2018 Harvey LeBrun Chapter Grant Winners
One of the many perks of being an American Humanist Association chapter is the opportunity to apply for annual Harvey LeBrun Chapter Grants ranging from $300 to $2,000. These grants help chapters develop or expand... Read More
National Day of Reason Reintroduced in House of Representatives
For the fourth consecutive year, the American Humanist Association has worked with congressional allies to reintroduce the National Day of Reason (NDOR) resolution in the US House of Representatives. This year’s resolution, H.Res 852, was introduced... Read More
What Happens in Vegas? Cardio Spider Comedy and Improv for One Thing!
The American Humanist Association’s 77th Annual Conference is in Las Vegas in just a few weeks, and some wonderful entertainers will perform for attendees. One of them is Cardio Spider, a sketch comedy and improv... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse
April is National Poetry Month, established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to keep the love of poetry alive. In the April 15 New York Times magazine the poet laureate of the United States, Tracy K.... Read More
Islamic Radicalism Looms over December Election in Bangladesh
The South Asian country of Bangladesh, which sits to the east of India and the west of Myanmar, is one on the most densely populated countries in the world. Islamic extremism has been rising in... Read More
Doctor Plays God, Church Blames Patient
In Genesis 1:29 God says, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it." But according to Tadeusz Pacholczyk, an ethicist and director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia,... Read More
The Retreat of the Decent Opposition
Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party’s legislative arm is largely complete (except for Senate leadership, which remains firmly under the control of uber-survivor Mitch McConnell). While all political parties experience cyclical realignments as new... Read More