June 4, 2016, will be a date to remember for humanists and atheists. It will be the largest gathering of nonreligious people in history as well as the opportunity for everyone who wants separation of... Read More

A few years ago, The O'Reilly Factor reached out to me with a last-minute invitation to come on the show and talk about the alleged “War on Christmas.” I was ready to turn down their... Read More

Last week, Representative Mike Honda (D-CA) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced House Resolution 670 in the US House of Representatives, recognizing May 5, 2016, as the National Day of Reason (NDOR). The National... Read More

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

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

It’s easy to feel sorry for the Satanic Temple. Just about everyone thinks they’re devil worshippers, even though that’s a major misconception: they don’t even believe the devil’s real. They merely see Satan as a... Read More

This Monday’s Google Doodle recognized one of the great civil rights advocates and freethought intellectuals of American history: Frederick Douglass. The American Humanist Association posted a meme that same day on their Facebook page highlighting... Read More