Not with a bang but a simper
Fear, resentment and complacency have undone English liberty, says Michael Neumann
Politics & Conflict
Shadow boxing
Cultural relativism and Western chauvinism share one basic principle, claims Kenan Malik: a loss of faith in universal values
Chasing shadows
Santu Mofokeng is one of South Africa’s most celebrated photographers, recognised for his work with the Afrapix collective and on the newspaper New Nation. In these photographs he records a…
Free market faith
Globalisation is leading to more belief, not less. Caspar Melville talks to the editor of The Economist about his new book tracing the rise and rise of religion
Freedom’s foghorn
Happy Birthday Tom Paine: Jan 29. Here's something we prepared earlier...Roger Davidson marks the 200th anniversary of the passing of Tom Paine, an inspirational ego
Not all that is solid
The traditional cloth-cap economy has melted into one which is fluid, global, insecure and indifferent to people and communities. A useful story if you want to manufacture uncertainty, says Kevin…
Mills and minarets
The proving grounds for the government's policy to prevent home-grown Jihad are the industrial towns of the North. Paul Sims investigates
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Philip Womack grapples with a controversial epic
Editorial: Puzzling history
Would life be better if we knew all the answers?
Fault lines
The miners' strike of 1984 changed British politics forever, argues Francis Beckett