The Iranian Connection
Tracing Tehran's ties to the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
Religion
161 articles
To Save Us All From Satan’s Power
William Friedkin’s horror classic is 50 years old.
They Told Me So
How my parents swallowed a frog to save me from antisemitism.
Anti-Enlightenment Thinking, Past and Present
The Enlightenment was as remarkable as it was unexpected, but it led directly to the benefits we enjoy today.
The Return of the Creationists
How can we expect political sense or reason from people who cannot distinguish empirical reality from ancient myth?
New Atheism and the Demand for Dogma
The notion that we abandoned our old faiths and replaced them with new ones is too tidy and simplistic.
Nick Cave: “Conservatism Is an Aspiration”
The lead Bad Seed shares his thoughts on creativity, marriage, and having a conservative temperament.
Hope, Trust, and Religious Faith
In the 1990s, religious Americans embraced science’s re-definition of spirituality. They would be unwise to repeat this mistake.
Religious Permanence
The human brain evolved to be religious, but religion also evolved to appeal to the human brain.
Scientology’s War on Psychiatry
What caused L. Ron Hubbard to turn on a discipline he had once accepted?
The Great Cover-Up
Islamists used a religious lie to crush Mahsa Amini, but women can win this war.
Our Glorious Unhead of State
The idea of an Australian republic is attractive to some, but there's a strong case for a humble head of state.