Quite contrary: inside the Battle of Ideas
The associates of the Institute of Ideas certainly have a talent for getting noticed. But is there more to them than hollow liberal-baiting? asks Richard Wilson
Politics & Conflict
Careless talk?
Some secularists believe that any communication with believers amounts to collaboration. Paul Sims isn’t so sure
Bad Faith Awards 2010
Who gave the silliest sermon or pious pronouncement of the past year? Thousands of you voted and the results are in
The Blair-Hitch project
Hitchens debating religion with Blair in Toronto was a heavyweight contest worth staying up for. Matthew Adams keeps the scores
Book Review: The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence by Susie Linfield
Max Houghton is impressed by the wide angle of Susie Linfield's moral vision
Tibet’s small exercise in democracy
Tibet must find a secular alternative to being led by a dalai lama … said the Dalai Lama to Isabel Hilton
Calm down, old boy: Laurie Taylor interviews Simon Heffer
Telegraph thunderer Simon Heffer reveals to Laurie Taylor what it’s like being right
Farewell Gordon
Francis Beckett reviews two books telling the inside story of the implosion of New Labour
Because you’re worth it?
It can cure cancer, make you rich and even foster world peace, claim its advocates. But what proof is there, asks Ben Fine, that social capital has any benefits at…
Book review: Raising Dust by Nicholas Rowe
This study of Palestinian dance provides a rare insight into the lives of the region's people, says Andrew Mueller