Since our last issue, the political pendulum has swung decisively back to populism away from progressivism. Most humanists are united in...

Our main theme this month, “Why do we exist?”, has generated a wonderful variety of responses from our writers.

Aaron suggests ways you could write for Humanistically Speaking Humanistically Speaking  prides itself on being a platform for...

Our theme this month is “community”. Humanists believe in personal autonomy and freedom but does this come at the cost of community?

Democracy has always been a key feature of the humanist worldview. In 2024 half of the world’s population will be heading to the polls.

There are many claims on how to “cheat death” from living healthy lifestyles, freezing our bodies, an after life, or editing our genes.

Our main theme this month is the human body and to what extent we have autonomous control and rights over it.

Our main theme this month is religion – principally whether it's a force for good or evil – and our contributors have approached this in...

Our main theme this month is the public image of humanism: how do others see us, if indeed they see us at all? We've had some very kind...

Humanists believe that education, along with relationships, friendships, meaningful work and so on, is one of the primary ways to be human.

Our main theme this month is 'woke' or 'wokeism' – what it is and whether it is compatible with humanism.

This month we cover Relationships from every angle including monogamy, polygamy, and even with the element silicon.

Diverse humanist views on death and dying. Four Humanists UK patrons have recently resigned. The Liverpool Convention was a great success.

Providing sufficient homes and reducing homelessness is a challenge globally and requires political will in the UK, India and Africa.

David Warden Editor This month, our talented team of writers has tackled a number of related themes including monarchy, republicanism,...

David Warden Editor Our home team at Humanistically Speaking was hugely relieved when we heard that the humanist group trip to the Large...

David Warden Editor Welcome to the March edition of Humanistically Speaking. Our theme this month is Artificial Intelligence and Robots....

Welcome to the February edition of Humanistically Speaking with theme of human rights. Human rights are a core priority for humanists.

Welcome to the January issue of Humanistically Speaking and our brand new format. Drop me a line at and tell me what you think.