In Times of Rampant Lies, Small Steps toward Truth Matter Most
I find the term “Orwellian” is often applied appropriately. Unfortunately, you hear it a lot these days. President Trump’s tweet, not long after Iran... Read More
The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
BY KATHERINE STEWART BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 2020 352 PP.; $28.00 The mainstream media depicts the religious right as a monolithic group of evangelicals focused on... Read More
Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt
BY ALEX RYRIE BELKNAP PRESS 272 PP.; $27.95 In his book Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt, author Alec Ryrie, a professor of the... Read More
The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison
EDITED BY JOHN F. CALLAHAN AND MARC C. CONNER RANDOM HOUSE, 2019 1060 PP.; $50.00 Reviewing a collection of letters by a writer can... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? My Busy Roommate Doesn’t Respect Common Space
Today we bring you our latest installment of “What Would a Humanist Do?”—offering multiple AHA staff opinions on the same question. As with our... Read More
The Comics Section: Be Prepared and Angling for Pardons
The latest from Cagle Cartoons! Cartoon by John Cole | The Times Tribune Cartoon by Weyant | Boston Globe
The ERA’s New Era
On January 20, 2020, Virginia became the thirty-eighth state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. This was likely a surprise to the majority of... Read More
Donald, Betsy, and Mike: Head Cheerleaders for Private School Vouchers
Consider the term “school choice.” It sounds nice, but in reality it’s a friendly name for a political ideology that, at its core, threatens... Read More
Dirty Americana, Rock ‘n’ Roll Heretics
Picture this: a blond white woman wearing a black tank top and playing a white electric guitar graces the title page of Music Radar’s... Read More
Valentine’s Day: How Do Humanists Show Their Love?
How do humanists like to celebrate Valentine's Day? Depends who you ask. Read how some AHA staffers mark the holiday. Valentine’s Day is one... Read More