Friday the Thirteenth: A “Lucky” Day for Humanists
Only one thing can be predicted for this Friday the Thirteenth—it will be an anxiety-filled day for the superstitious and gullible. Friggatriskaidekaphobes (those who... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Same-Sex Wedding Cake Business
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
The Comics Section: Happy Darwin Day
Darwin-themed comics from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
Happy Darwin Day!
According to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, species change gradually over long periods of time until eventually a new species is... Read More
The Reception of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species Historical British Periodical Perspectives (Part Three)
We have been asking in this series if Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection actually produced a crisis of faith within evangelical... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Freedom to Infect
Vaccination has been in the news lately, as America experiences a new spread of a measles virus that we were told had been stamped... Read More
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Darwinian Evolution Everywhere
Charles Darwin, in the last paragraph of the introductory chapter to his magnum opus On the Origin of Species, wrote: No one ought to... Read More
The Humanist Hour #137: The Good Side of Prejudice & the Secular Side of Morality, with Dr. Paul Bloom
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews Yale professor Dr. Paul Bloom on the upside... Read More
Whose Rules? Balancing Safety and Religious Freedom in an Increasingly Global Society
Last summer, a Muslim woman in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Malak Kazan, was pulled over for a traffic offense and arrested for driving with a... Read More
Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Jessica Xiao, Project Assistant
Please welcome the newest addition to the American Humanist Association staff, Project Assistant Jessica Xiao! Learn more about her background and support for humanism... Read More
