Maajid Nawaz and the Reform of Islam
What happens when one of the world’s most voluble critics of Islam sits down for a conversation with a former radical Islamist? When one... Read More
Warning: This Article Seeks a Middle Ground in the Trigger Warning Debate
Earlier this month on the Humanist Hour podcast, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington interviewed philosophy professor Peter Boghossian about trigger warnings and safe spaces... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Religious Arbitration
The New York Times has been running a series of articles exposing a major shift in American dispute resolution, away from the use of... Read More
Confronting Religious Terrorism as a UN Mandate
“I am Yezidi and what can be done by the United Nations and civil society groups to stop the genocide of my people by... Read More
The Humanist Hour #177: Amanda Knief on America’s “Right to Know” and the Atheist Voter
Click to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington interview Amanda Knief, the National Legal and... Read More
Massachusetts Pastafarian Wins Right to Wear a Colander in Driver’s License Photo, Thanks to AHA
The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center is pleased that the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is permitting a Pastafarian woman to... Read More
A Humanist Statement on the Paris Terrorist Attacks
In the wake of the horrific attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13, 2015, the American Humanist Association shares the shock and grief felt... Read More
News Media, “New” Media, and Democracy
On Tuesday, in conjunction with the publication of a “listicle” (definition here) called “The News Today: 7 Trends in Old and New Media,” the... Read More
Ethical Dilemma: I Work at a Radio Station and Don’t Want to Read a Religious Ad!
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “To The Generals”
This week’s poem is by Daniel Thomas Moran, TheHumanist.com poetry editor, retired dentist and Boston University Assistant Professor, former Poet Laureate of Suffolk County,... Read More