Pandering to Christian nationalism is a dangerous game
Originally published on the National Secular Society website on 9 April 2026 and republished here with permission. In the space of a few days, both our Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition...
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Freethought History Webinar #10: Ernestine Rose, the Rabbi’s Atheist...
I’m excited to announce the tenth in the Freethinker’s series of free online seminars for all those interested in freethought history and its enduring relevance. The webinars, hosted by me and lasting...
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‘Islamophobia’, identity politics, and free speech
The following is an expanded and updated essay based on Maryam Namazie’s remarks at the launch of Steven Greer’s book, Islamophobia and Free Speech, on 15 April 2026, hosted by the Free Speech Union....
View ArticleCreate a Legacy of Freethought
On this very day, 145 years ago, on 1 May 1881, the Freethinker was launched into the world. In that first issue, our founder, G.W. Foote, firmly and unapologetically asserted the ethos of the new...
View ArticleA Call to a Post-Islamic World
There is just one book that’s completely word and letter perfect from the first time it was not even written down, but recited. Now, demands that you believe the impossible do not lead to peaceful...
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Interview with Sahar Delijani: Iran, Palestine, and anti-imperialism
Sahar Delijani. Sahar Delijani is an Iranian American writer and activist. She is the author of the 2013 novel Children of the Jacaranda Tree, which was translated into 32 languages and published in...
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Thirty years of fighting for secularism in the UK: interview with Keith...
The original version of this interview was conducted by Helen Nicholls of the National Secular Society (NSS) and published on the NSS website on 29 May 2026. This interview celebrates and looks back...
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America the Radical: Some Fifth of July Reflections
A day late and a dollar short, as the old saying goes. Yes, it is the fifth, rather than the Fourth, of July. But before setting down some reflections on the 250th birthday of the United States of...
View ArticleThe Monarchy’s rebrand can’t hide Christian privilege
Originally published on 1 July 2026 on the National Secular Society website and republished here with permission. The Telegraph this week made much of what it portrayed as an important evolution in...
View ArticleSumming Up: Reflections on a Freethinking Life, by a Former ‘Freethinker’ Editor
In early 1944 I was born in London, a city I love. I spent much of my childhood in rural north Oxfordshire, an area to which I have a great sense of belonging. And I have lived in Victoria, Australia...
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