Higgsology
At $7 billion, the discovery was a bargain. The money went mostly to building and staffing the world’s most complex machine, buried deep beneath the French-Swiss border at Geneva. The discovery was actually an affirmation... Read More
Interpersonal Dimensions of Humanism
This is a tough world where our heroic selves emerge from our wounded selves in order to help us survive. Still, studies of what makes humans thrive shows that our intimate relationships are what really... Read More
Women of Color and Public Policy: Raising the Voice
Women of color represent 36.3 percent of the U.S. population of women—about 18 percent of the total population—and the demographic is growing. Over several decades, they have made considerable strides in education, the workplace, and... Read More
Let’s Deal with It! A Rational Response to Sexual Harassment in Secular Spheres
At one point in my career as an engineer in the aerospace industry, my duties included delivering training for, and ensuring compliance with, our organization’s sexual harassment policy. As you may imagine, the emotional responses... Read More
Godless Comfort in Times of Tragedy
I had my first experience with godless comfort when a woman at my job lost her father. I found her in the break room crying uncontrollably, the pain seeping from every inch of her. Embracing her, I... Read More
Supporting—and Limiting—Religious “Freedom” in Sexuality
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,... Read More
The Parade of Privilege: How Government Favors Religion (Privilege #9: The War on Contraception)
Luis Granados, director of the AHA’s publishing house, Humanist Press, responds to the Catholic bishops' Fortnight for Freedom, a 14-day campaign which, according to the Washington Post, “purports to champion religious freedom, but in actuality distorts... Read More