On Tractor Street
From elegant modernism to Stalinist kitsch, the history of the Soviet Union’s journey is written all over its facades, finds Owen Hatherley
Politics & Conflict
Film review: Four Lions
A film that laughs at suicide bombers but doesn't offend anyone? Chris Morris's big screen debut is the mouse that didn't roar, says Fred Rowson
Why Faisal Shahzad bombed Times Square
Blame Pakistan’s simmering anti-Americanism, says Pervez Hoodbhoy
Editorial: Just believe
It seems that anti-science is on the rise, but hopefully we've found the antidote
Cast away
How humanist are the three main parties? With the general election fast approaching, Paul Sims has been canvassing
Diary: The gradual anarchist
Stan Cohen remembers Colin Ward, the opposite of the cloak-and-dagger image of the anarchist
Battle of the Babies
A new book argues that liberal secularism and high birth rates are fuelling a revival of religious fundamentalism. Caspar Melville speaks to its author Eric Kaufmann
Leap of faith
Ruth Turner, Chief Executive of Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation, makes the case for faith-based aid
The New Old World by Perry Anderson
Stephen Howe on Perry Anderson's monumental analysis of Europe
Going to the ladies
From the latrine to the loo, the pissoir to the powder room, Sally Feldman explores the sexual politics of toilets