Why Aren’t There More Women in the Secular Community? An Interview with Kristen Kennedy

Last week, I discovered a story about Denver University’s Kristen Kennedy, a senior undergraduate double-majoring in International Studies and Sociology who has received grant money to work on a subject of interest to the humanist... Read More
The Humanist Interview with Gene Roddenberry

The March/April 1991 issue of the Humanist magazine featured an exclusive, in-depth (twenty-six page!) interview between then-Editor David Alexander and Star Trek creator and humanist Gene Roddenberry. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the... Read More
The Kids Are Alright: Four Teens on Growing Up Humanist

The following is adapted from the “Growing Up Humanist” panel held on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at the 75th Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association. The panel featured all four authors and was moderated... Read More
Islam’s Ex Factor: An Interview with Sarah Haider and Muhammad Syed

THEIR LOGO IS AN ‘X’ formed by the mirror image of two crescent moons. They are the Ex-Muslims of North America, at once a negation and a commitment to something more: the promotion of secular... Read More
The Power of Humanist Organizing in Germany: An Interview with Frieder Otto Wolf

DR. FRIEDER OTTO WOLF is the president of Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands (HVD), the national association of German humanists. He is also honorary professor in philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and the founding president... Read More
“It’s Completely Okay to Be Secular”: Teen Atheist Activist Cidney Fisk Encourages Her Peers to Speak Up

Standing up for what’s right, especially when doing so involves speaking out against the status quo, is never easy. But it’s particularly difficult for high school students, who often face tremendous peer pressure to fit... Read More
Transhumanist Hank Pellissier on Being an “Atheist Missionary”

Hank Pellissier is certainly an inimitable individual. As a transhumanist and humanitarian, he applies science and technology to inform his approach to alleviating suffering, such as through his efforts to supplement the diet of the... Read More