‘The greatest atheist that ever was’: review of ‘Spinoza, Atheist’, by Steven Nadler
Benedict de Spinoza (1632-1677) was an atheist. He was a systematic atheist. His atheism was fundamental to his…
The Fourth of July: A Declaration of Failure
On 4 July, the United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.…
Priest and Freethinker: The Double Life of Joseph Turmel
In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Joseph Turmel, a French priest born in Brittany in 1859,…
Richard Carlile, a LOOSE CANNON
The Freethinker is happy to present an entertaining and cheeky look at the Richard Carlile chapter from the forthcoming…
When two worlds align: some reflections on the Asians that betrayed our collective histories by supporting a racist party
In the recent local elections, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party gained nearly 1,500 councillors, in addition to the…
Review of ‘American Freethought’, a four-part film series by Roderick Bradford and the Council for Secular Humanism (USA)
It seems to me that freethinkers and secularists are bad at recording, sharing, and promoting their own history.…