Two Years after the Charlie Hebdo Massacre: Some Lessons for Resisting Extremism through Art and Humor
I’ll never forget the morning of January 7, 2015, when I came into the American Humanist Association to begin the workday. The atmosphere was subdued and a somber silence had fallen over the office. All... Read More
For-Profit Presidency
Much furor has surrounded the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, with Trump’s lack of willing performers becoming a news segment in itself. The president-elect has so far... Read More
More towards Humanism: Recognizing and Eliminating Toxic Masculinity
Fellas, as we begin 2017 I think it’s way past time we focused on delivering women and other people of marginalized genders and ourselves a gift that will be appreciated more than anything else: a... Read More
Guns and Lone Nuts: a Poor Way to Resist Oppression
If someone is prying something from your cold dead hands, then you're doing it wrong Do we need assault rifles to protect us from a potentially tyrannical federal government? Will they help? A fair number... Read More
How the Judeo-Christian Values Construct Reinforces American Hostility with the Muslim World
The theocratic wing of the Republican party, embraced by the incoming Trump administration, constantly reinforces the narrative that America is a nation founded on Judeo-Christian values and that the more it opens itself to cultural influences outside... Read More
Who Will We Speak For? Humanism’s Role in Defending Human Rights and Civil Liberties
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was... Read More
Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate
ONE OF THE MOST SAVAGE reviews ever written was published in 1818 in response to a collection of verse by a somewhat unknown poet. The critic, John Wilson Croker, declared, “the author is a copyist... Read More