Humanist Buddhist, Humanist Atheist, Humanist Agnostic. It is important... Read More
