Few figures in modern intellectual life are as polarizing — and as paradoxical — as Sam Harris. As one of the “Four Horsemen” of the New Atheism movement, the perpetually perplexed-looking polemicist burst onto the scene in the mid-2000s.

During her Thursday night appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Kamala Harris explained her decision to not run for California governor next year, and her plan to steer clear from politics for now. “Listen, I am a devout public servant.