The Fourth Amendment: Guarding the Sanctity of Privacy

A look at the Fourth Amendment’s promise of privacy—from colonial resistance to today’s digital age. This lesson in liberty examines how modern surveillance and government overreach continue to test the limits of personal freedom.

The Second Amendment: From Militias to Modern Firearms

From Muskets to Militias When the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791, the United States was a fragile experiment in … More

Animal Liberation, Equal Rights, and More: Anniversaries Being Celebrated in 2025

Anniversaries provide a moment to reflect on the many activist achievements that have already been accomplished, to appreciate how far we’ve come. People who would like to help build upon these milestones are invited to be in touch with the Humane Party and indicate your interest.

From the VMAs to the Constitution: Equality on Every Stage

Sabrina Carpenter’s electrifying VMAs performance was more than pop spectacle—it was a statement. As dancers filled the stage holding signs … More

From Gaza to the Midwest: Compassion Without Borders

How systemic violence connects the slaughterhouse, the battlefield, and the streets at home The Pattern of Violence From the skies … More

Three Things the Humane Party Is Not

The Clarity of Repulsion Some years ago, I helped develop a playful, quirky, non-scholarly personality test based on a certain … More

Justice Under Siege: Kim Davis and the Push to Drag America Backward

Ten years after Obergefell v. Hodges—the landmark ruling that confirmed same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry—America is again … More

Federal Overreach in the Capital: Trump’s Power Grab Under the Guise of ‘Public Safety’

In yet another alarming display of executive overreach, Donald Trump has seized control of Washington, D.C.’s police force and ordered … More

World News Wednesday: August 6, 2025

Top animal rights developments from around the globe. Oregon’s IP28 Campaign Accelerates Toward Ballot Animal rights advocates in Oregon are … More

The Monthly Pulse: July 2025

As the world sweltered through the hottest July on record, the fight for justice—in every form—pressed forward with renewed urgency. … More

Humane National Committee: Political Representation for All Animals—Not just the Human Kind

Humane National Committee (HNC) Structure The Humane National Committee (HNC) is the future governing body of the Humane Party. Its … More

General Strike Rising: Ethical Reckoning or Revolutionary Mirage?

With tensions rising and calls for a general strike spreading across the country, The Humane Herald asks: What does real resistance look like when ethics—not power—take the lead?

This feature examines the roots of the movement, the moral questions it raises, and what must come after disruption if we hope to build a truly just world.