The Humanist Patriot Honoring those who serve a nation in crisis
As we take time this Veterans Day to honor those who have served in the US Armed Forces, we must, as humanists, take time to understand the cost of military service as well. American exceptionalism... Read More
Does the Solution to Our Broken System Lie with Humanist Values?
Yesterday voters in Virginia and New Jersey sent a clear message of support for Democrats that is also seen as a referendum on the GOP and President Trump at time when many agree our political... Read More
America, Land of the Costly, Home of the Debtor’s Prison Poverty should never be a prison sentence.
The unjust murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, drew serious national attention to racially biased policing in this country. The Justice Department’s Ferguson Report also revealed draconian criminal justice procedures whereby low-income individuals were... Read More
To Criticize a Bad Idea You Must First Hear It
As nontheists, humanists, secularists, and the like, we pride ourselves on holding a rational and objective worldview. We are backed by science and some of the greatest critical thinkers in history. However, in promoting a... Read More
Gucci Doesn’t Deserve Your Applause
If you haven’t yet heard, starting in 2018 the luxury fashion brand Gucci will stop selling items made with fur from minks, foxes, rabbits, Karakul lambs, and raccoon dogs (but will still use wool from... Read More
How’s the Boss? Studies Show Power Increases Moral Hypocrisy
Over the past two years, Baptist Pastor Riley Brown has stolen an estimated $332,000 from the coffers of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. For three years, Pastor Robbie Wilkerson of the West Side Church... Read More
Cut the BS with BDS
Most of us are familiar with the word “apartheid,” an Afrikaans word meaning “separateness.” Perhaps less familiar is the Hebrew word for separation—“hafrada”—used to refer to the Israeli government’s policy regarding Palestinian populations. Similarities between... Read More