When I look at the list of all the amazing people who’ve been the Humanist of the Year—people like Jonas Salk, Barbara Ehrenreich, PZ Myers, and Richard Dawkins—and then I see my name on top... Read More

Thank you so much for this wonderful award. I’m just thrilled to be among so many like-minded humanistic people. I do want to say one thing, though: I’m not a heroine. I was given a... Read More

Greta Christina is a widely read atheist blogger, speaker, and freelance writer. In addition to her “Fierce Humanism” column in the Humanist, she regularly contributes to Free Inquiry and Alternet, and her writing has appeared... Read More

Carl Coon graduated from Harvard University in 1949 and promptly joined the U.S. Foreign Service. He spent the next thirty-seven years in a variety of posts stretching from Morocco to Nepal, serving as ambassador to... Read More

Upon entering a Sunday Assembly, held in historic York Hall in East London, one could easily assume that these gatherings are yet another attempt to plant a holy hipster church. If you stick around, however,... Read More

Humanism within the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has been on the decline for years. Indeed, the UUA has been on the decline itself after having been instrumental in the development of modern day humanism. What... Read More

Editor's note: this article deals with end-of-life care and dying with dignity. Click here for additional material on this sensitive issue. We sat hip to hip on the family room sofa that day holding hands,... Read More