By now, plenty of us have seen the almost endless documentation in the media of the effects our plastic reliance has had on oceans: from the diver swimming through a sea of plastic near Bali,... Read More

A fundamental aspect of any democracy is the understanding that the military should be subservient to civilian control and that certain tasks and political positions should only be held by private citizens. This is in... Read More

The love affair between patriotism and the military was always going to be unavoidable in 2018. As we approach the centenary of the 1918 armistice, countries around the world will soon be commemorating the end... Read More

A civil rights group has called for the removal of a large white cross that sits on Sackrider Hill, which is state-owned property in Jackson County, Michigan. The Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists (MACRA),... Read More

Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All inquiries are kept confidential. One Way to Get a Get: I... Read More

Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros on the planet, is gone. He died at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya last week due to complications associated with a severe leg infection. He was forty-five-years... Read More

Though Hypatia was, technically speaking, a pagan and apparently a believing one at that, she deserves a place on any list of humanist women. She was a proto-humanist in more ways than one. For example,... Read More