By Conscience Alone
We are here today to present the American Humanist Association’s Humanist of the Year award to Jelani Cobb. The award was established in 1953 to recognize a person of national or international reputation who, through... Read More
Doing What’s Available: A Humanist’s Guide to Activism
It’s hard to capture the full force of our award recipient’s impact in just a few words, but if I had to try, I’d say “bold” and “unwavering.” She’s a member of the Nebraska Legislature,... Read More
Florida’s Blueprint for Resistance
Nadine Smith has dedicated her life to speaking truth to power and organizing for a better future. As the executive director of Equality Florida, the largest organization in the state working to end discrimination based... Read More
The Trailblazers of Humanism
I LIKE TO SAY, when I was at Camp Quest, one of the slogans that I invented was, “cleanliness is next to godliness.” And that was in that video there. But I wanted you to... Read More
The Future of Civic Power How Humanists Can Reimagine Democracy
At this moment in history, we have a clear challenge and opportunity. There is the long-term challenge of educating for expansive civic engagement, and there is the immediate challenge of responding to growing attacks on... Read More
Artificial Intelligence, Totalitarianism, and the Future of Cognitive Liberty
Abstract: The article offers a meditation on AI’s emerging ability to decode human emotions. When the author discovers a childhood photo from her time in a Polish hospital during the communist era, she engages an AI... Read More
Of Dying
Content warning: This article includes specific details about an act of suicide that may be difficult for some readers. For L.E. Would that we were still riding across the Plains of Abraham For the last... Read More
