America's 250th: Looking backward and forward
America has been divided for 250 years. If we make it to 500, will we be still having the same arguments or will we have outgrown them?
Should freethought return to its deist roots?
The first American secularists were deists. Would the freethought movement benefit from emulating their example?
Rucho is the real threat to American democracy
The courts have blessed anti-democratic gerrymandering.
Could Indonesian spirituality be in our future?
Indonesia models a different kind of secularism, premised on religious diversity and coexistence.
Living in a future 'After God'
We live in an era without religious assumptions, but do we know how to live without them?
Secularism's third way
Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?
David Brooks wants to rebuild a humanistic culture
To rediscover our values, we first have to forge a new foundation for them.
Why is rejecting religion so hard?
Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.
This is secular 40
Religion, for all its faults, gives life a sense of narrative.
A secular life of thanksgiving
It makes for a better life when we practice secular humanist gratitude.
The lure of the transcendent
We need a secular framework for human experiences of awe and deep meaning.
Do secularists need confession and repentance?
Seeking forgiveness, and granting it, makes us better people.