2022: A year in controversies
The most controversial subjects examined in the Freethinker in 2022 - and why open enquiry matters.
‘The defence of liberty is a state of mind’ – interview with Jonathan Sumption, Part I
Jonathan Sumption on the ‘catastrophic consequences’ of lockdown, why no one in government ever asked what those costs might be, and what it was like being one of few public figures to speak out against it.
‘The light of democratic scrutiny was switched off for two years’ – interview with Adam Wagner
Adam Wagner, human rights barrister, discusses his book, 'Emergency State', and the challenge to civil liberties raised by the pandemic.
Scientist’s Discovery Leads to Ground-breaking App
Where would we be without science? It's there to protect us all.
What I believe: Interview with Andrew Copson
The President of Humanists International on free thought and free speech, the meaning of humanism, the scientific method, and more.