Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.


Nepotistic succession in the political class *

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Nepotism diminishes the role of merit and the need for democratic persuasion in how elected leaders are chosen.… Read the rest



Fuambai Ahmadu cheers Bondo women *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

For protesting ‘a brazen attack by anti-FGM activists against female initiation.’… Read the rest



Tehran Plans to Execute Protesters *

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The news of death sentences sparked immediate condemnation from international human rights groups.… Read the rest



Anthony Gottlieb on Gods and Gardens *

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If the idea of God is inexpressible, just get on with the gardening.… Read the rest



IHEU against OIC censorship at the UN *

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EU will not accept that the notion of defamation of religion be integrated into the framework of human rights… Read the rest



Catholic Bishops and Sex Abuse *

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19 of the bishops are among the 61 who signed a petition against Obama’s honorary degree at Notre Dame.… Read the rest



Tim Sandefur on Robert Wright on Dennett *

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Dennett admitted there’s a Higher Purpose! No he didn’t.… Read the rest



The Skeptical Alt-Heath Practitioner *

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A skeptical massage therapist/science writer is being sued for being ‘offensive.’… Read the rest



IHEU and CFI defend the rights of women *

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IHEU also attacked the culture of censorship that now prevails in the UN HRC.… Read the rest



Turkey’s forced ‘suicides’ *

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A growing number of girls and women are being locked in rooms by their families, with a gun, poison or a noose, and left there until they kill themselves. … Read the rest



Robert Wright on Dennett at Beliefnet *

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Dennett ‘declared that life on earth shows signs of having a higher purpose.’ Not.… Read the rest



The Pennsylvania Taliban *

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Punish girls for taking pictures of each other semi-naked, do nothing about boys who distribute the pictures.… Read the rest



Prince of Wales joins ‘detox’ fraud *

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The word detox has no agreed meaning. It is a marketing word, designed to separate the gullible from their money… Read the rest



Christine Toomey on gender genocide *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Far from the shortage of women increasing their worth and standing in society, as some might imagine, the result is the opposite. … Read the rest



Pseudoscience is not a valid educational choice *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

A curious working definition of ‘diversity’ now includes funnelling public money to an occult society.… Read the rest



NOVA Talks to John Mack *

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In case after case after case, I’ve been impressed with the sincerity with which people tell their stories, the power of feelings connected with this.… Read the rest



Chomsky and Foucault *

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Debate human nature.… Read the rest



Iran’s bloggers in censorship protest *

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Hundreds of Iranian online journals have been protesting against media censorship by renaming their blogs after pro-reformist newspapers and websites that have been banned or shut down by the authorities.… Read the rest



Afghan women seek death by fire *

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Delegates from countries like Bangladesh, Iran, India and Sri Lanka – which have similar female suicide rates – discussed the problem at a conference in Afghanistan in November 2006.… Read the rest



April 2002 HRW report on Gujarat riots *

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We Have No Orders To Save You.… Read the rest