INSIDE THE WALLS | First Humanist Chaplain in North Carolina Prison

Through the American Humanist Association’s Humanism For All program, I regularly correspond with incarcerated people eager to learn about humanism (especially from our online... Read More
Inside the Walls: Humanism in Prison

I never had more time to read since I've been in prison. I've always enjoyed reading, but I used to be too busy with... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | Down and Out—Expanding Our Thinking to Survive

Since it’s possible to get so many scientists on the same page to, say, create a vaccine against a particular strain of the flu,... Read More
Inside the Walls: In the Midst of Women: A Tribute for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I grew up in a home teeming with women; my Dad, Mickey, and I were the only males living with my mother and four... Read More
Inside the Walls: We Will Vote! Rights Restored for Former Iowa Felons

This post was updated on August 7, 2020 As we count down the days toward the most important election in many of our lifetimes,... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | Remember the Dakotas

Despite being a humanist for over fifteen years, my views can be misanthropic from time to time. For example, earlier this year I took... Read More
Inside the Walls: Humanist Pen Pal Program Helps Isolated Inmates

These days all we see is chaos due to the coronavirus pandemic. As each week passes, the world we see is so much different... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | Escaping the Gang Delusion: No Priests Required

When I was a baby my parents had me baptized by a Catholic priest. In my teens I decided to get baptized again, but... Read More
Inside the Walls: My Old Haunt

When I was a child, I loved going to haunted houses each October. In my town there was one in particular created in the... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | Reform 2.0: Love and Money

Officially the penitentiary has existed since the eighteenth century, although human beings have imprisoned one another since the beginning of recorded time. The concept... Read More