The idea is not a principle of logic, but instead could be called a principle of beneficence.… Read the rest

His friends have begun to offer him inspirational, upbeat psychobabble.… Read the rest

‘Faith belongs to the spoiled and selfish childhood of our species.’… Read the rest

Young party hack orders NASA to teach religion – what’s the problem?… Read the rest

‘Muslims of the world be reasonable,’ wrote Mr Momani, so no wonder he got busted.… Read the rest

Censorship in the West bolsters the moral authority of leaders in the Middle East to censor their own citizens.… Read the rest

Many teachers think so; others think A-Levels help all students to succeed. At what?… Read the rest

For instance, to add the word ‘theory’ after every mention of the Big Bang.… Read the rest

‘It is not the job of public affairs officers to alter, filter or adjust engineering or scientific material produced by NASA’s technical staff.’… Read the rest

Vatican says right to freedom of expression does not imply right to offend religious beliefs.… Read the rest

No one could seriously claim to recognise the Prophet in images drawn by Danish cartoonists.… Read the rest

One thing to assert the right to publish, another thing to put that right to the test. Oh.… Read the rest

Against teasing ‘the founder of one of the world’s three great monotheistic religions.’… Read the rest

Unashamed, noisy, public solidarity, lest the forces trying to impose a totalitarian ideology win.… Read the rest

It allows people to create their own definition of respect and require us to observe it.… Read the rest

Condemn threats and violence as a way to silence criticism and satire.… Read the rest

A survey of the European press on the cartoons.… Read the rest

‘We wanted to show how deeply entrenched self-censorship has already become.’… Read the rest

By rejecting reason, Heidegger severed the pivotal link between insight and emancipation.… Read the rest

It included three obscene caricatures that had nothing to do with Jyllands-Posten.… Read the rest