New atheism should only be about being a loud and proud free thinker. How it’s been high jacked by the far right to attack cultural leftists is unfortunate & counterproductive to inclusivity & discussion, which should be paramount!

Glad for you, good luck

I used to be such an ardent fan of Harris. I can't tell if it's how he's progressed over time or if it's what I've become more aware of, but he was the figure in New Atheism that I admired most, followed closely by Hitch.

The first time I have heard the term "new atheist"The article reads like a desperate attempt at making a story out of nothing.

This has been an ongoing & disheartening trend, as most of these "icons" & authors were instrumental in clarifying my views on atheism & anchoring them in reason & logic. I've seen Harris speak (w/ Dillahunty {& there's some issues w/ AXP & the ACA even, sheesh!}) & found him cogent & entertaining. Then the racism started that went beyond just a condemnation of Islam, which I could understand to a large extent. At that same forum Krauss was scheduled to speak, but was bumped as it was just when his ASU scandal was breaking.
Dawkins & Pinker are troubling to me as I just didn't see it coming at all. Shermer & Silverman both seemed to have ego issues, but you'd think they'd know better than to think they could take advantage.
Lesson seems to be, just like w/ actors, musicians, etc, one has to separate the work from the person, & even be able to ditch the work if it goes off the rails. Very disappointing, tho.

Yes, it has been an education reading the posts of other atheists. It convinces me that belief in god is not the main driving force of evil in this world.

Even some atheists are terrible people as we all know.