Hatchet job
Bill Cooke responds to R Joseph Hoffmann on the legacy of Paul Kurtz
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Prometheus bound
Paul Kurtz, champion of American secular humanism, has died. Here, in a piece from 2009, former colleague (and ex-friend) R Joseph Hoffman discusses his career and how it all went…
What kind of humanist are you?
Are you hardline or happy, hedonist or hounded? Answer the questions below and find out how far your personality suits your philosophy
Good books?
What can humanist parents use in the battle against religious indoctrination? Danny Postel investigates
Tragic hero: Laurie Taylor interviews Terry Eagleton
Laurie Taylor meets the Marxist critic gunning for the New Atheists
Probably? Not!
Atheists shouldn’t be afraid to be certain, says Michael Neumann
Gothic revival
Outsider, troublemaker, genteel bum – Nick Mamatas celebrates the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the perverse
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
Yield of dreams
Don't swallow the scaremongering claims of the anti-GM lobby, urges Angela Saini. Modified foods are a rational alternative to mass starvation
Truth matters
Conspiracy theories can be hilarious, but reality is a better story says David Aaronovitch