M4RJ and March for Black Women a Step in the Right Direction on a Long Path

On September 30, thousands of people rallied together for two intersecting social justice marches in the nation’s capital: the March for Black Women and the March for Racial Justice. Both events took place in cooperation... Read More
….Without God Secular Vision for a Changing World (Exercise #4)

After a long summer break, we continue our series of thought exercises that provide a forum to share with each other and the world the richness of the human experience that is achieved without an... Read More
A Living Humanist Document

Shortly after my twentieth birthday I experienced the most intense unhappiness of my life. While the experience was tremendously painful, something wonderful resulted from it. After confronting myself with questions such as: “Should I continue... Read More
American Patriotism and Its Discontents

Today is See You at the Pole Day (SYATP), an event that has been happening nationwide for decades. Across the country, school prayer clubs will organize in front of their schools to take part in,... Read More
Embryos: People or Property?

I don’t know many people who consider divorce fun or enjoyable. It is often a painful and tolling experience, in addition to the longer-term implications on the health and happiness of those involved. Children make... Read More
Disaster Relief: Can Humanism Fill the Gap?

Humanists are good at handling abstract philosophical questions, such as responding to the “god of the gaps” argument (that wherever there’s a gap in scientific knowledge, this is where God can become the answer). But... Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi: Fallen Hero

As a lifelong political nerd, most of my personal heroes have been politicians and political theorists. And while many of these figures have retained a place in my heart, one of them has shocked me... Read More