This post was updated on August 7, 2020 As we count down the days toward the most important election in many of our lifetimes, there is an entire segment of the population in my state... Read More

What Would a Humanist Do? offers multiple opinions on the same question. What exactly qualifies as a humanist problem, readers often ask. Our answer: humanists are committed to being good without a God, but sometimes they... Read More

COVID-19 cases were on the rise in the United States while death rates continued to fall—at least until recently. According to the Washington Post's COVID-19 track, since July 10 death rates have been on the rise... Read More

In the modern American consciousness, the French Revolution might evoke imagery of guillotines, Marie Antoinette, powdered wigs, and lots of angry French citizens. For humanists, the French Revolution marks the beginning of a new age... Read More

The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the US Treasury have released data confirming that millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds have been channeled to President Donald Trump’s family members, campaign donors, and political allies,... Read More

In the last few years—and especially in the last few months—monuments to historical figures and commemorations of historical events have been called sharply into question. The debate over statues of people, almost exclusively white men,... Read More

As Mississippians for justice and equality applaud the move to retire their state flag, which, since 1894, has prominently featured the Confederate battle emblem, humanists are a bit thrown by the state’s plan for an... Read More