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Fundamentalist Exams on a Par With A-levels *

Aug 1st, 2009 | Filed by

Material taught includes ‘the Loch Ness monster helps to disprove evolution.’… Read the rest



Bonuses No Matter What *

Aug 1st, 2009 | Filed by

Success? Bonus. Failure? Bonus. Wreck the world economy? Bonus. … Read the rest



Why Markets Can’t Fix US Healthcare *

Aug 1st, 2009 | Filed by

Because paying for your health care is a loss from the insurers’ point of view … Read the rest



Debut of an Expatriate Blog *

Aug 1st, 2009 | Filed by

The essence of foreignness is a difference in common sense.… Read the rest



The Huffington Post on Enemas v Swine Flu *

Aug 1st, 2009 | Filed by

Why bogus treatments and crackpot medical theories dominate HuffPo.… Read the rest



John Gray Makes a Huge Concession *

Jul 31st, 2009 | Filed by

‘Although they are often intolerant, today’s evangelists for secular humanism do not preach or practise violence.’… Read the rest



John Gray the Apocalypticist Dreamer *

Jul 31st, 2009 | Filed by

Why is Gray rebuking Garton Ash for repudiating the term ‘Enlightenment fundamentalist’?… Read the rest



Tageszeitung Talks to Activist Alham Abrahimnejad *

Jul 31st, 2009 | Filed by

When women stand up in public and say they want the same rights as men, it is a major protest.… Read the rest



On Communication: a Philosophical Dialogue *

Jul 31st, 2009 | Filed by

Shut up he explained.… Read the rest



Joan Smith Reviews ‘Does God Hate Women?’ *

Jul 31st, 2009 | Filed by

‘The authors demolish any amount of modern cant.’ Ah, music.… Read the rest



The Rise of Atheist Stand-up *

Jul 30th, 2009 | Filed by

All share an intellectual approach to the world and to comedy itself.… Read the rest



‘Atheist’ Camp Will Disappoint Children *

Jul 30th, 2009 | Filed by

Because most people aren’t rational. So children should go to Irrationality Camp?… Read the rest



Former Doctor Helped Pay for Trip to Dignitas *

Jul 30th, 2009 | Filed by

‘Arrest me,’ says Michael Irwin to police. Poll shows 3/4 of Britons want assisted suicide made legal.… Read the rest



Texas Curriculum Debate Marred by Ideologues *

Jul 30th, 2009 | Filed by

The board appointed a family-values activist and a minister who specializes in ‘Christian heritage.’… Read the rest



Texas: Board of Ed Wants More ‘Faith’ in History *

Jul 30th, 2009 | Filed by

Appoints conservative non-historians who want to emphasize the bible and drop Thurgood Marshall.… Read the rest



Khartoum: Lubna Hussein Trousers Trial *

Jul 29th, 2009 | Filed by

Lubna Hussein was among 13 women arrested by Sudan’s public order police for wearing trousers.… Read the rest



Scientists Protest Lack of Evolution Teaching *

Jul 29th, 2009 | Filed by

Say the new science curriculum for English primary schools should include teaching on natural selection. … Read the rest



Unartistic America Reviewed *

Jul 29th, 2009 | Filed by

To improve art literacy in America, neorealists should pretend to respect crap that could be painted by a 5-year-old.… Read the rest



Sleeping Bags and Critical Thinking *

Jul 29th, 2009 | Filed by

The camp insists that when it comes to God, it is not telling the children what to think but how to think. … Read the rest



Letters Reply to Sam Harris on Francis Collins *

Jul 29th, 2009 | Filed by

‘Science reaches beyond itself to undervalue mythic insight’ etc etc.… Read the rest