HUMANISM 101 | We Will Get Through This

There is a tear in the fabric of society and our cultural capital is spilling out. We all see it. The effects of global warming are only in the beginning stages. We live at a... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | There Is No “Planet B”

Both the delicacy and the resilience of life on earth are amazing. Just think—we know of at least five mass global extinction events: the O-C extinction 450–440 million years ago (in geology-speak, mega-annum, or Ma),... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | The Human Mind Unbound

Attempting to clarify Catholic doctrine back in the fifth century, St. Augustine wrote: “Insofar as human nature is concerned, there is nothing better than mind and reason.” If he’d left it at that, we could... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | Predicting the Future by Making It

It is said that the depressed see reality clearer than most. I take issue with that view because when we’re depressed we may be able to see things clearly, but a lack of vision keeps... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | End Cash Bail

Why are 76 percent of people held in jails not convicted of any crime? Because of the cash bail system that is only found in the United States and the Philippines. We’ve become so used... Read More
The “Fake News” We Tell Ourselves

Psychotherapists say that therapy is merely holding a mirror up to ourselves, just as Socrates championed the wisdom of “know thyself,” which was carved in the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. We... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | Racism by Numbers and the Battle Ahead

Overt racism, nativism, loss of compassion, and hate speech are on the rise. All of our highest humanist values are under attack. Racial fear and resentment are being used to manipulate the 2018 midterm elections... Read More