
Why Christopher Hitchens Still Matters Why Christopher Hitchens Still Matters
A contrarian Christmas provocation.
Dec 24, 2021 / Ben Burgis

As the Religious Right Forces the Gospel Into Public Schools, Some Parents Are Opting to Homeschool As the Religious Right Forces the Gospel Into Public Schools, Some Parents Are Opting to Homeschool
After their kids experienced “religious bullying,” these parents felt they had no choice but to take their kids out of public school.
May 3, 2016 / Katherine Stewart

Getting God Out of Football Getting God Out of Football
Believers and non-believers alike should welcome Aaron Rodgers’s and Arian Foster’s dissent against the constant invocation of Christ in football.
Sep 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Power and Piety Power and Piety
Is the promotion of violence inherent to any religion?
Apr 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg

Atheists Show Their Sexist Side Atheists Show Their Sexist Side
What is wrong with the men at the helm of the movement?
Sep 24, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Gray Zone The Gray Zone
Does John Gray counsel anything more than avoidance of the ideological excesses he scorns?
Dec 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Isaac Chotiner

Same Old New Atheism: On Sam Harris Same Old New Atheism: On Sam Harris
Scientists, Sam Harris writes, are the saints of circumspection. If that’s true, then with his writing on religion and morality Harris breaks the mold.
Apr 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears