Boris Johnson: No Healer of Nations
In the new trend of undemocratically electing heads of state, the United States and the United Kingdom seem to be on the vanguard of how far comparable governments can go. It would be a lie... Read More
Tribute to David Niose: A Formidable Advocate for American Secularism
Today marks the end of David Niose’s five-year tenure as director of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, which was launched in 2006 as the legal arm of the American Humanist Association (AHA). Niose graduated from... Read More
ICYMI: Mr. Perkins Goes to the State Department
After Donald Trump became president, his cabinet and government agency appointments seemed to be pulled straight from the Divine Comedy, or more specifically, Dante’s Inferno. Scott Pruitt, fresh off of fights against the Environmental Protection... Read More
Enjoying an Evening with Jesus
Why would a humanist family travel to see the Hill Cumorah Pageant—a live, outdoor performance about the Book of Mormon? Pure curiosity. Each July the Pageant brings about 100,000 people to Palmyra, New York, a... Read More
Still, We Rise: The First Women of Color Beyond Belief Conference
Donald Trump’s recent racist, sexist, nativist tirade against congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)—telling them to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime... Read More
Growing Up Atheist in Alabama: Exactly as Strange as You Think
For those of you who have found yourself in Alabama, you may be familiar with the three requisite questions in introductions: What’s your name? Are you an Auburn or Alabama football fan? What church do... Read More
Native Identity—Not a Trendy Accessory
On my daily Metro commute to work, I tend to listen to music or read. One recent morning, I sat behind two women chatting about a trip that one was taking to Ecuador to help... Read More