It’s been incredible to see how much the Ten Commitments have been appreciated and shared by folks around the world who are passionate about living humanist values. The American Humanist Association (AHA) promotes the Ten... Read More

Everyday Humanist Heroes, a new series in the American Humanist Association’s weekly digital newsletter, celebrates our movement’s group organizers, activists, support staff, and volunteers making a difference in their communities. Who do you want to... Read More

There is a tear in the fabric of society and our cultural capital is spilling out. We all see it. The effects of global warming are only in the beginning stages. We live at a... Read More

Both the delicacy and the resilience of life on earth are amazing. Just think—we know of at least five mass global extinction events: the O-C extinction 450–440 million years ago (in geology-speak, mega-annum, or Ma),... Read More

Attempting to clarify Catholic doctrine back in the fifth century, St. Augustine wrote: “Insofar as human nature is concerned, there is nothing better than mind and reason.” If he’d left it at that, we could... Read More

It is said that the depressed see reality clearer than most. I take issue with that view because when we’re depressed we may be able to see things clearly, but a lack of vision keeps... Read More

Why are 76 percent of people held in jails not convicted of any crime? Because of the cash bail system that is only found in the United States and the Philippines. We’ve become so used... Read More