Effective altruism, “ancient wisdom”, and the cult of celebrity diets
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
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What is Salafi jihadism?
A Q&A with Shiraz Maher, whose new book explores the intellectual underpinnings of this warrior doctrine.
The EU debate did not create racism in Britain
But the surge in hate crimes after the result demonstrates that racists feel legitimised.
The era of “post-truth politics”
Expert opinions and rational analyses were tossed aside frighteningly easily during the referendum campaign.
The Autumn 2016 New Humanist is out now!
A new threat to free choice; what's wrong with Big Data?; Inside Pakistan's madrasas; Why ancient wisdom is a myth; and more...
What next for Scotland?
A forced Scottish withdrawal from Europe may not be a death knell for the UK.
Russia’s Stalinist revival, inside the detention industry, and St Augustine
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
What does Brexit mean for humanism?
We have our work cut out for us, but there is hope, writes Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association.
Autumn 2016 Issue Launch Party, 30 August
New Humanist contributors Owen Hatherley and Dawn Foster in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly.
Eternal life, poetry and the rational mind, and the question of sovereignty
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
“This is a predominantly English movement”
A Q&A with Anthony Barnett on Brexit, the role of English nationalism in anti-EU feeling, and the potential break up of the UK.
Scrap the “toxic” Prevent strategy, says Andy Burnham
Shadow home secretary says that the scheme is "building a climate of mutual suspicion and distrust".
How do people gain – and keep – power?
A Q&A with Dacher Keltner, author of a new book on the psychology of power.
From fundamentalism to atheism, learning forgiveness, and the comedy of awkwardness
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.