Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2016
"If [Bernie Sanders] were elected, I think he'd be the one, from the current candidates with the best policies," the renowned linguist and activist recently told Al-Jazeera . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 4, 2015
The U.S. is downright weird compared with many other countries: We continue to be peculiar in handing out powerful magazine-fed firearms to almost anyone who wants them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigOct 10, 2014
The recent television kerfuffle involving "Real Time" host Bill Maher and guest Sam Harris over whether Muslims are bad people because their religion is, in the words of Harris, "the mother lode of bad ideas," is symbolic of the new American Islamophobia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 7, 2014
Bravo to Ben Affleck and Nicholas Kristof for telling Bill Maher off about his chronic case of Muslim-hating bigotry. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 4, 2014
Just days after religious scholar Reza Aslan criticized him on CNN for his views on Islam, comedian Bill Maher decided to defend them, this time with actor Ben Affleck. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 3, 2013
After his talk on the myth of human progress, the Truthdig columnist discussed the influence of religion on his work and why he views Christian conservatives as heretics.The Truthdig columnist discusses the influence of religion on his work and why he views Christian conservatives as heretics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigAug 31, 2011
It now seems a necessary qualification for the Republican nomination, at least at the present primaries stage, to be a born-again fundamentalist Protestant. Yet in the United States the majority of the electorate is not fundamentalist, evangelical or Protestant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BLANKJul 27, 2011
On Tuesday, in a column that can be read here, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges criticized Sam Harris (above) as being a fundamentalist. We offered Harris, who was once a prominent contributor to this site, a chance to respond, and he has done so.On Tuesday, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges criticized Sam Harris (above) as being a fundamentalist. We offered Harris, who was once a prominent contributor to this site, a chance to respond. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2010
We were a little slow on the uptake when it came to finding this TED talk that author and Truthdig contributor Sam Harris gave this past winter, but it's definitely worth a belated look, or even a second look, as the case may be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 22, 2008
The trailblazing atheist and Truthdig contributor takes on Sarah Barracuda in the new Newsweek: "When it comes to politics, there is a mad love of mediocrity in this country. 'They think they're better than you!' is the refrain that (highly competent and cynical) Republican strategists have set loose among the crowd, and the crowd has grown drunk on it once again." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sam Harris / TruthdigMay 29, 2007
The following is Sam Harris' response to Chris Hedges' essay, "I Don't Believe in Atheists." Last week the two Truthdig contributors battled one another over the issues of religion and politics during a live debate in Los Angeles. While they both agree on the dangers posed by religious fundamentalism in America, their views on religion in general differ greatly, as you will soon read. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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