Gimmick journalism and race in America: review of ‘Seven Shoulders’ by Sam Forster
‘Seven Shoulders is the most important book on American race relations that has ever been written.’ So declares…
Russian history, Russian myths: review of ‘The Story of Russia’ by Orlando Figes
Myth? Legend? Folklore? History? Fiction? This is The Story of Russia, as the title of Orlando Figes’s 2022…
Silencing the voice of God: the journey of an evangelical apostate
Selected, lightly-edited excerpts from Cassandra Brandt’s A Backslider’s Guide to Getting Over God: Journey of an Evangelical Apostate.…
The Galileo of Pakistan? Interview with Professor Sher Ali
Introduction In October 2023, a rather bizarre piece of news from Pakistan made the national and international news:…
‘Project 2025 is about accelerating the demise of a functioning democracy’: interview with US Representative Jared Huffman
Introduction Jared Huffman is the Democratic representative for California’s 2nd congressional district and the only open non-believer in…
Can Religion Save Humanity? Part Two: Killing Commies for Christ
Read Part One here. Readers may recall that during the Vietnam War, US soldiers were wont to justify…