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The Humanist
The Humanist is a magazine focusing on critical inquiry and social concern from a humanist perspective. Published by the American Humanist Association, The Humanist covers everything from science and religion to politics and popular culture.
Articles from Vol. 69, No. 6, November-December
2009 Humanist Essay Contest
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The Humanist Essay Contest for Young Men and Women of North America is geared toward exposing students in grades 9-12 to humanism and issues of importance to humanists, while financially helping these young scholars advance in their studies. Prizes...
Bjork (1965-Present)
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The United Nations asked people from all over the world a series of questions. Iceland stuck out on one thing. When we were asked what we believe, 90 percent said, 'ourselves.' ... If I get into trouble, there's no God or...
China's Problem Children: Migrant Labor in the World's Factory
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Every word, every act, and every policy must conform to the people's interests, and if mistakes occur, they must be corrected--that is what being responsible to the people means." --Mao Zedong THE WORLD'S LEADERS and...
Comes a Horseman
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PZ Myers is a University of Minnesota biology professor who specializes in evolutionary developmental biology. He is also the author of the widely read and acclaimed science blog Pharyngula, which resides at Seed magazine's...
Darwin Drama Raises Questions for Both Sides
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I SELDOM GO to the movies. It's as expensive as a Washington Nationals' game and has about the same (overwhelming) chance of being a flop. I am nearly alone in this sentiment, however; the Los Angeles Daily News recently reported that movie theatres...
God in My Brain?
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WHEN I SAW THE MRI films neatly arranged on the light board, my sense of the universe fell into itself. It fell into me. All values of altruism, love, family, and ambition retreated and transformed into something beyond self-interest. The doctor pointed...
Persecution Complex: Who's the Real Victim of Discrimination?
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ONE OF THE MOST APPALLING things about the religious right these days is how its leaders constantly portray themselves as victims. When courts block fundamentalist Christians from forcing their religion into public schools and government institutions,...
Right Wingers Call Social Studies an Attack on Religion
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A PROMINENT RELIGIOUS LEADER is now attacking the study of social sciences, saying it "promotes doubts and uncertainty" and "secularism." Is this a new development in the growing debate over social studies curriculum standards in Texas public schools?...
The Army Experience Center's Bad Experience: Turns out Training Kids to Kill Not Popular with Public
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"THIS IS SO COOL! This is so cool!" a thirteen-year-old boy repeated as he squeezed rounds from a real M-16, picking off "enemy combatants" in a video game while perched atop a real Army Humvee. "I just came to the mall to skateboard but everyone said...
The Dog Delusion
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THERE WAS A TIME when "Dog is my co-pilot" was merely a fun slap at the "God is my co-pilot" bumper sticker, and it was funny precisely because nobody would ever think to elevate their dog to such a height. Within the past...
The Issue at Hand
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YOU MIGHT SAY religion bashing is taking a beating these days. On the one hand evolutionary psychologists tell us that belief in God is hardwired and studies show it can be beneficial to your health. Then you have the right-wing Christians who portray...
