Jokers in the pack
As David Cameron’s reshuffle shifts the Coalition to the right, Sarah Ditum warns of trouble ahead for women's rights
Politics & Conflict
Book review: Radical by Maajid Nawaz
Alom Shaha admires the honesty of a former Islamist
Ghost towns and checkpoints
In the West Bank, Bidisha observes the psychological consequences of Israeli occupation
The tax battle turns Biblical
Those arguing for tax cuts are finding justification in the Old Testament. Martin Robbins reports
Still reaching: New Humanist interviews John Amaechi
He’s played basketball at the highest level and was the first major league sportsman in America to come out as gay. Now he’s a psychologist, an OBE and an outspoken…
Mormon momentum
With Mitt Romney all but confirmed as the Republican nominee for the Presidency the US is having a bit of a 'Mormon Moment'. But will he attract the all-important votes…
Pantomime polemic
When he was invited to debate David Starkey on the subject of Britishness, Musa Okwonga looked forward to the opportunity to challenge the historian's controversial views on race and multiculturalism.…
Down with secularism!
We all think it's a good idea to keep religion away from politics, don't we? Richard Smyth begs to differ
Book review: The Communist Manifesto
Francis Beckett savours a new edition of a classic
Geeks of the world unite
Mark Henderson’s new book calls for the pro-science lobby to get political. Adam Smith meets him