The American magazine is once again at the heart of a controversy thanks to an article by Jeet Heer, a…
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On Skeptic Ink, James MacDonald recently wrote about what some people call “the fallacy of relative privation”, arguing that it…
In the last week or so, creationist Kent Hovind was released from prison after 9 years. When I was first getting…
I was angered by the executions of eight prisoners recently by Indonesia. I’ve been strongly opposed to the death penalty…
How should we deal with professional trolls? The same way we deal with regular trolls; by refusing to feed…
Clever, aren’t I? Should atheist groups try to appeal to conservatives? Not for the first time, the American…
This question often comes up when Islam is being discussed, with critics of Islam (either in general or just…
The excellent Steven Pinker has an article in the Boston Globe today defending free speech. It’s an incomplete defence,…
Here are some thoughts on the brutal slaughter yesterday at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris (I don’t pretend that…
Free speech in the UK is getting worse. More and more, taking offense is often followed by a report to…