Richard Dawkins

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O J Simpson wouldn’t be so lucky again

  • 23 January 2012
  • 2 comments

A jury must decide “beyond reasonable doubt” if a person is guilty. But this hollow and meaningless phrase confounds justice – so why not borrow from science to ensure a fair verdict?

Leader: Do you get it now, Prime Minister?

  • 14 December 2011
  • 225 comments

An open letter to the Rt Hon David Cameron MP from the New Statesman’s Christmas 2011 guest editor, Richard Dawkins.

Forgive me, spirit of science

  • 29 December 2010
  • 44 comments

Richard Dawkins on his lifelong love of the King James Bible, which will be 400 years old next year.

Accidents of life

  • 17 December 2009
  • 8 comments

Darwinian theory was the best idea of all time, but why did it take so long to evolve? And what if we had 16 fingers?

The Tony Blair Foundation

  • 02 April 2009
  • 12 comments

The author of the God Delusion responds to Tony Blair's article on faith in last week's New Statesman

Art to conserve

  • 26 March 2009

Richard Dawkins on how actress Lalla Ward's art is being used to help conserve endangered species - including the bird that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution

Happy Newton Day!

  • 13 December 2007
  • 167 comments

December 25th is a date to celebrate not because it is the disputed birthday of the "son of God" but because it is the actual birthday of one of the world's greatest men

Diary - Richard Dawkins

  • 30 January 2006

Unfortunately, Ofsted gave a rave review to Tony Blair's pet city academy in Gateshead, whose head of science thinks the universe began after the domestication of the dog

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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