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

Dear Chief Justice Roberts, I know you're not a liberal. So, yes, it would be ridiculous to think that your siding with the more liberal justices of the Supreme Court in recent decisions was a... Read More

On Memorial Day, George Floyd became the latest Black life to be brutally taken at the hands of police officers. It happened after he was arrested for buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. There... Read More

Here in the US, a secular voting bloc could have powerful potential to influence local and national elections. Recognizing that fact, in 2018 Secular America Votes (a joint project of the Secular Student Alliance and... Read More

What Would a Humanist Do? offers multiple opinions on the same question. As with our long-running Humanist Dilemma column by Joan Reisman-Brill, readers often ask what qualifies as a humanist problem. Our answer: humanists are... Read More

Today we bring you our latest installment of “What Would a Humanist Do?”—offering multiple AHA staff opinions on the same question. As with our long-running “Humanist Dilemma” column by Joan Reisman-Brill, readers often ask what... Read More