Trans Tolerance Has Some Texas Parents Looking for Alternatives to Public School

Texans aren’t exactly known for their love of big government, although many willingly adhere to a higher form of rule: organized religion. More and more, it’s a combination that’s increasing the schism between parental desires... Read More
For All Life As We Know It: The Case for Humanist Environmentalism

The following excerpt is from a speech given by AHA Executive Director Roy Speckhardt to the American Ethical Union on June 9, 2018. He expands on these ideas in a book due out in early... Read More
Black Women Matter

When we work in social justice, specificity matters. Social justice encompasses the disruption and replacement of many interlocking systems of oppression that include poverty, misogyny, violence, and racism. However, the practical application of social justice... Read More
Gray Areas on Gray Matter: The Ethics of Brain Death

You may recall the case of Jahi McMath, the thirteen-year-old who was pronounced brain-dead five years ago after excessive bleeding caused by complications from a routine tonsil surgery. According to Christopher Dolan, the family’s attorney,... Read More
Going to the Doctor as a Transgender Patient

For many people and for a variety of reasons, talking to one’s doctor can be a stressful experience. But for transgender patients in America, talking to medical professionals can be not only stressful but traumatic.... Read More
Evil Tech? How the Mark of the Beast Could Shape Biometric Regulations

In 2012, coal miner Beverly Butcher was shocked to realize that his employer was playing a direct role in fulfilling biblical prophecy. To the untrained eye, the company’s new hand-scanning system must have seemed completely... Read More
It Happens Here: Child Sexual Abuse

This is the first article of our new semi-regular column, “It Happens Here,” challenging humanists to reflect on adversity and trauma in our own community, and advocate for positive change. [Content warning: contains discussions of abuse,... Read More