Artistic Activism or Disguised Discrimination?
Last week tragedy struck very near my hometown of Dallas, Texas, when religious extremists attacked a cartoon contest in North Texas. It should be noted that this wasn’t just any cartoon contest, it was a... Read More
Want To Help End Systemic Racism? First Step: Drop the White Guilt
The plight of Eric Harris, who was gunned down by a pay-to-play cop during an April 2 undercover operation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is just one of the latest tragedies following a long-recurring theme within the... Read More
Religiosity and the Wellbeing of Nations
Last week Gallup International and the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research released a survey that ranked sixty-five countries around the world on religiosity based on 63,898 interviews. The two least religious countries by percentage... Read More
Sign of the Times? Fatal Protest of Income Inequality Largely Ignored by Mainstream Media
Chances are good you’ve never heard the name Leo P. Thornton, even though his story made national news last week. Sort of. Leo P. Thornton, a twenty-two-year-old from Lincolnwood, Illinois, stood on the steps of... Read More
Online Harassment with Real-World Consequences: What Humanists Can Do to Combat Sexism on the Internet
On Wednesday, April 16, 2015, I attended a congressional briefing on cyberstalking and online threats hosted by the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. Aiming to educate legislators and their staff about... Read More
Will We Discover Extraterrestrial Life in the Next 25 Years? TheHumanist.com Interview with NASA Astrobiologist Lynn Rothschild
NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan stirred excitement at a NASA panel on water in the universe last week with her prediction: “I think we’re going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a... Read More
Americans Are Warming to the Reality of Climate Change, But What Will Our Elected Officials Do About It?
Last week, researchers at Yale University released a new, interactive map that breaks down what Americans really think about climate change, and the answers may surprise some readers. Overall, 63 percent of Americans acknowledge that... Read More