Meet the New Center for Freethought Equality PAC Coordinator: Ron Millar
The Center for Freethought Equality (CFE), the 501(c)(4) lobbying organization of the American Humanist Association, is pleased to introduce its new PAC Coordinator, Ron Millar. What is your educational and work background? I’ve spent over... Read More
Transgender People Just Need to Pee
Last week, the South Dakota Senate passed a bill that would require students to only use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their assigned sex rather than their binary gender identity. If signed into... Read More
Scalia’s Passing May Change Clean Power Plan’s Trajectory Once Again
Last week, in a 5-4 vote, the US Supreme Court took the extraordinary and unprecedented step of putting a hold on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan rules pending the outcome of litigation at... Read More
New SCA Executive Director Seeks to Strengthen Movement, Increase Influence on Capitol Hill
As the American Humanist Association’s legislative associate, I spend a lot of time working with other nontheistic organizations on Capitol Hill trying to ensure that public policy reflects humanist values. One of the organizations that... Read More
Darwin’s Finches Are Nearing Extinction
Last December, a study by a research team at the University of Utah concluded that one of the most common species of Darwin’s finch, the medium ground finch (Geospitza fortis), will be driven to extinction... Read More
All’s Fair in Love and War, Says Evolution
When I highlighted some great scientific accomplishments in genetics and macroevolution last year in celebration of Darwin Day, I quoted University of California biologist Francisco Ayala who told Smithsonian Magazine, “Darwin didn’t know 99 percent... Read More
Legislation Marking Darwin Day Honors Scientists and Skeptics
As the American Humanist Association’s legislative associate and lobbyist, I spend my time presenting the humanist community’s opinion to Congress on a wide array of legislative issues. While many of the bills I deal with... Read More