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Roe v. Wade Mattered

On the week of the would-be 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion on the federal level and prohibited states from banning “pre-viable” abortions as a matter of law,... Read More

Truth, Reason, and Progress

This text is exerpted from Lily Bolourian’s remarks at the launch event for the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report from Humanists International. The event was held on Capitol Hill in December 2023 and hosted by the... Read More

Achieving a Transformational Democracy

For democracy to achieve its potential, it must be a democracy for everyone. That not only means that a majority of the people have the power to determine how they will be governed, but it also... Read More

A Course on Humanism for Everyday Life

What unfolds when intentional spaces are cultivated to explore the essence of humanity? How can we engage in an embodied humanism that embraces the diversity of experiences and complex histories to envision more ethical futures? For... Read More

Celebrate Humanism Anytime!

A few of the American Humanist Association’s incarcerated humanist members have recently called and written me asking about humanist holidays. One needed to include “observances” on a form required to start a humanist group at his... Read More

Threading the Freethought Lives of Hitchens and Sagan

“Humans have limitations, and no one knows this better than scientists. But a multitude of aspects of the natural world that were considered miraculous only a few generations ago are now thoroughly understood in terms of physics and... Read More