The humanist and atheist movement lost an important and dedicated leader with the death of Woody Kaplan last week. Woody was an advisor and... Read More

“Hanging over Niagara Falls in a straightjacket is something you can do for a number of years, but it’s strenuous. I got tired of... Read More

Philip Appleman died on April 11, 2020. He was a poet, novelist, editor, and humanist. Appleman earned degrees from Northwestern University, the University of... Read More

Longtime humanist activist Edd Doerr passed away on February 6, 2020. He was eighty-nine years old.  Born into a working-class Catholic family in the... Read More

Fortney H. “Pete” Stark Jr., the 2008 Humanist of the Year who served in the US House of Representatives representing California's 13th District for... Read More

Mel Lipman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 28, 1936, and was a forty-five year resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. Raised in... Read More

Janet Opal Jeppson Asimov died on Monday, February 25, 2019. She was ninety-two years old. Janet is remembered for her significant contributions to psychiatry,... Read More

“Our country is in trouble. It’s like a snake that has outgrown its skin and is trying to shed it. We’ve gotten too big... Read More

Update: Life Celebration information has been added to the end of this article. Carol Wintermute, a longtime leader of the humanist movement in the... Read More

This article has been updated from a post that first appeared on December 16, 2011, at the former Rant ‘n Reason blog. Christopher Hitchens... Read More