Hemant Mehta is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a YouTube creator, and podcast co-host. He is a former National Board Certified math teacher in the suburbs of Chicago. He has appeared on CNN and FOX News and served on the board of directors for Foundation Beyond Belief and the Secular Student Alliance. He has written multiple books, including I Sold My Soul on eBay and The Young Atheist's Survival Guide. He also edited the book Queer Disbelief.
There’s a widespread belief that Ohio Governor John Kasich is the “moderate” in the Republican race, at least when compared to the likes of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, who can’t seem to get far enough to the right. Samantha Bee shows how Kasich isn’t a moderate at all — not on LGBT issues and certainly not on abortion rights: Read more
Last year, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled (unanimously) that doctors could help terminally ill patients end their lives. The reality, however, is that public institutions still put up a variety of obstacles for doctors offering this service — which they’re legally allowed to do since the decision doesn’t go into effect until this summer. In a brief video, Dying With Dignity Canada explains the responsibilities of taxpayer-funded hospitals: Read more
Law professor Charles Silver has an excellent essay regarding the promotion of religion by government officials in Texas. Rather than explain why their actions are unconstitutional, however, Silver takes a different approach. He talks about why promoting religion through the government makes Texas a less welcoming place for all those people who don’t belong to the majority faith (or any faith): Read more
