Happiness is Worth the Wait
During the six years my daughter Johanna struggled with and finally succumbed to stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, I spent countless hours, including well over 100 overnight stays at the hospital by her... Read More
The Guiding Light of Story
Humanists love reason. We trust science to tell us what is true about the world. This works beautifully to understand the objective world around us, but science can’t answer moral questions or weigh competing values.... Read More
Book Excerpt: Harari’s Nazis Were Not Humanists
Adapted from Chapter 2 of Harari's Humanist Wars of Religion: A Critique of Harari's History of Modern Ideologies by Leslie Allan In Sapiens and Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari tells his readers that modern humanism... Read More
Humanism in Africa and Global South Leadership
How does Dr. Leo Igwe plan to strengthen humanism in Africa through practical services, free inquiry, and Global South leadership? Dr. Leo Igwe is a Nigerian humanist and human rights advocate serving as vice president... Read More
Black Skeptics Los Angeles Announces its 2026 First in the Family Humanist Forward Freethought Awardees!
In the midst of the Trump administration’s backlash against and attacks on racial, social and educational justice in K-12 and higher education, support for African American and PoC students is paramount. Black Skeptics Los Angeles’... Read More
Roslyn Mould Receives Distinguished Service to Humanism Award
From August 7-9, 2026, Humanists International, in collaboration with its member organization Humanist Canada, concluded the World Humanist Congress and Annual General Assembly in Ottawa, Canada. The sold out event, attended by over 500 humanists... Read More
Extreme Misogyny Is an Endemic Social and Political Crisis
I conducted a journalistic investigation into the online manosphere last year. Writing for the Salt Lake City Weekly, I discovered that UN Women, the United Nations agency advocating for the rights of women and LGBTQ+ individuals,... Read More
