Chico, California, rests halfway between Sacramento and the Oregon state border. For the past three years, a group of nontheists has assembled with the... Read More

[This article originally appeared under the title, “Will the Real Martin Luther King Please Stand Up,” in the May/June 2005 issue of the Humanist.]... Read More

Dr. William “Smitty” H. Smith is the founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity based at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts,... Read More

The American Humanist Association is proud to announce the establishment of a new award, the Henry Zumach Award for Freedom From Fundamentalist Religion, to... Read More

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

This week’s poem is by Tom Pontac. Tom started writing poetry seriously as therapy in his 50s. He went to college at age 60,... Read More

Darwin Day is an international celebration of science and humanity held on or around February 12, the anniversary of Charles Darwin‘s birth in 1809.... Read More

View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. From the Midst of Massacre: The Religious Tolerance of King Henry IV You will... Read More

There are certain rare situations where it makes sense for the law to bend a little to accommodate a deeply held moral belief. One... Read More

Since the attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo that resulted in the brutal murder of twelve people, one thing is certain: attacks of... Read More