Charlie Hebdo: An open letter to the free world from a freethinker
The phrase ‘Je suis Charlie’ (‘I am Charlie’) came to symbolise support for free speech and the free…
Year in review: 2024
Both the world at large and the Freethinker itself have been through some pretty big changes this past…
Kant vs Tahir Ali: why desecration should not be outlawed
As readers of the Freethinker are likely aware, MP Tahir Ali recently advocated in Parliament for legislation prohibiting…
The return of non-crime hate incidents: tyranny back on the march
According to a recent article published in The Times, children as young as nine have been investigated by police for non-crime…
What’s Happened to Free Speech? Musings of a Troubled Freethinker
This is almost certainly the first and last time the words of George Galloway will be repeated in…
My punk rock cancellation
As both a participant and observer, I’ve seen the underground punk scene increasingly succumb to identity politics and…