From the Moon’s view of Earth to conflict below, this issue reflects on humanism’s call for reason, empathy, and resilience. Exploring radical optimism, ethical living, and thoughtful dialogue, it offers a calm alternative to today’s outrage-driven discourse—encouraging balance, reflection, and hope in a complex, turbulent world for us all today.

By David Warden In this article, David makes the humanist case for ‘moderate progressivism’, tracing its roots in early US reform movements and examining its modern, more radical and contested forms. In an age marked by polarisation, moral certainty, and rising social anxiety, he argues for a more balanced and reflective approach – one that resists ideological excess, fosters genuine dialogue, and draws on humanist commitments to open-mindedness and intellectual humility. The ‘middle way’, he...

By David Warden Why do we so quickly cast political figures as villains? From Godwin’s Law to the figure of Trump, this piece examines how moral heuristics, culture and media shape our reactions – and how humanism can help us think more clearly and rationally. David is Editor of Humanistically Speaking and Chair of Dorset Humanists, UK. If you spend enough time in online discussion forums, you will eventually encounter Godwin’s Law. Formulated in 1990 by the American lawyer Mike Godwin, this...