In July of 1925, The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes was argued in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Better known as the Scopes Monkey trial, the state sued substitute teacher John T.... Read More

Mel Lipman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 28, 1936, and was a forty-five year resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. Raised in New York City by immigrant parents, Mel first began supporting his... Read More

On March 4 Pope Francis spoke to a group of young Latin-American Catholics who had just completed a nine-day training seminar at the Vatican. Organized by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, the intensive seminar... Read More

Janet Opal Jeppson Asimov died on Monday, February 25, 2019. She was ninety-two years old. Janet is remembered for her significant contributions to psychiatry, psychoanalysis, science fiction, and her dedication to humanism. AHA Executive Director... Read More

Universities exist as centers of learning and progress; they cultivate intellectual curiosity and discovery while holding firm to an academic rigor that puts truth above all else. Ideally, universities are places where all ideas can... Read More

Nonbelievers don’t necessarily go into the world seeking out interfaith relationships. When I first left my religion, the last thing I wanted to do was start new relationships with believers. But if done with good... Read More

Please welcome the AHA’s new Communications Intern, Owen Rothschild! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I am a student of political science at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. Prior to moving... Read More