Election Results Demonstrate Need for Atheist and Humanist Community to Do More for 2022

If you are like me, you saw the Republican sweep of statewide seats in Virginia and the very close governor’s race in New Jersey as a demonstration of the dangerous appeal to voters of Donald... Read More
Forcing Students to Love America is Unpatriotic

In a July 2018 article on patriotism, I wrote that “it’s difficult to sustain love for your country when you don’t feel loved by it or love its treatment of others.” However, U.S. Sen. Josh... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? Accommodating Immunocompromised Family

Today we bring you our latest installment of “What Would a Humanist Do?”—offering multiple AHA staff opinions on reader questions. Because while humanists are committed to being good without a god, sometimes they need a little advice on how... Read More
Haiti’s Revolution and What It Teaches Us

One of the unfortunate realities of American education is that an already brief history of Black people in the United States is taught nearly entirely without regard or recognition to the broader African diaspora concerning... Read More
Journeys to Humanism: Leaving the Order and Searching for Support

Journeys to Humanism, theHumanist.com’s regular series, features real stories from humanists in our community. From heartwarming narratives of growth, to more difficult journeys, our readers open up about their experiences coming to humanism. Terri Arrigon... Read More
A New Tequila with a Splash of Appropriation

Famous model and entrepreneur Kendall Jenner, like her older half-sister Kim Kardashian, has long been known to be a savvy businesswoman. She is not just a model, but a diverse entrepreneur who has started beauty... Read More
Commentary: A Personal View of the Fulton Decision

Nearly a week later and I still have a bad taste in my mouth regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initially, I was outraged—not unlike my previous reaction to... Read More