We Need Action During a Crisis
How much prayer is needed to end the coronavirus pandemic? If someone could explain to me how many people, how many times, and how... Read More
Something Good to Read: Highly Recommended Humanist Books
As the days roll on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and we curtail most social interactions, we’re all finding creative outlets to remain physically and... Read More
Missing: Humanist Women
Who’s the first person who comes to mind when you think of humanism or atheism? A follow-up question: Did you just think of a... Read More
Book Review: The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter’s Journey to Reconciliation
BY PEGGY WALLACE KENNEDY BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, DECEMBER 2019 304PP., $28.00 George Wallace, four-term governor of Alabama and three-time presidential candidate, relished hypocrisy. He relished... Read More
Staff Picks: Inspiration during a Quarantine
As the American Humanist Association has switched to near-total telework (big shout-out to staff who have been handling mail!), we AHA staffers have been... Read More
The Comics Section: A Safe Distance and “Terrible” Reporters
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
The Profound Damage of Trump’s “Cure” for COVID-19
President Trump’s promotion of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19 had dire consequences on Monday when an Arizona man died... Read More
Under a Spell: Faith vs. the Public Health Crisis
A pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, decided the best remedy to a global pandemic is to continue to gather his congregation—despite federal guidelines, a... Read More
Humanist Women in History: Gloria Steinem
When Time magazine debuted its “100 Women of the Year” project for Women’s History Month, it came as a surprise to some that the... Read More
When a Friend’s Loved One Dies
My father, Mel Lipman, died one year ago today on his own terms. He signed himself into hospice, stopped artificial nutrition, and died peacefully... Read More