I'm not impressed with "The New Atheists," to be honest, but he is intelligent and he's willing to debate. Some of his ideas, like science informing ethics, or advocay of the use of hallucinogenic drugs to have deeper spiritual experiences are alternately silly and dangerous. We've been down both those roads before, with disastrous consequences.
I do appreciate what he has been willing to say about Islam. In contrast to other liberals, he at least applies his dislike of religion across the board, and his refusal to surrender to that fraud, Reza Aslan, a couple years ago, was admirable, given the attacks he was bound to receive for doing it.