Earlier this month on the Humanist Hour podcast, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington interviewed philosophy professor Peter Boghossian about trigger warnings and safe spaces on college campuses. According to Boghossian, many universities are “held hostage... Read More

“I am Yezidi and what can be done by the United Nations and civil society groups to stop the genocide of my people by ISIS religious militants?” This was a question asked by Mirza Ismail,... Read More

In the wake of the horrific attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13, 2015, the American Humanist Association shares the shock and grief felt by all, but additionally we feel anger at those who would... Read More

The past twenty years have seen veterans continue to be one of the most respected groups in America. "Support the Troops" is a refrain powerful for fundraising, politics, and media efforts. The stewards of this... Read More

In case you had any lingering doubts, the recently released 2014 Pew Religious Landscape Study has found that “the rise of the nones” is not a fluke but a continuing trend in the US. Twenty-three... Read More

“Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.”

In a Washington Post article last week Fred Barbash discussed the “war on ‘microaggressions’” and asked: “Has it created a ‘victimhood culture’ on campuses?” He used the University of California’s current debate on whether or... Read More