Vanessa Gomez Brake is the new associate dean of religious life at the University of Southern California. She is the first humanist chaplain to serve in this capacity at any American university. I first met... Read More

Gordon Gamm (left) is a retired attorney, an active investor, and a humanist philanthropist who lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Grace (right). In addition to the major activities mentioned in this interview (which... Read More

Advertising and media images play an important and influential role in everyday life. American business continues to produce advertisements that violate, objectify, and sexualize women and girls, despite several academic studies showing the negative effects... Read More

People enjoy marking life’s important occasions and milestones with celebratory ceremonies, such as weddings, baby namings, and other life-cycle events. While many cultures and traditions still incorporate dogma and religious ideology into every ritual and... Read More

This interview has been edited for clarity and readability. In February Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim-American, announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Michigan. El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar who holds a... Read More

This interview has been edited for clarity and readability. TheHumanist.com: As the president of the Humanists of Houston, what tasks and responsibilities do you find yourself conducting? Deborah Williams: “What don’t I do?” would be... Read More

Ashton P. Woods is a social and political activist in the Black Lives Matter movement and the co-chair of the Black Humanist Alliance. TheHumanist.com: You’ve been an activist for a long time. What was your... Read More