President Trump has a keen eye for seizing the moment. Last Monday, in the midst of a social crisis stemming from the police murder of George Floyd and 400 years of systemic racism, Trump stood... Read More

In honor of Pride Month, we’re featuring profiles of prominent LGBTQ humanists or atheists. This week we feature Staceyann Chin. An earlier version of this profile appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of The Humanist.... Read More

In the midst of this international public health crisis we should treat the novel coronavirus as a loud wake-up call for us to rethink our priorities—for the sake of public health and to protect our... Read More

For the last twelve years, as the senior leader at the Washington Ethical Society, I have been a movement-bridger—often feeling like the most religious person in secular gatherings and the most secular person in religious... Read More

Who’s the first person who comes to mind when you think of humanism or atheism? A follow-up question: Did you just think of a man? When followers of the American Humanist Association’s Facebook page were... Read More

A pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, decided the best remedy to a global pandemic is to continue to  gather his congregation—despite federal guidelines, a state order banning groups larger than fifty (including churches), and evidence... Read More

My father, Mel Lipman, died one year ago today on his own terms. He signed himself into hospice, stopped artificial nutrition, and died peacefully with the aid of pain-killing medication. As a humanist, I appreciate... Read More