Jerusalem: Monument to Human Narcissism

President Trump’s provocative decision to authorize the transfer of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which he communicated in an importantly nuanced speech on December 6, appears calculated to appease the... Read More
States May Protect Access to Birth Control

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), abortion rates in the United States plunged to an all-time low in 2014 (this is the most recent year for which there is data). The total number... Read More
Secular Social Justice 2018 Because radical social change will only come through human intervention

Last Wednesday the American Humanist Association (AHA) announced it will host the Secular Social Justice 2018 Conference, an all-day event that will center the sociopolitical insight, leadership, and strategies of secular, humanist, and atheist activists... Read More
Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: Will the Supreme Court Grant the Constitutional Right to Discriminate?

This Tuesday the United States Supreme Case will hear oral arguments on the controversial Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case. In anticipation, the Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a panel to discuss... Read More
Recognizing the Connection between National Insecurity and Domestic Repression

“Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other…. No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of... Read More
Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Izzy Oldfield

Meet the Appignani Humanist Legal Center’s new Paralegal, Izzy Oldfield! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor’s degree in government and international politics and minors... Read More
Humanist Inmates in Iowa Are Busy Keeping It Real

Over the last few months, the Fort Dodge Correctional Facilities Humanist Organization has been striving to get involved with the community both inside and outside. The facility, located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, recently sponsored a... Read More