Next week, on February 15th we celebrate the birthday of Galileo Galilei, the 17th-century Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and polymath widely regarded as the father of modern science. Incidentally, 2023 marks the 400-year publication anniversary... Read More

Problems usually arise when a country applies religion to its foreign policy. United States foreign policy should always be secular. At the same time, we should learn about the religious and cultural beliefs of people... Read More

TheHumanist.com’s series Everyday Humanist Heroes celebrates our movement’s group organizers, activists, support staff, and volunteers making a difference in their communities. Who do you want to celebrate? When it comes to humanist group organizing toward making a difference,... Read More

Earlier this year, Congressman Hank Johnson (a Congressional Freethought Caucus member) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse reintroduced the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (SCERT) into the 118th Congress. Last year during the 117th Congress,... Read More

Sunshine Week is an annual initiative in the second week of March, promoting open, transparent government and celebrating our right to government information in the United States. Launched in 2005 by the News Leaders Association,... Read More

Women within the movement come to mind when I consider everyday humanist heroes, or, I might say, heroines. For Women’s History Month, I want to celebrate the women whose care, concern, and tireless efforts have... Read More

This month the American Humanist Association (AHA) is focusing on a theme of “Atheist World Builders, Women, and Matrilineal Legacy,” situated inside of Women’s History Month. Social and religious movements across sectors have come face... Read More