John Appleby explores the meaning of humanity
Natalie Haynes endures a painful crime novel
Mark Pagel faces the threat from pandemics
Where did religion come from? Keith Kahn-Harris reviews a monumental study
The best bits and the inside scoops from three years of our seasonal rationalist jamboree
We don’t need religion, but mystical traditions still have a lot to teach us, says John Burnside
Atheists shouldn’t crush the magic of Christmas, says Myra Zepf
Legislation aimed at football chants will not tackle Scotland's sectarian violence, argues Padraig Reidy
Cartoons from the November December issue of New Humanist
The Oxford-educated, history-loving comedian behind the hugely popular Pub Landlord tells New Humanist what it’s like living with the nation’s favourite guv’nor