Commenting in The New York Times Book Review during the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign, Steven Pinker chose Letter to a Christian Nation as the one book that he would want Barack Obama to read, saying: "Some have criticized the uncompromising tone of this atheist best seller, but it's mild stuff compared with the acid you guys have been flinging around.
Steven Pinker, in a review published in The New York Times Book Review during the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign, recommended Letter to a Christian Nation as a book that Barack Obama should read, stating: "Some critics have taken issue with the strong stance of this bestselling atheist work, but it's relatively mild compared to the harsh criticism you've been hurling."