This year the American Humanist Association (AHA) is celebrating more than eighty years of humanist thought and action by bringing our humanist community together again for the 2022 Virtual Conference. We hope you’ll join us... Read More

A decline in public investment in education has caused great hardship for students across the country trying to keep up with decades of skyrocketing tuition costs and piling student loans. In the last 40 years,... Read More

On Friday, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-8) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-2)—both founding members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus—introduced a resolution to recognize May 4th, 2022 as a “National Day of Reason.” The resolution is co-sponsored... Read More

For humanists and others without supernatural belief systems, ethical values are most effectively expressed through tangible, meaningful acts. Actions have the potential to inspire and engage a broad range of people in a way that... Read More

On May 6, 1863, an American abolitionist mounted the platform at South Place Chapel, Finsbury, a London venue long home to religious dissenters and political radicals. Over the following months, he—then still a Unitarian clergyman—would... Read More

Racism and white supremacy culture are destructive practices that were created by white people and must be addressed and dismantled by white people. These practices cause injustice in all aspects of our lives: income and... Read More

Welcome the Appignani Humanist Legal Center's new Paralegal, Stephanie Hansen! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? Stephanie Hansen: I received my Bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, double majoring in History and Political... Read More