American barbarity
How do you justify the unspeakable? Simply invoke the threat of terrorism, says Stan Cohen
Human Rights & Ethics
Taking liberties
True freedom requires not wealth but faith, says social theorist Stein Ringen
Watching David Attenborough: Laurie Taylor talks to the renowned naturalist
Laurie Taylor turns the microscope on to the man who’s brought us life on earth, in the freezer, under the oceans and in the undergrowth
Offend who you like, just don’t mention religion
On the stand-up circuit disabled people are fair game. Yet mocking God can get you banned, says Christina Martin
Blasphemy in the Christian World by David Nash
Toby Saul on how blasphemy changed the way we think
Global warning
With cartoon controversies reverberating across the world Tzvetan Todorov, one of the world’s foremost philosophers, considers the after-effects of the Danish images
Getting better all the time
Genetic modification of humanity isn't just possible, argues John Harris. It's a moral duty.
Forced labour
200 years since it was abolished, slavery is not only still happening, reports Rahila Gupta, it’s actually increasing all over the world
Secrets and lies
Survivors of child abuse at religious schools are finally making their case, reports Francis Beckett
Non-Violence: Twenty-Five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea by Mark Kurlansky
AC Grayling explores the history of non-violence