The Democratic Presidential Debate: No Appeals to Faith
Can we all agree that modern debates are horrible? While in the past they might have been events that focused on policies and ideas, the contemporary debate has been something of a political Super Bowl,... Read More
Sounds Nothing Like Humanism: MRAs and Mass Shootings
American Humanist Association President Rebecca Hale has a catchy saying to succinctly explain humanism to people who may be sympathetic to the lifestance but have never heard the term. When a famous intellectual or celebrity... Read More
A Humanist Alternative to Religious Confirmation
The prospects of secular humanists who hold to positive, progressive, nontheistic worldviews are on the rise as the idea of being good without a god becomes more accepted and the numbers of nonreligious Americans increase.... Read More
What’s the Cure for Blindness Based on Ignorance? Stem Cell Research and the Religious Right
Scientists have long suspected that research using embryonic stem cells could lead to new, more effective treatments and cures for a myriad of diseases, from deafness to paralysis, and studies using stem cells in rodents... Read More
Politics is not a Game, Trump is not the Host: Dismissing Radical Politics is as Dangerous as Endorsing Them
Lack of empathy is endemic in the modern Republican party; some might argue that it’s, in fact, a completely foundational aspect of their politics. Immigrants, foreigners, gays and lesbians, blacks, women, atheists, Muslims, liberals—the GOP... Read More
America’s Violence Problem
Once again, America is saddened by a tragic mass shooting, one that took the lives of nine innocent individuals at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, last week. In addition, hundreds of friends, family, fellow... Read More
LGBT History Month: A Movement of Survival
October is LGBT History Month. While we celebrate the many LGBTQ activists and allies who helped create a world where people like me can build families in the US with less fear than at any... Read More
