American Humanist Association

The Iran Nuclear Deal: Human Reason Triumphs over Greed and Corruption

Make no mistake: President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is a historic victory for reason. On July 14, the Obama administration accomplished what no previous U.S. administration had the capacity, tact, or patience to do: create a peaceful resolution that halts Iran’s ability to be a nuclear threat by developing what Obama deems, “the most […]

Pewdiewho? How YouTube’s Biggest Star is a Humanist

Pewdiepie is a household name. Maybe not to you—or to anyone over the age of twenty-five—but the nearest kid will likely know exactly who and what you’re talking about. The numbers don’t lie: between his thirty-eight million YouTube subscribers and his nine billion total views, Pewdiepie may be one of the biggest celebrities in the […]

The Ethical Dilemma: When Your Boss Asks You to Pray, and Should I Marry My Catholic Boyfriend?

Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All inquiries are kept confidential. Think Fast or Pray: Recently, while I was at work, I learned that a beloved colleague in my business had been shot by a mentally ill person. […]

The Comics Section: That’s What the Book Says, Strategic Reserves, Enlighten Me

New comics by Jesus and Mo, Far Left Side, and the Atheist Pig!

Hearts in the Kuiper Belt: NASA Concludes Ten-Year Journey to Pluto

On January 19, 2006, the New Horizons probe set sail from Earth at the record-breaking launch speed of 36,000 miles per hour. Its destination was Pluto—that previously unseen dwarf planet, sitting three billion miles away, at the very edge of our solar system. Now, nearly ten years later, it has finally reached its destination. At […]

Rules Are for Schmucks: Religion Run Amok in Hawaii

Sometimes it seems that the religious special privilege mania is problematic only in the abstract. Often, the complaint is that a tiny slice of the taxes we pay is diverted to promote the God industry, or that God experts can bend rules the rest of us cannot, or something else that affects a small group […]

Obama’s Clemency Push: A Symbolic Display of Humanist Criminology

On July 13, President Obama commuted the sentences of forty-six drug offenders, thirteen of which were serving life sentences for nonviolent crimes. These commutations, which began last year under the Clemency Project 2014, now come with new guidelines for remedying harsh drug laws and dealing with nonviolent crimes. Yesterday, July 14, the president joined former […]