Essential Work: Protecting Rights and Facing Inequity in an Emergency
Dire circumstances require drastic responses, sometimes to the detriment of human rights and constitutional liberties. Time and again, the United States reminds us that... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Should I Love Someone No Matter What?
(Editor’s Note: Joan is no longer taking questions. Please submit your humanist dilemmas to What Would a Humanist Do?, wwhd@americanhumanist.org) Unconditional Love: Some time ago,... Read More
The Comics Section: Gullibility and Falling in Line
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
In Memoriam: Edd Doerr
Longtime humanist activist Edd Doerr passed away on February 6, 2020. He was eighty-nine years old. Born into a working-class Catholic family in the... Read More
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!