Merrill Miller

Make America Sick Again: A Humanist Response to the Affordable Care Act Repeal

17 January 2017

Last week the US Senate and House of Representatives paved the way to begin repealing President Obama’s signature program, the Affordable Care Act (ACA).... Read More

Two Years after the Charlie Hebdo Massacre: Some Lessons for Resisting Extremism through Art and Humor

12 January 2017

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... Read More

Who Will We Speak For? Humanism’s Role in Defending Human Rights and Civil Liberties

22 December 2016

  “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the... Read More

What We Know about the Nones’ Education from the Latest Pew Study

20 December 2016

Many humanists are likely already familiar with the Pew Research Center’s reports on religiously unaffiliated individuals and atheists in the United States. In June,... Read More

Is a Living Wage Possible under a Trump Administration?

13 December 2016

The polarization in American politics can perhaps be best exemplified by examining a recent mass strike for a living wage paired with Donald Trump’s... Read More

Journalism in a Post-Fact Trump Era

8 December 2016

Democracy depends upon an educated citizenry. Implicit in the concept of a government in which the will of the people directs policy, law, and... Read More

Here’s How Humanists Voted: Survey Results from the American Humanist Association

2 December 2016

After the 2016 presidential election, the American Humanist Association asked its members and supporters to fill out a survey in which they anonymously reported... Read More