Sarkozy Critiqued for le Running Habit

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being widely criticized for his passion for jogging, which some members of his country's intelligentsia consider to be un-French, right-wing or even a ploy to brainwash his citizens . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Simpsons’ as Philosophy

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 The BBC takes a look at the philosophy of the show: "It's not that the Simpsons is atheist propaganda; its main target is not belief in God or the supernatural, but the arrogance of particular organised religions that they, amazingly, know the will of the creator." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sam Harris: The Truthdig Interview

Blair Golson / Truthdig Apr 4, 2006 The best-selling author of "The End of Faith" talks about the way to navigate a dinner party without coming off as the Antichrist; about the "Salman Rushdie effect" that accompanies his newfound celebrity as America's most prominent atheist; and about the new secular foundation he is founding. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )