Irish stew
In the fledgling Stormont democracy, discovers Newton Emerson, some are more equal than others
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
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
Monkey business
A new book on apes has nothing to teach us about human nature says Steven Rose
French lessons
Jim Herrick reports from the world's largest gathering of freethinkers
Editorial: State of mind
New editor Caspar Melville wishes New Humanist a happy 120th birthday
Lobbing Horseshit
With everyone talking about the need for 'respect' Martin Rowson reckons it's time to come clean about what they really mean
Spirited away
Some atheists start believing in anything after they give up believing in God, says Meera Nanda
Meme Wars (part 2)
Natural selection applies to everything. Ideas evolve just as life does, says Susan Blackmore
Pleasure principles
In the second of our series on thinkers who are significant for humanism, Peter Cave marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Stuart Mill
Editorial: Start making sense
Do you get the feeling that you're constantly swamped by religion? Are you worried that the humanist, rationalist or secularist world view is losing out to zealotry? Is reason on…