The Humanist is an American bi-monthlymagazine published inWashington, D.C. It was founded in 1941 byAmerican Humanist Association. It covers topics in science, religion, media, technology, politics and popular culture and provides ethical critique and commentary on them. The magazine was originally published under the name ofThe New Humanist from 1928 to 1940 by a fellowship of Americanhumanists based at theUniversity of Chicago.^[1] The magazine has a small circulation, read principally by the three thousand members of the American Humanist Association.^{[2][needs update]}