For months, the American Humanist Association (AHA) and other nontheistic organizations have been fighting bills that seek to repeal the Johnson Amendment, a legal... Read More

Every year, on or around February 12, American Humanist Association (AHA) chapters and local humanist groups hold events in celebration of International Darwin Day honoring... Read More

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

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In a December 19 Washington Post article, “To Deter Criminals, Expand DNA Databases Instead of Prisons,” Keith Humphreys writes that expanding criminal DNA databases... Read More

Three years ago, I wrote about the saga of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired by the mayor for writing and distributing... Read More

Amid two weeks of protest in Iran, the Brookings Institution’s Center for Middle East Policy hosted Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari in a... Read More

Black Mirror is a British anthology series currently streaming on Netflix. Now in its fourth season, the show examines the unanticipated consequences of near... Read More

A few days before Christmas, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) wrote a letter to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, requesting he desist posting weekly... Read More

On Christmas Eve, I received an email invitation to speak at this year’s Mythinformation Conference (or “Mythcon”), an atheist conference held every year by... Read More