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February 8, 2026February 27, 2026public, article

Humanism as Resistance: Reclaiming Dialogue in Divided Times

Previously published in: humanistfreedoms The rise of modern individualism, scientific inquiry, and pluralistic thought did not emerge in Europe because Christianity was […]

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January 25, 2026March 4, 2026public, article

Humanism, Democracy, and Freedom

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Perspectives for a New Enlightenment: Essays in Humanist Understanding

PART ONE Democracy in government essentially means “rule by the people” rather than rule by a monarch, aristocracy or dictator. Democracy is […]

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January 24, 2026February 17, 2026public, article

Humanism and Art

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Perspectives for a New Enlightenment: Essays in Humanist Understanding

PART 1 I Because humanists emphasize the importance of analyzing empirical evidence rationally it is sometimes thought that they are cold and […]

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January 23, 2026February 21, 2026article, public

Preface to Perspectives for a New Enlightenment: Essays in Humanist Understanding

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Perspectives for a New Enlightenment: Essays in Humanist Understanding

These discussion papers grew out of conversations among the members of the New Enlightenment Project. The original intention was to have them […]

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April 22, 2025January 27, 2026public, article

President’s Report, Annual General Meeting, April 12, 2025

Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson Greetings, fellow humanists, As President of The New Enlightenment Project (NEP), it is my privilege to present this report […]

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October 28, 2024January 30, 2026public, video, interview

Why do we need a new Enlightenment?

In this video, the New enlightenment project vice-president Robert Hamilton talks with Scott Jacobsen NEP director of advocacies, on how and why […]

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September 3, 2024January 27, 2026public, article

How pseudoscientific ideas about food and medicine have helped to devalue science, reason, and all things Western

This article traces the contribution of New Age foodism and “alternative” medicine to a political movement that devalues science, reason and all […]

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July 30, 2024January 27, 2026public, article

Woke ironies: achieving the opposite of its stated goals

In this article originally published in the British journal, Humanistically Speaking, the Edan Tasca of the Centre for Inquiry Canada and I […]

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January 29, 2024January 27, 2026public, article

DEI must DIE

Paul Nathanson Submitted: 24 January 2024 Last night, I watched Nazi Town, U.S.A,[1] a documentary on the rise of American Nazi movements […]

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January 4, 2024January 6, 2024Uncategorized

Statement of Bill Akman on Harvard, Claudine Gay and DEI, January 3, 2024

In light of today’s news, I thought I would try to take a step back and provide perspective on what this is […]

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That's very profound and observant!

"Authoritarian or totalitarian systems—whether religious or political—cannot sustain scientific progress because science depends on criticism, dissent, and the institutionalization of…

A "this is not a pipe - or is it?" comment apologies to René Magritte One art concept that I…

In a pluralistic society where freedoms of critical thinking, thought, cognitive reasoning, increased consciousness and awareness are promoted - divisiveness…