Sarah Henry, 17, of Georgetown, IN captured the top prize in the third Robert G. Intergoll Oratory Contest held Sunday, June 30 in Washington, DC, an event co-sponsored by the American Humanist Association. The high... Read More

Earlier this year, Black Skeptics Los Angeles (BSLA) spearheaded its First in the Family Humanist Scholarship initiative, which focuses on providing resources to undocumented, foster care, homeless and LGBTQ youth who will be the first... Read More

Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at hnn@americanhumanist.org (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All inquiries are kept confidential. Why Do Atheists Protest So Much? I believe... Read More

This week’s poem is by HNN’s Poetry Editor Daniel Thomas Moran. Daniel Thomas Moran served as Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, New York from 2005 to 2007. His work has appeared in The New York... Read More

Your favorites are back! New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!

This Friday, June 21, international freethought organizations around the world will be celebrating World Humanist Day, an annual event celebrating the global humanist movement. World Humanist Day originated with the American Humanist Association and the... Read More

Jason Torpy, president of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, examines Bradley Manning’s humanism, which is being used to justify Manning’s leak of classified information. Many news outlets are covering the trial of Army... Read More