Darwin on Trial Darwin on Trial
As the site of a trial on including intelligent design in biology textbooks, Dover, Pennsylvania, is a focal point of a national debate on science and religion. But a look at the t...
Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Eyal Press
Darwin and God Darwin and God
Darwin's discoveries about evolution never argued against the existence of God. And the theory of "intelligent design" is a dangerous attempt to undermine science and justify a lit...
Oct 4, 2005 / Editorial / Dr. Marc Siegel
Letter From Iran Letter From Iran
While his ideological style may be rough, is Iran's newly elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the fire-breathing conservative that the mainstream Western media makes of him?
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Negar Azimi
Can It Happen Here? Can It Happen Here?
With religious school vouchers and public displays of the Ten Commandments on government monuments, the United States is following Europe's path to a melding of Christianity and th...
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Richard Alba and Nancy Foner
Left Behind: Bush’s Holy War on Nature Left Behind: Bush’s Holy War on Nature
Americans care about the environment, but the Bush Administration clearly doesn't. Blame it on Republican ideology and the apocalyptic religious sensibilities of his political base...
Intelligible Design Intelligible Design
Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true.
Sep 15, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Pat Robertson’s Katrina Cash Pat Robertson’s Katrina Cash
Pat Robertson's shadowy relief organization, Operation Blessing, is prominently featured on FEMA's list of charities to receive donations for hurricane relief.
Sep 7, 2005 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
A Robertson Republican A Robertson Republican
Bush's paean to his staunchest ally's murderous impulses, with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
Roberts, Without Illusions Roberts, Without Illusions
As confirmation hearings open, we already know a great deal about John G. Roberts Jr. He's ethically challenged, ideologically rigid and unfit for the Supreme Court.
Sep 1, 2005 / Editorial / The Editors
In Defense of Pat Robertson In Defense of Pat Robertson
The wacky televangelist may have done us a favor by bringing the insanity of Bush Administration tactics into plain view.
Aug 26, 2005 / Feature / Richard Kim