by Andrew Hazlett
September 28, 2010
Watch this space for new writing and new podcasts, including an interview with Mark Lamster on his book Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens. Beginning in early December, The New Modern will be hosting a series of experiments in live video discussion of ideas, books, history, the arts, and [...]
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by Andrew Hazlett
December 13, 2009
Religion poisons everything… God is a delusion… the end of faith… these are phrases lately found among the burgeoning supply of books by “new atheists” who take arms against a sea of holy rollers and jihadis. In an age of faith-based politics, resurgent creationism, and religious terrorism, aggressive atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and [...]
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