free speech
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Bangladeshi freethinker shot dead
A reproduced report that Shahzahan Bachchu, a Bangladeshi secularist publisher and Communist Party activist, was shot dead in Munshiganj district; Razib Khan adds only a line of Psalm-style scepticism about…
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BP in a sentence
X.T.M describes BP as civilised discussion of contentious ideas, recounts two Bahá’í acquaintances who shut down difficult questions about the Faith, and argues that believers should be agnostics, humble enough…
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Red Lines on BP
X.T.M states his preferred motto for BP, ‘Nothing is Sacred’, says personal abuse is below the line, and distinguishes Islamophobia from criticising Islam or his own Bahá’í faith.
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Recent Spats
Omar Ali sets out house rules after recent arguments: authors may delete comments only on their own posts, personal attacks on other authors should be avoided, and no single ideology…
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Sarah Haider on Sam Harris’ show
Recommends listening to Sarah Haider’s appearance on Sam Harris’s show, saying she speaks for many people, and links her remarks on free expression.
