Jesus and Mo enter the Templeton Prize competition!

I wasn't surprised to see the results of our last HNN poll, "How do you best identify yourself?" With over 700 votes cast, the top two identifying labels for the freethought community were "Humanist" at 36%... Read More

With the House of Representatives making a push to revive the dormant school voucher program in the District of Columbia, now is a good time to revisit why so-called “school choice” would have a pernicious... Read More

by Bill Daehler Since its inception in 2005, YouTube—the largest video-sharing website on the Internet—has  become a cultural phenomenon. YouTube has amassed tens of millions of videos representing all aspects of our culture. From movies,... Read More

by Bill Burgess The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center has been very active this year defending the legal rights of humanists across the country, thanks to the help of our legal intern for... Read More

The American Humanist Association is proud to award its first LGBT Humanist Pride Award to Candace Gingrich-Jones. Mrs. Gingrich-Jones is an outspoken LGBT activist with a long history of supporting queer equality. She’s also well-known... Read More

by Hemant Mehta As a guy who once lived with his girlfriend, I know I learned things about her (and vice-versa) that several more years of dating probably wouldn’t have brought to light. I say... Read More