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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. 66, No. 6, November-December
Crossing Mount Soledad
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"Stand more than 800 feet high underneath the shade of a 43-foot cross, and enjoy gorgeous, 360-degree views from this prime memorial and picnic, photo and sunset spot." The above enticement appears in the online entertainment guide of the San Diego...
Fat Cats, Calvin, and the Poor
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I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING about religion when I went off to college. In fact, I didn't know anything about college when I went off to college. The curriculum didn't matter to me, nor did the teachers in the summer after high school. I was going steady...
Fidel Decides U.S. Presidential Elections
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When Fidel Castro recently underwent intestinal surgery, suddenly there was a whirl of news stories in the U.S. media, the type of attention usually reserved for rock stars and champion athletes. What is this love-hate fascination we have with the...
From A to B: Emergency Contraception and Adolescent Accessibility
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ON AUGUST 24, 2006, after years of stalling by the Food and Drug Administration, the controversial morning-after pill, Plan B, was approved for over-the-counter sale to women eighteen and older. This is an important battle won in the ongoing struggle...
Humanism in Action: NOSHA versus the City of New Orleans
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ON JULY 24 the New Orleans Times Picayune reported that the city of New Orleans was sponsoring an ecumenical prayer service as one of the Hurricane Katrina commemoration events. It stated that those who wished to be included in the events should contact...
Humanist Profile
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Marie Curie (1867-1943) Scientist and Two-time Novel Laureate "You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility...
Identity Politics: Humanists and Cultural Christians: In Keeping with the Policy of the Humanist to Accommodate the Diverse Cultural, Political, and Philosophical Viewpoints of Its Readers, This Occasional Feature Allows for the Expression of Alternative or Opposing Views on Issues of Importance to Humanists
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WE ALL DESCRIBE ourselves in numerous ways--by ethnicity, gender, education, career, worldview, and countless other factors. Using a variety of modifiers, we define our identity to the outside world and, importantly, to ourselves. For many of us,...
In Katrina's Wake: Healthcare Crises in New Orleans: Dr. Joseph L. "Joel" Andrews Spent Two Weeks in the New Orleans Area in December 2005 as a Physician Volunteer for the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Programs. Three Months after the Hurricane Had Hit, He Witnessed Firsthand the Storm's Devastating Effects on Residents in the City's Various Communities
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MY FIRST NEW ORLEANS HOUSE CALL is one I will certainly never forget. I was working in the Red Cross office in Metairie when I received an urgent request to help evaluate a very agitated man in Mid City. I left the office immediately and drove south...
Moral Exo-Skeletons and Endo-Skeletons: A Key Divide in the American Body Politic
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IN THE MONTHS AFTER the 2004 election, when the red states were said to have voted on the basis of their "moral values," many observers noted that the sleazy television shows and movies so energetically denounced by the traditionalist and Christian...
Prison Proselytism: How Your Tax Dollars Pay for Fundamentalism Behind Bars
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A FEW YEARS AGO the state of Iowa decided that the way to rehabilitate prison inmates and prevent them from committing new crimes upon release was to turn them into fundamentalist Christians. A special wing was established at Newton Correctional...
The Fight for the Bill of Rights Lives On
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NED LAMONT'S DRAMATIC entry into the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut saw renewed interest in the life and works of his great uncle, Corliss Lamont. The website of the older Lamont--Columbia University philosophy professor, former president emeritus...
The Hollow Media Promise of Digital Technology
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THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR when media campaigns for the latest digital products are apt to go into overdrive. Schools are back in session and the holiday sales blitz is getting underway. For the latest computerized gizmos, that means an escalating media...
The Issue at Hand
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INTRODUCTIONS ARE IN ORDER. I have questions for you and you no doubt have some for me. But I'll begin with a preview of the current issue--the last of 2006 and my first as editor. Corliss Lamont, who appears in the "Humanist Flashback" on page...
The Religious Right Goes to Washington
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REPUBLICANS ARE COUNTING ON holding on to power in the November elections by looking tough on terror. But at the Family Research Council's first "Values Voters Summit" in Washington, September 22-24, billed as the most important political event in...
Timeline
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(Contributions from "Soledad Cross History" published at www.aclusandiego.org made with permission of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.) 1954-1990 The annual Thomas Guide published by Thomas Brothers Maps refers to the landmark as...
What Went Wrong in Mexico? What the U.S. Media Didn't Tell You
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WHEN IT COMES to recognizing and reporting on instances of election fraud in the world, the U.S. corporate media appears to take its cue from White House foreign policy. Consider the Bush administration and the national media's condemnation of the...
When Civil Rights Were on the Rise
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IN THE UNITED STATES we proclaim our allegiance to democracy, even fight a war in Iraq to establish and extend democracy in the Middle East. Under these terms, opposition at home to voting rights strikes a contradictory pose, a fact for which I am...
