R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find Out What It Means to Humanism and Yourself
One month from today, the American Humanist Association and Periyar International will host their first-ever joint conference, Humanism & Self-Respect, at Montgomery College’s Cultural... Read More
Humanists Plan the End of Summer
As summer draws to a close, the staff here at the American Humanist Association are making plans to squeeze in one last beach day,... Read More
On a Kentucky Train Track, a Union Protest without the Union
Last month, on July 1, coal mining industry titan Blackjewel collapsed into bankruptcy. On July 29, about twenty miners who had been previously employed... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Who Needs a Wall When We Have Epistemic Closure?
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All... Read More
The Comics Section: Persecuted Minorities and Tariff Miscommunications
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
From Brexit to El Paso: The Geopolitics of White Hate
On the bustling streets of Kensington in London last week, one of the Black women I asked to comment on the recent election of... Read More
Boris Johnson: No Healer of Nations
In the new trend of undemocratically electing heads of state, the United States and the United Kingdom seem to be on the vanguard of... Read More
The Family: More Gilead than Godly
When tuning in to Netflix’s five part documentary series The Family—which provides an inside look into the high-powered Christian ministry known as The Fellowship... Read More
US Women’s Soccer Team Are Fighters, and Sometimes the Opponent Is Right Here at Home
On the heels of their record-setting fourth World Cup victory on July 7 in France, the US women’s national soccer team (USWNT) is engaged... Read More
Tribute to David Niose: A Formidable Advocate for American Secularism
Today marks the end of David Niose’s five-year tenure as director of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, which was launched in 2006 as the... Read More