Matt Cerami
Matt Cerami is a freelance contributor for TheHumanist.com and the Humanist magazine. He has BA degrees in English and philosophy, and an MA in bioethics from Stony Brook University. He also studied religion as a graduate student at the University of Missouri. Follow him on Twitter @CeramiMatt.
Posts by Matt Cerami
Politics is not a Game, Trump is not the Host: Dismissing Radical Politics is as Dangerous as Endorsing Them
Lack of empathy is endemic in the modern Republican party; some might argue that it’s, in fact, a completely foundational aspect of their politics.... Read More
Strange Bedfellows: Misanthropy, Humanism, & the Many Faces of George Carlin
HUMANISTS EXPECT their heroes to be positive. That’s what humanism is, after all—a positive morality that launches off the negation of belief; an actively... Read More
Fascists, Cowards, and Morons: Combating Anti-Muslim Bigotry While Maintaining Free Speech
Andrew Cummins once said, in a quote often misattributed to Christopher Hitchens, that Islamophobia is “a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to... Read More
Pewdiewho? How YouTube’s Biggest Star is a Humanist
Pewdiepie is a household name. Maybe not to you—or to anyone over the age of twenty-five—but the nearest kid will likely know exactly who... Read More
Tsipras and the Atheists: The Role of Secularism in Greece’s Financial Crisis
The current state of Greece is not a good one—that much is not news. The financial crisis that’s plagued the country for years seemed... Read More
So Long, and Thanks for All the Mercury-Filled Fish: SCOTUS Strikes Down EPA Regulations
If the recent victory for LGBT rights happened to trick you into believing that the US Supreme Court was shifting to a more enlightened,... Read More
Burning Black Churches and the Haze of Euphemism
“The vehicle you will see has a very distinct front license plate.” Those were the words used by Charleston police Chief Gregory Mullen in... Read More