Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson is a freelance writer and blogger. He is the author of Don’t Get Fooled Again: A Sceptic’s Handbook (Icon Books, 2008)
Articles by Richard Wilson
Book review: Christianophobia by Rupert Shortt
If you thought the idea of 'Christianophobia' was simply the paranoid ramblings of beleaguered believers, think again, says Richard Wilson
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Civil war in Congo
A brutal rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo, allegedly backed by the Rwandan government, is threatening thousands of lives, reports Richard Wilson
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Book review: Breaking Their Will by Janet Heimlich
Richard Wilson on an important exposé of religious abuse
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Burden of proof: should evidence determine policy?
A growing number of activists are calling for science to play a larger role in policy. But will it work? Richard Wilson asks the experts
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Book review: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters by Jason Stearns
Richard Wilson is impressed by a new book on the collapse of the Congo
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Witch-hunt saboteurs
Across Africa, humanists are on the front line in the battle to protect women and children accused of witchcraft. Richard Wilson reports
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Quite contrary: inside the Battle of Ideas
The associates of the Institute of Ideas certainly have a talent for getting noticed. But is there more to them than hollow liberal-baiting? asks Richard Wilson
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Book Review: Secret Affairs by Mark Curtis
Did the British government collude with terrorists? Richard Wilson finds out
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The Catholic Church acts as a law unto itself
Child abuse is far from the only crime the Vatican has to admit. Just look at its record in Africa, says Richard Wilson
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