The Dangers of Patriotism: Remembering Robert Prager
The love affair between patriotism and the military was always going to be unavoidable in 2018. As we approach the centenary of the 1918 armistice, countries around the world will soon be commemorating the end... Read More
Kentucky’s Day of Prayer: Another Version of Thoughts and Prayers Instead of Gun Control?
When more than a million people marched across our nation on March 24 with the message that thoughts and prayers were not enough, one would think that collective voice could be heard even in Kentucky.... Read More
Young Activists Inspire All Ages at DC March for Our Lives
Photos by AHA Staff “Welcome to the revolution!” announced Cameron Kasky, one of the survivors of the Parkland shooting and the opening speaker at the March 24th March for Our Lives rally in Washington, DC.... Read More
Unsanitized Buddhism and Humanitarian Crises
For decades many humanists have felt a special kinship with the religion of Buddhism. Humanist Paul Chiariello sums it up most emphatically on his blog, Applied Sentience: Buddhism and Humanism are two geographical sides of... Read More
God Doesn’t Give Us More Than We Can Handle Because God Doesn’t Give Us Anything
On this day, March 21st, known as Down Syndrome Awareness Day (3/21 = 3 copies of the 21st chromosome…get it?), social media is lighting up with awareness campaigns and blog posts, mismatched socks (still trying... Read More
March 14 National School Walkout: Know Your Rights as a Student Activist
Tomorrow marks the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The students of Parkland are giving the world a lesson in activism and showing the power of making... Read More
The Moral Responsibility of Dying
At thirteen years of age, Jahi McMath was on the verge of redefining what it means to die. In 2013 the California teen had surgery to get her tonsils removed at her mother’s request. She... Read More