Humanist Women in History: Gloria Steinem
When Time magazine debuted its “100 Women of the Year” project for Women’s History Month, it came as a surprise to some that the magazine had only switched in 1999 to selecting and featuring a... Read More
When a Friend’s Loved One Dies
My father, Mel Lipman, died one year ago today on his own terms. He signed himself into hospice, stopped artificial nutrition, and died peacefully with the aid of pain-killing medication. As a humanist, I appreciate... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? Should I Take a Sick and Uninsured Neighbor to the Hospital?
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
Where Was Trump on Mob Violence against Muslims in Delhi? Close but So Far Away.
Humanists should be alarmed by the extreme violence directed at Muslims in India. Despite President Trump’s praise, during his state visit to the country in late February, of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “working... Read More
God or Anthony Fauci: Who Is Pence’s COVID-19 Guide?
In times of national emergency, it is imperative that leaders act intelligently and decisively to solve the problems the country faces. Yet the way our current administration is handling the outbreak of COVID-19, or coronavirus,... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? Is Civility Worth Overlooking Hateful Attitudes?
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
Marching toward Gilead
Margaret Atwood wrote in The Handmaid’s Tale that “nothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.” Two recent stories from the US Department of Justice and... Read More
