Editorial: He did God
Tony Blair helped bring the toxic certainties of religious belief back into politics and culture. Let's hope Gordon Brown doesn't do the same, says Caspar Melville
Politics & Conflict
Hollow Land
The apparently random patchwork of settlement in the occupied West Bank in fact reveals a deliberate plan of colonisation and control, reports Daniel Miller
Springtime for Hitler
The hidden art of the Third Reich, argues Roger Griffin, betrays uncomfortable links with more radical modernism
Irish stew
In the fledgling Stormont democracy, discovers Newton Emerson, some are more equal than others
Bosphorus Straits
Ahead of a critical election columnist Ahmet Altan warns that his country’s current political crisis could have fateful consequences for us all
Wrong headed
Dominic Hilton on a 'timely satire' that is neither
Anarchy in the classroom
Too often associated with chaos and disorder, anarchism is actually an ideology rooted in a radical theory of education, says Judith Suissa
Champagne Islam
Until recently, the Middle East enjoyed a culture of tolerance, sensuality and debate. Sami Zubaida celebrates its rich tradition
Left behind
Nick Cohen reflects on the book that changed his mind about Bush and Blair's war on terror
I may be a Tory, but…
Conservative columnist Simon Heffer makes a confession