Faith or Farce
Keith Porteous Wood, executive director of the National Secular Society, watched from the sidelines as the House of Commons debated the future of faith schools.
Politics & Conflict
Notes of a reluctant Royalist
In Jubilee year Simon Hoggart analyses the case for retaining the monarchy
Le Pen – Reflections from an Expatriate in Westminster
Laure Thomas, a researcher for Dr Evan Harris, MP, reflects on the shock Le Pen vote from the perspective of a French woman.
The New American Theocracy
The land of the free is becoming the land of the religious right and the reaction to the World Trade Center attacks proves the point, says Paul Kurtz.
The World After Manhattan
Hazhir Teimourian asks what will happen to East-West relations after September 11 2001.
Straw Dogs
Let loose the dogs of war? Noam Chomsky replies in an interview with Svetlana Vukovic.
What’s Wrong With Terrorism?
In this article, chair of the Humanist Philosophers' Group, Richard Norman, scrutinises definitions of terrorism.
Letter Inciting Religious Hatred
In response to the post- September 11th move to introduce a law preventing "incitement to religious hatred" Peter Atkins took Blunkett by the horns.
Technology & Terror
Techno terrorism? Chemical warfare? Be afraid, be very afraid?
Weapons of Civilisation
There's only one really effective weapon in the war against terrorism. And that's the principles of Enlightenment civilisation, says Sanal Edamaruku