The Basics of Parliamentary Procedure
This article introduces the essential principles, structures, motions, and roles of parliamentary procedure, empowering individuals and groups to deliberate more skillfully and govern more wisely.
Politics & Economics
Designing a Wiser World — Power, Justice, and the Common Good
Reimagine systems of governance and economy through the lens of scientific humanism—evidence-based, ethically grounded, globally informed.
The Grand Orient: Freemasonry and the Birth of Secularism in France
France offers not merely a national but a civilizational case study—of how secularism was envisioned, organized, and institutionalized.
How to Vote Quickguide
Updated 2025 – Use this Quickguide for easy access to the information and resources you need to vote. In the first section you will learn exactly how to vote.
Sacred Power, Political Will: The Dance of Religion, Spirituality, and Politics Across History
This article traces the mutual shaping of religion and politics from antiquity to the present, revealing how beliefs influence ballots, and how law influences belief.
Monks of War: The Rise and Legacy of the Military Orders
This article traces the evolution of military orders, from their sacred origins to their secular echoes.
Fraternal Organizations: A Brotherhood Across Time and Culture
This article is a journey through that hidden history—from the guild to the lodge, the campus to the cloud—exploring how fraternal models have woven themselves into the very fabric of human society.
Secular Scientific Humanist Democracy: Dual Charter – Dual Initiative
The time has come for a bold yet rational vision of governance—a new framework for the global age. A governance rooted not in ideology, tribalism, or outdated nationalism, but in compassion, critical thinking, and shared human values.
The New World Order: Why Secular Scientific Humanist Democracy is the Next Step in Human History
As humanity stands on the threshold of planetary decision-making, the question is no longer whether we will govern wisely, but whether we will evolve the structures that allow us to do so. Scientific Humanist Democracy is that next evolution.
Integrated Humanism and a Secular Scientific Democratic Humanist Manifesto
Enter Secular Scientific Democratic Humanism, or what we might simply call Integrated Humanism: a 21st-century synthesis drawing from the strongest elements of secular ethics, scientific inquiry, democratic governance, social solidarity, and global responsibility.
The Evolution of Humanism: Belief, Reason, and the Next Step for Humanity
This trilogy of essays offers a comprehensive journey through the history, diversity, and future promise of humanist thought.
The Overpopulation Crisis: The World’s Most Serious Problem
This article explores the scope, history, causes, consequences, and solutions to this silent crisis. It is written from the perspective of secular scientific humanism…
Solving the Population Crisis: A Scientific Humanist Framework for Solutions
Explore the forces driving population growth, the barriers to change, and the most promising paths forward—from education and family planning to governance, economics, and cultural evolution.