While government continues to hash out the same, tired issues grounded in individual versus collective rights, equality and what that entitles, and how to implement policies of distributive justice sans agreement and seldom making progress... Read More

IN 2005, one of today’s most revered American writers, David Foster Wallace (now deceased), delivered a commencement address to graduates of Kenyon College, titled “This Is Water.” The twenty-minute speech is worth a listen or... Read More

I'D LIKE TO THANK the American Humanist Association (Maggie Ardiente in particular) and Dr. Anthony B. Pinn for organizing the “Humanism and Race” panel at the 2015 AHA conference in Denver, Colorado, this past spring.... Read More

THERE ARE DEBATED ISSUES within the humanist movement revolving around the agenda that should guide humanist thinking and activism. Is it enough to address separation of church and state? Of course, science education should be... Read More

Even now, I vividly remember my childhood visits to the zoo captivating me. Securely strapped in my stroller, I studied the animals firmly barred in their cages, so close I could almost reach out my... Read More

"The quest for meaning is a key part of what makes us human," the researchers concluded. Printed in tasteful gray font in the subheading of an online Stanford News report, this sentence—and the article it... Read More

What if there was one activity that could benefit every student in every school across the nation? An activity that could improve grades and scores on standardized testing? An activity that would allow students to... Read More