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Sam Harris is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, and The Moral Landscape. His writing has appeared in Newsweek, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times of London, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere. He is a cofounder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society. He received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

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We Need to Talk About the Jihad Problem

Get Real

It’s time to confront Islamism head on—without cries of Islamophobia. Holding Islam up to scrutiny, rationally and ethically, must not be confused with anti-Muslim bigotry.

Maajid Nawaz, Sam Harris | Published Sep 15, 2015

Can We Avoid a Digital Apocalypse?

Questions, Questions...

A response to the 2015 Edge question.

Sam Harris | Published Jun 07, 2015

On Being Right about Right and Wrong

INTERVIEW

An Interview with Michael Shermer.

Sam Harris | Published May 25, 2015

Talking ‘Bout The True Believers

ISIS

Sam Harris and Graeme Wood discuss the Islamic State.

Sam Harris | Published May 16, 2015

The Truth About Vaccines

A Conversation with Nina L. Shapiro

Sam Harris | Published May 10, 2015

A Talk With The Savage English Professor

FIGHTING

A Conversation between Sam Harris and Jonathan Gottschall

Sam Harris | Published May 03, 2015

Crowdsourcing Freedom

Innovation?

An Interview with David Keyes

Sam Harris | Published Apr 19, 2015

Why Kimmel’s Lies Matter

Parental Injustice

Taking candy from children, and then laughing at their tears—as Jimmy Kimmel has been doing for three years on his show—is morally not OK.

Sam Harris | Published Nov 19, 2013

The Freedom to Offend “God”

As protests continue in the Middle East, Sam Harris deplores the fact that he can mock Mormonism without fear of death but can’t do the same for Islam without risk.

Sam Harris | Published Sep 19, 2012

The Illusion of Free Will

How can we make sense of our lives, and hold people accountable for their choices, given the unconscious origins of our conscious minds?

Sam Harris | Published Mar 02, 2012

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