We’re back by popular demand with the next installment of “A Dose of Dopamine.” In case you missed round one, I wrote about NASA’s incredible work on a limited budget, a Chinese farmer who finally... Read More

I’m a member of the Red Bank Humanists (RBH), a chapter of the American Humanist Association that meets monthly in Red Bank, New Jersey. When I joined the board of RBH, I didn't know what... Read More

“This sickness will not end in death,” Jesus said of his follower Lazarus, as he heard of the latter’s ailment. Lazarus had fallen ill and subsequently had passed away. Jesus—let’s call him the heroic symbol... Read More

Please welcome our new social justice digital media intern, Alec Bassett! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from Ohio State University with a BA in international studies and Francophone studies. During... Read More

For most secondary school students in science classrooms across the United States, dissection is inevitable. Some excitedly await the day, others nervously anticipate it. While several states allow students to sit out the process or... Read More

To say things aren’t going too well in this country is a bit of an understatement. I’ve written on the current political, environmental, and religious climate extensively, and, like many Americans, I need a break.... Read More

Today marks the sixty-ninth anniversary of the historic US Supreme Court decision in McCollum v. Board of Education. The original lawsuit asked the Board of Education of a school district in Champaign, Illinois, to “terminate... Read More