Money (Not God) on Their Minds Study finds today’s college freshman are financially motivated, good without God, and ready to rally

A study released in February by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles found that today’s incoming college students are more likely to join student-led protests than at almost any... Read More
Meet the Podcast Producer: Stephanie Zvan

We’re pleased to welcome to the American Humanist Association the new producer of the Humanist Hour podcast, Stephanie Zvan! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I started college as a physics major. I... Read More
Meet the Intern: Ellen Havasy

Learn more about our Graphic Design and Social Media intern for summer 2016, Ellen Havasy! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? After graduating from Langley High School in 2011, I enrolled into Virginia... Read More
Montgomery Humanists Fight for Safe Access to Abortions

The ink was barely dry on Montgomery Humanists’ chapter application to the American Humanist Association when we got word that a national anti-abortion protest would be hosted in our hometown. Radical anti-choice groups Operation Rescue/Operation... Read More
Selective Sympathy: Why the World Cared About Brussels (But Ignored Others)

We’re still in mourning. And at the same time, we’re in disbelief. We can’t help but experience the hair-raising primal fear that floods our being, plunging us into a heightened sense of paranoia and vulnerability.... Read More
A Humanist Mayor, Evolution Experts, and More New Speakers Added to AHA’s 75th Conference

In just two months, the American Humanist Association will be celebrating 75 years of existence at its 75th Anniversary Conference in Chicago, the city in which the organization was founded. Having attended AHA conferences since... Read More
A Liberal Rabbi Challenges Believers to “Put God Second”

Prominent Rabbi Donniel Hartman is the author of a seemingly contrary new book titled Putting God Second: How To Save Religion From Itself. A few minutes into his book talk at Brookings Institute on Tuesday,... Read More