Parent is correct, by the way - New Atheism turned into Woke. Here's a very thorough treatment: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/30/new-atheism-the-godles...
I don't believe any of these people are relevant or prominent, but the unimportant people I was thinking of were bloggers like PZ Myers, I think they called themselves "Atheism+" or something.
> Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris - all prominent right-wing figures
Are they? That's um, a scientist whose pop book on genetics I read once, a guy I read in The Nation once, and a guy whose book on Buddhism I read once. I remember the first two evolving into GenX curmudgeons (probably the lead poisoning) and have never thought about the last one again. Still, those aren't the right-wingers I'm familiar with.
> Are they?
Only for those who follow the line of reasoning "anyone who doesn't follow the party line 100% is a fascist/right-winger"