Nick Cohen
Nick Cohen is a columnist for the Observer, and writes for Standpoint, The Spectator, and many other titles. His latest book, You Can’t Read This Book, is published by Fourth Estate (2012).
Articles by Nick Cohen
How to defend free speech
With the persecution of Salman Rushdie, the continuing furore over ‘offensive cartoons’, and polluters, dictators and terrorist bagmen using British libel law to shield their misdeeds from public scrutiny, the opponents of free speech have never had it so good. This is Nick Cohen’s ten-point plan to stop the rot, protect free expression and turn back the tide of outrage that threatens our right to speak
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No appeasement
If liberal Britain is ailing we have only ourselves to blame, says Nick Cohen
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Debating Humanism by Dolan Cummings (eds)
Nick Cohen reads between the lines
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In Denial
Nick Cohen caused a furore when he published "What's Left?", an excoriating attack on what he sees as liberal hypocrisy. Here he answers his critics
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Left behind
Nick Cohen reflects on the book that changed his mind about Bush and Blair's war on terror
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Where will you put your cross?
In the run-up to the election, parties are promising the world to religious groups. But what can they offer to the average humanist? We asked the parties for their positions on key questions. First, Nick Cohen gives his view on how they measure up.
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Assault on freedom
Nick Cohen deplores the sinister absurdity of Blunkett's latest proposal for dealing with religious hatred
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