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.
Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was on Capitol Hill to speak about banking regulation and pointed out that the interest rates may rise this December for the first time since 2006. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) jokingly urged her against taking that action using the typical Congressional trump card: God. Read more
There are 110 malls owned by the Simon Property Group, and 7 of them had a revamped background for kids who wanted to take a picture with Santa. Instead of Christmas trees and reindeer, there was a modern-artsy glacier, like this one at Roosevelt Field Mall in New York: The correct reaction to this is: “Well, look at that. It’s different.” And then you keep shopping and move on with your life because who gives a shit. For many people, though, the response was to boycott the mall. Because if a Christmas display doesn’t include trees and reindeer, then Baby Jesus will cry. Or something like that. Read more
