The pressure for Democratic presidential candidates to address the climate crisis—which resulted in CNN’s marathon seven-hour town hall last week—is an indication of how urgently many people care about addressing the problem. Humanists are no... Read More

Please welcome the American Humanist Association’s new Social Media Coordinator, Richard Akuson! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I hold a bachelor of laws (BL) from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, and a... Read More

Please welcome the Appignani Humanist Legal Center’s new legal intern, Nicholas Copley! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? In 2012 I graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. After... Read More

One month from today, the American Humanist Association and Periyar International will host their first-ever joint conference, Humanism & Self-Respect, at Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. The international event will bring... Read More

There is comfort in numbers. Sometimes it feels as though you are the only humanist within a thousand miles, and you have trouble talking to friends or family about what humanism is, and how the philosophy... Read More

Please welcome our new legal intern, Michaela Reger! What is your educational background? From 2014 to 2018 I attended Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and received a BA in English: Creative Writing. After graduation... Read More

British psychologist, speaker, and author Richard Wiseman is known around the world for his innovative research into the psychology of luck, self-help, persuasion, and illusion. Wiseman started out as a magician, performing street shows around... Read More