Meet the Intern: Spencer Grady-Pawl
Please welcome our new communications intern, Spencer Grady-Pawl! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I just graduated from Davidson College, a private liberal arts school in Davidson, North Carolina, where I majored in... Read More
National Anthem or Jailhouse Rock?
As opposed to the pledge of alliance, the majority of Americans are not required encouraged or pressured to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” every day in public school. Either due to nerves, disinterest, or infrequency of... Read More
The Southern Baptist Convention Leaps Forward Into the 1960s
Write up a list of evil things in this world, from one to however many evils you can think of (off the top of my head I was able to come up with at least... Read More
Meet the Intern: Marlena Trafas
Please welcome our new editorial intern, Marlena Trafas! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I just graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in political economy, which is the study... Read More
Partisanship not Easily Forgotten: My Experience at the 2017 Congressional Baseball Game
The 2017 Congressional Baseball Game will be long remembered as the one played the day after the shooting at the Republican team’s practice in Alexandria, Virginia. Immediate reactions to the shooting lamented the horrific shadow... Read More
Worthy Goal: US Soccer Celebrates Pride Month
Last month, the US men’s and women’s national soccer teams unveiled their latest jerseys. In celebration of Pride Month, the white home shirts and red away shirts now display rainbow numbers. Although aesthetically pleasing and... Read More
Deconstructing Hate: False Southern Prophets Fall in New Orleans
Last week the mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu, visited the Center for American Progress (CAP) and joined CAP President and CEO Neera Tanden for a conversation on race in America. Landrieu focused primarily on... Read More
