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.


Scalia on the death penalty *

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For the believing Christian, death is no big deal.… Read the rest



Sholto Byrnes criticizes secularism on the left. *

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For all the talk of tolerance, there are some who believe that certain subjects simply cannot be aired. And foremost among them is God.… Read the rest



Frontline’s ‘Prisoners of Silence’ *

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Double-blind testing show it’s the ‘facilitator’ who is typing.… Read the rest



Steiner racism and state funding *

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At Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship ‘special pre-election seminar’ … Read the rest



BBC boss says Islam should be treated differently *

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Also says his Christian beliefs guide his judgments.… Read the rest



David Colquhoun on the problem of causality *

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The problem is traded on by the vast and unscrupulous alternative medicine industry.… Read the rest



Being a new atheist means not saying you’re sorry *

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It seems as if in order to be a ‘good’ atheist one has to feel bad about not believing in god.… Read the rest



Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl *

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3 January: I am afraid. 14 January: I may not go to school again. … Read the rest



Free Speech and its Postmodern Adversaries *

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The theoretical stimuli for multiculturalism owe something to theories about “difference”… Read the rest



Communal justice in Bolivia *

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Cases include death sentences for women accused of adultery and the beating, stoning, hanging, and burning of an elected official accused of corruption.… Read the rest



Pitcairn Island: 6 Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse *

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Six men were convicted of charges including rape and indecent assault in trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on Pitcairn.… Read the rest



Stepping Stones Nigeria on Child Witches *

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An increasing number of children in the Niger Delta are being forced to the streets and trafficked as a result of a deeply held belief in child “witches”… Read the rest



John Hartung on ‘Love thy Neighbor’ *

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Thy neighbor is not everyone, it is thy group.… Read the rest



Submission in advance *

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A gigantic taboo zone has been created, repeatedly reiterated and expanded with the well-intentioned collaboration of Western intellectuals.… Read the rest



IHEU on superstition and witchcraft in Africa *

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Attacks on witches, persecution and killings still take place. Most of the victims are women and children.… Read the rest



Lawyers for victims say pope obstructed justice. *

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In 2001 Ratzinger issued an order ensuring the church’s investigations into child sex abuse claims be carried out in secret.… Read the rest



Constitution? What constitution? *

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Article 37 of Maryland’s constitution provides that “no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God”… Read the rest



Remember Hazlitt *

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Michael Foot, A C Grayling, Tom Paulin, Andrew Motion, Ian Mayes at ceremony to do that.… Read the rest



Peter Van Inwagen on Clifford’s Sentence *

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Is It Wrong Everywhere, Always, and for Anyone to Believe Anything on Insufficient Evidence?… Read the rest



18 good ideas *

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Tahir Aslam Gora suggests an outline for the new Islam.… Read the rest