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Cover Story
The Evolutionary Psychology of Religion
by Steven Pinker
In high Humanist style, 2006 Humanist of the Year Steven Pinker takes on the big "Why?" surrounding the pervasiveness of religious belief and admits that writing honestly about human beings doesn't win him many popularity contests.
Features
The Apocalypse of the United States as the Leading World Power (and the Emergence of a New World Order)
by Louis Appignani
The rise of national economic inequality amidst an air of theocracy, combined with center-left movements in Latin America and the emergence of Asia as a secular capitalist contender, may put the United States on the ropes. Soldier Girl?
Not Every Tamil Teen Wants to Be a Tiger by James A. Mitchell
As the 2002 ceasefire agreement in Sri Lanka nears total breakdown, young girls trained as soldiers by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam struggle to maintain civilian identities amidst daily violence.
(Read Article in PDF) Beyond Buena Vista, Venceremos, and the Thought Police
by Anita Micossi
As Castro's people face an uncertain future, a writer offers a glimpse of the island's human face and its complex realities. When Goodness Isn't Enough
by Doug Muder
In our globally connected and highly specialized world, how can the committed individual do justice while avoiding too much of a good thing? The Bible and Newton's Third Law of Motion
by Carlene Cross
A former minister's wife tells how she reexamined her faith and learned that, in Scripture as in life, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
(Read Article in PDF) Departments Letters to the Editor The Issue at Hand Up Front Outlawing the Wind: Oil Republicans Attempt to Thwart Renewable Energy Development Money Down the Medical Drain Starving for Gas? by Lester R. Brown Civil Liberties Watch Cartoon Church and State Secular Humorism Humanism 101 Reviews America's First Religious Party? Ending the Nightmare Worth Noting First Person
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