It's hard to credit that Saudi Arabia has proportionately as many atheists as the United States, but it's a question that quickly runs into terminological problems.
Category: Political issues
Election (and other news) updates
This week, updates from Israel, Australia, Estonia, Finland and Northern Cyprus.
Who counts as a fascist?
Hungary's neo-fascist party wins a seat from the government at a by-election, once more posing questions about how to deal with (or even describe) the far right.
Discrimination, yet again
The controversy over religious freedom in Indiana shows the ground shifting under the cultural warriors with remarkable speed.
Two Cold Warriors leave the scene
Gone in the same week, Malcolm Fraser and Lee Kuan Yew. Compare and contrast.
Culture, capitalism and destruction
Is it reasonable to compare the destruction wrought by Islamic State with some of the faults of modern capitalism?
Is a Chinese endgame coming?
A China expert offers reasons to expect Communist rule to run into trouble sooner rather than later. Australia, as usual, has its head in the sand.
Election preview: Estonia
Estonia provides another example of co-operation between centre-left and free marketeers, but this time security issues seem to be uppermost in the voters' minds.
Another ceasefire, but the war continues
Another ceasefire falters in Ukraine. It's clear what the Ukrainian government is trying to achieve, but Russia's war aims are less obvious.
Greece’s new government with an uphill task
Greek voters have put their trust in the radical left, but the new government will have to convince Europe's power-brokers that it's worth cutting a deal.
The World is Not Enough 