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From the archives: Brainwashing a skeptic – escaping from a frightening cult

Arthur Chappell -
From the archives in 1992, Arthur Chappell tells us how he fell into, and later escaped from, the Divine Light Mission cult.
Conspiracy Theories

The sinking of the Titanic wasn’t a crafty insurance con, it was a real tragedy

Mike Hall -
Theories that the Titanic never sank, and that it was switched for another ship as part of an insurance con, ignore irrefutable counter-evidence
Media

Wendy Grossman remembers the late TV presenter John Stapleton

Wendy M. Grossman -
After the death of TV presenter John Stapleton, former editor of The Skeptic Wendy Grossman reflects on meeting Stapleton on air in 1992
Politics

Beware the groups who use edge cases and social norms to curtail free speech

Michael Marshall -
Charlie Kirk was a poster boy for a movement that pays lip service to the importance of free speech while bullying and intimidating critics into silence
Religion

The March for Life conference showed the US influence on UK anti-abortion groups

Abigail Kennedy -
March for Life's 2025 "pro-life" conference sought to send the message that they're confident abortion will not be decriminalised in the UK
Politics

Peter Thiel’s Antichrist: when apocalyptic myths meet Silicon Valley

Gabriel Andrade -
Influential Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel has been increasingly talking about the Antichrist, but is he just being metaphorical?
Media

Can taking in polarised news sources help us navigate complex media stories?

Peter Dawson -
Ground News promises to help us get to truth by accessing a wider set of viewpoints – but truth isn't always found at the mid-point of two extremes
Politics

Combating hate and discrimination against Africans by Africans in Africa

Leo Igwe -
While much focus is put on racism towards Africans from the West, ethnicism and intolerance exists within the continent too, and also needs fighting
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