Humanists would be forgiven for thinking that things couldn’t get much worse on the federal level of American government. After all, the religious right has surged back into power through its newfound control of Congress,... Read More

As part of the American Humanist Association’s mission to defend religious freedom for all, including nontheists and theists alike, we often work with the State Department and other executive agencies in addition to Congress. That’s... Read More

This year’s highly contested presidential election was a testament to the importance of each citizen’s vote. Across the country, state election results were decided by single-digit percentage points, exemplifying the importance and value of voting.... Read More

As President Trump has kowtowed to the religious right in order to maintain some level of popular support for his presidency (first by calling for the non-enforcement of the Johnson Amendment and now by supporting... Read More

While Congress remains bitterly divided along partisan lines on many of the public policy issues facing the American people—tax reform, health care, and education reform to name a few—the American Humanist Association was able to... Read More

This week, I attended several events on Capitol Hill focused on international and domestic religious freedom, an issue of importance to theists and nontheists alike. The issue of religious freedom and blasphemy has made headlines... Read More

Today is the National Day of Reason, observed in parallel with the National Day of Prayer on the first Thursday in May each year. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance during which... Read More