Vexing Vexillology Mississippi axes racist flag, adds divisive motto
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
From the Editor: An Open Letter to Chief Justice John Roberts
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
The White Imagination Must Be Bound
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
Secular America Takes Action Today, So They Can Vote Tomorrow
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? Thrilled about Fauci’s Humanism, Scared of Conservative Backlash
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
What Would a Humanist Do? Celebrating Juneteenth
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
Unprecedented and Unconstitutional: The Government Bailout of Religion during a Pandemic
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been criticized for not doing enough to help working class and poor Americans, instead favoring big banks and large corporations that have received the lion's... Read More
