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.
I know most of you have no intention of voting Republican in the next presidential election, but if you had to pick *someone*, who would it be? Jon Huntsman? Sure, he accepts evolution and climate change, but that ought to be a given for any educated person, right? He doesn’t hide his Mormonism, though, and that could be his downfall. After all, if he believes the Joseph Smith story, what else will he fall for? Herman Cain? He’s awful on… Read more
My friend Jen Hancock has just released a short ebook appropriately titled Jen Hancock’s Handy Humanism Handbook: The Kindle edition is only $0.99! Not only that, but through the end of the month, the Humanists of Florida Association (HFA) will give away a copy of the book to anyone who donates to the organization. You can check out sample chapters from the book (and find out how to get the entire book for free) at her website. Read more
We’re about a month away from the public release of Richard Dawkins’ new book, The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True. Dawkins’ publishers have given me the opportunity to do an email interview with him and I need your help. What would you like me to ask him? Ideally, your questions are related to the new book, but if there are good ones outside that scope, I’ll try to get them in there. I can’t guarantee he’ll… Read more
The Secular Coalition for Arizona is doing something so awesome, so unique, and so important, that I’m amazed it’s getting no publicity whatsoever. (Yet.) They’re organizing trainings this fall… for atheists who want to run for public office. Training will primarily be aimed at those interested in running for local and state level offices such as school board, city council, and state legislature. This training will focus on campaigning, messaging, and the nuts and bolts of effective leadership. … “We… Read more
