What Would a Humanist Do? Converting Away My Sense of Self

Today we bring you our latest installment of “What Would a Humanist Do?”—offering multiple AHA staff opinions on reader questions. Because while humanists are committed to being good without a god, sometimes they need a little advice on how... Read More
Seeing Humanist Values in the House’s Climate Plan

At the beginning of 2020, no one could have envisioned how these past seven months would have unfolded: a pandemic that abruptly took away any sense of normalcy from our lives and has snowballed into... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? Bolster the Bubble or Pop It?

Today we bring you our latest installment of “What Would a Humanist Do?”—offering multiple AHA staff opinions on reader questions. Because while humanists are committed to being good without a god, sometimes they need a little advice on how... Read More
George Floyd’s Last Hour

Is the newly seen bodycam video of George Floyd's arrest and death a litmus test for white folks? Some are seeing the longer footage of what played out on May 25—footage that was leaked to... Read More
Inside the Walls: We Will Vote! Rights Restored for Former Iowa Felons

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? Can I Ask My Neighbor to Stop Blowing Smoke?

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 Testing Deserts and Treatment Barriers

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