Life as a Ghanaian Foreigner in Ghana
By Cleo Blacke Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I came to the Northern Region of Ghana with a group of Americans to volunteer for the Humanist Service Corps. Our program is unique […]
Category Archives: Politics & Culture
American Privilege in Ghana
By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I’ve never really liked the United States. Growing up in a Native household gave me a weird relationship with the United States, as I think […]
If I Were a Braver American
By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer As a child, I was taught bravery had a gun next to it, at times decked out in army fatigue like GI Joe. An invitation […]
Who Are You Fighting For: Navigating Cross-Cultural Feminism
By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer Feminism is essentially the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie famously said and Beyoncé quoted. While […]
Putting Stories in Context: Conversation with a Culture Critic, Part II
“I’ve never been to San Francisco, but I have an image in my mind from media,” says culture critic Caroline Siede (of The A.V. Club, among others), explaining the impact […]
In Ghana I’m White
By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I was always the only brown kid in my class. Growing up in a town of fewer than four thousand that counted demographics by person […]
Making More Interesting Stories: Conversation w a Culture Critic, Pt I
When Quentin Tarantino’s Vulture interviewer expressed surprise at his fondness for The Newsroom, the Aaron Sorkin drama many critics loved to hate, he replied: “Who the fuck reads TV reviews? […]
It’s Time to Revamp K-12 Education with Vouchers
Public education is important—this much is beyond dispute. But besides that one understatement, everything else is fair game. As a core cog in American life, as a political and ideological […]
Witchcraft and Malaria: Lessons from Malawi
After living in a Malawian village for a year, I find myself in the doctor’s office just three days after my return home to California. My mother is worried I’ve […]
Killing Witchcraft with Kindness
By Conor Robinson Humanist Service Corps Program Coordinator From July 2013 – June 2014, I oversaw Pathfinders Project, a yearlong international service trip sponsored by Foundation Beyond Belief as the […]
Applied Sentience 