Back to Charlottesville: White Supremacy and the Nature of Norms
White supremacists coordinated a “flash mob” tiki torch rally last Saturday night in Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition to chanting they (white people) will not be “replaced,” and “the South will rise again,” and singing the... Read More
Now It’s Personal: When Things Hit Home for Politicians
In one of the most effective moments of the 2012 vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, Biden got emotional talking about the issue of abortion. While he was personally a Catholic, he... Read More
Three Coming-Out Stories on National Coming Out Day
Today is the twenty-ninth anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a day for LGBTQ people to proudly express who they are to family, friends, and their communities. One out of every two Americans has someone... Read More
Seeing Red over Continued Blood Donation Discrimination
In response to the horror of the mass shooting in Las Vegas last week, many people who wanted to offer more than “thoughts and prayers” volunteered to donate blood. Local blood banks and hospitals have... Read More
Trump Is a Public Health Crisis
I would never expect Donald Trump to be an advocate for women’s reproductive rights, but Friday he made a decision that was completely irresponsible. The Obama administration made contraceptive coverage in employee healthcare plans mandatory... Read More
Standing Up for All
Gregory A. Clark served as a liaison between Joshua’s family and Joshua’s school and school district. Joshua and his mother have approved publication of this story. It’s unfortunate when a third-grader better understands what our... Read More
Sentencing Reform Could Fix America’s Prison System
While most of the work done by nontheist activists at the federal level focuses on protecting the separation of church and state and religious freedom rights for all, humanists also have a proud history of... Read More