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Humanist in the House An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
The following is adapted (with permission) from my presentation of the Humanist of the Year Award to Rep. Huffman at the American Humanist Association’s 79th Annual Conference, “Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism,” on... Read More
The Necessary Discomfort of Progress An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
ALLOW ME TO BEGIN with a story I’m embarrassed to tell. After my divorce some years ago, I dipped my toes into the tepid, algae-covered pool of online dating. Though it has its appeals, I received... Read More
Beyond European Colonialism: An Interview with Jé Hooper and David Breeden An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
JÉ EXODUS HOOPER AND REV. DR. DAVID BREEDEN presented together at the American Humanist Association’s 79th Annual Conference, “Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism,” on August 8, 2020. Their discussion examined the European roots... Read More
Notoriously Humanistic: In Praise of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Jurisprudence An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
We lost a champion of humanist values and liberal jurisprudence with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18. One of the most powerful women in US history, she changed fundamental laws... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | Of Socks and Separation: Engagement Is Key to Rebuilding the Wall An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
There’s a lot I don’t know as I write this column in early October: Who will be elected president? Will the results be challenged in the courts? Will Amy Coney Barrett be seated on the US... Read More
Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
BY ARIEL SABAR DOUBLEDAY, 2020 Ariel Sabar probably considered “veritas”—Latin for “truth” and the motto of Harvard University—the perfect ironic title for this book. “Ironic,” however, is too mild to describe the contents of Veritas: A... Read More
Inside the Walls: In the Midst of Women: A Tribute for Breast Cancer Awareness Month An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
I grew up in a home teeming with women; my Dad, Mickey, and I were the only males living with my mother and four female siblings. One of my sisters, Belinda, was ten years older than... Read More
Meet the New AHA Intern: Kamilah Arteaga An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
Please welcome the new social justice programming intern, Kamilah Arteaga! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I am currently a junior at Stanford University majoring in comparative studies in race and ethnicity with a subplan in... Read More
Patriotic Preservation or Whitewash? The Pushback on Racial Reckoning An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
In mid-September the Trump administration held its first “White House Conference on American History” at which the president promised to “defend the legacy of America’s founding, the virtue of America’s heroes, and the nobility of American... Read More
Is the Truth Unpatriotic? An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year
In a speech at the National Archives Museum on September 17 (Constitution Day), President Donald Trump proposed the creation of the 1776 Commission to promote a more “pro-American” education program while warning of a radical movement... Read More