Davos: Another “WEF” of Promise
Discussions in the World Economic Forum (WEF) are historically mundane, with world leaders debating how to spur key trade deals and the like. However, things have been heating up as the climate crisis has become... Read More
Evolution Talks and Banana Splits
Darwin Day, celebrated on Charles Darwin’s birthday on February 12, is a time “to ensure that children are being taught scientific facts, not religious dogma, and to fight back against those who seek to undermine... Read More
Humanists Testify on International Religious Freedom Before Congress
The American Humanist Association (AHA) has long combatted blasphemy laws around the world. These laws ban the expression of doubts or criticism of religion, often favoring the majority faith. In some countries, the penalty for... Read More
Kobe Bryant: A Tragedy
One of my most vivid childhood memories is of hating Kobe Bryant. I was a Sacramento Kings fan, and Sacramento was always losing to the Los Angeles Lakers because of Bryant. In the memory I'm... Read More
Some States Work to Protect Choice, Others to Take It Away
On Friday Donald Trump became the first sitting president to speak in person at the March for Life, the nation’s largest anti-abortion rally. Addressing a supportive crowd, the president listed a number of conservative achievements... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? Filling in the Blanks on a Fiancé’s Troubling Request
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
Hey, Betsy, Leave Them Kids Alone
If you’re an avid Simpsons fan like me, you’ll recall the time Ned Flanders, the religious “neighboroni” to the Simpson family, becomes the principal of the elementary school. Flanders leads the school in a simple... Read More
