Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.


The Tragic Human Cost of Political Idiocy and AIDS Pseudoscience *

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The desperate consequences of delusional thinking about medicine…when the deluded are the people running the country.… Read the rest



Afghan women protest law despite bullies screaming ‘whores!’ *

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One provision makes it illegal for a woman to refuse to “make herself up” or “dress up” if that is what her husband wants.… Read the rest



The War on Women: Afghanistan and Eastern Congo *

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There are certain realities we should not lose sight of and certain people we should not sell out.… Read the rest



Columbia University ‘Miracle’ Study: Flawed and Fraud *

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Even a cursory review of the report reveals many potential flaws.… Read the rest



Nepotistic succession in the political class *

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Nepotism diminishes the role of merit and the need for democratic persuasion in how elected leaders are chosen.… Read the rest



Fuambai Ahmadu cheers Bondo women *

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For protesting ‘a brazen attack by anti-FGM activists against female initiation.’… Read the rest



Tehran Plans to Execute Protesters *

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The news of death sentences sparked immediate condemnation from international human rights groups.… Read the rest



Anthony Gottlieb on Gods and Gardens *

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If the idea of God is inexpressible, just get on with the gardening.… Read the rest



IHEU against OIC censorship at the UN *

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EU will not accept that the notion of defamation of religion be integrated into the framework of human rights… Read the rest



Catholic Bishops and Sex Abuse *

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19 of the bishops are among the 61 who signed a petition against Obama’s honorary degree at Notre Dame.… Read the rest



Tim Sandefur on Robert Wright on Dennett *

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Dennett admitted there’s a Higher Purpose! No he didn’t.… Read the rest



The Skeptical Alt-Heath Practitioner *

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A skeptical massage therapist/science writer is being sued for being ‘offensive.’… Read the rest



IHEU and CFI defend the rights of women *

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IHEU also attacked the culture of censorship that now prevails in the UN HRC.… Read the rest



Turkey’s forced ‘suicides’ *

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A growing number of girls and women are being locked in rooms by their families, with a gun, poison or a noose, and left there until they kill themselves. … Read the rest



Robert Wright on Dennett at Beliefnet *

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Dennett ‘declared that life on earth shows signs of having a higher purpose.’ Not.… Read the rest



The Pennsylvania Taliban *

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Punish girls for taking pictures of each other semi-naked, do nothing about boys who distribute the pictures.… Read the rest



George Scialabba on Jacoby, Bernstein and Multiculturalism *

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Books by a superb (albeit incorrigibly centrist) reporter and a radical social critic.… Read the rest



The new Taliban codex *

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It is forbidden to work as a teacher under the current puppet regime. Teachers must recieve a warning; next time, a beating; next, death.… Read the rest



Young Afghan women turn to suicide *

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Driven to desperation by forced marriages and abusive husbands, more and more are seeking release through self-immolation.… Read the rest



AIDS Denial is Pseudoscience *

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The scientific evidence is overwhelming and has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals, the way science is supposed to be done. … Read the rest