Clayton Whitt
Clayton Whitt was formerly on the development staff of the American Humanist Association, where he also wrote for the AHA blog Rant & Reason. He studied social sciences and Spanish at California Polytechnic State University and served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 2005 to 2007. He lives in the District of Columbia.
Posts by Clayton Whitt
Film Review: X-Men First Class
X-Men: First Class addresses the question that has troubled humanity for decades: what if the tensest confrontation of the Cold War era was in... Read More
Ark Park Coming to Kentucky
The Tower of Babel is going to be built (or rebuilt, depending on your view of the historicity of the Bible)in Kentucky. And that’s... Read More
The Beacon of Humanism Shines in Cambridge
Over 450 humanist leaders, activists, scholars, and students gathered together in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the American Humanist Association’s 70th Anniversary Conference, The Beacon of... Read More
What’s Wrong with “School Choice”? Plenty.
With the House of Representatives making a push to revive the dormant school voucher program in the District of Columbia, now is a good... Read More
New Year Brings New Attacks on Reproductive Rights
With the political realignment that came with the elections of 2010, foes of reproductive rights have wasted no time in unleashing a barrage of... Read More
It’s Not Just Evolution They’re Attacking
With Darwin Day approaching, now is a good time to point out that there is more to the religious right’s attacks on science in... Read More
Why Should Humanists Organize?
"What do you organized humanists do, and why should I care?" At the American Humanist Association, we sometimes receive variations of that pair of... Read More