Ripping into the Bible

ON THE MORNING of December 7, 2007, Christopher Campbell walked into his English Honors class at Parker High School, prepared to tear out pages of the Bible. Earlier that week his teacher had taped aphorisms... Read More
Fighting for Iraq: A Case for Liberation

AS WE APPROACH FIVE YEARS since the liberation of Iraq, it still appears too soon to tell if it's been a success or not. From a humanitarian intervention point of view, the tragedy of death... Read More
Absolute Infidel: The Evolution of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Among the many Muslim and ex-Muslim women currently commenting on Islam, particularly in regard to women's issues, humanists are probably most familiar with four: Taslima Nasrin, Irshad Manji, Wafa Sultan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Though... Read More
The Post-Theological Umbrella

Surely one of the biggest barriers keeping humanism from being a more prominent force in the United States is its nontheistic character. Two relevant surveys provide compelling proof that Americans just don't feel good about... Read More
What Distracts Us from Impeachment?

In July 2007 a polling company called American Research Group conducted the first and only poll asking whether the American public wants to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. Fifty-four percent said yes. Forty percent said... Read More
The Revolution Will Be Transmitted: Web 2.0 and Upheaval in Burma

The Saffron Revolution in Burma (officially Myanmar) is underway, and information is flowing out of the country (and back in) at a pace unimaginable to those who remember the 1988 uprising. This, in and of... Read More
HUMANIST INTERVIEW: Robin Morgan, 2007 Humanist Heroine

On Saturday, June 9, 2007, the Feminist Caucus of the American Humanist Association presented Robin Morgan with the Humanist Heroine Award. The following is adapted from her acceptance speech and the interview that followed. Robin... Read More