Books from Bob’s Library #3: Richard Carlile’s ‘The Republican’ and ‘Every Woman’s Book’
Books From Bob’s Library is a semi-regular series in which freethought book collector and National Secular Society historian…
Jihad by Word #2: how I could not defend jizyah
To celebrate the beginning of the Islamic new year, here is the second Jihad by Word instalment. Jihad…
David Tennant, Kemi Badenoch, and the ugly sin of identity politics: a view from the right
As someone infamous once said (me, need you ask?), ‘The truth is not mediated by the identity of…
How the persecution of Ahmadis undermines democracy in Pakistan
In Pakistan, the formation of a truly democratic government is increasingly hindered by the limited participation of religious…
The end of the world as we know it? Review of Susie Alegre’s ‘Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI’
Techno utopia or techno dystopia?