Author: Laurence W. Britt
Laurence W. Britt is a retired international businessperson, writer, and commentator. He is the author of “Fascism, Anyone?” (FI, Spring 2003), the most reprinted—and most pirated—article in the magazine’s history.
Space, Time, and God
When the prehistoric human race emerged from the Neolithic period and slowly began to form social structures, a new era began in the development of our species. The constant struggle for food and survival abated somewhat, allowing the human intellect to move to a higher level. For the first time in Earth’s history, a living …
This article is available for free to all.Islamofacism Is a Gross Misnomer
In recent years, the bizarre term Islamofascism has begun making the rounds, usually emanating from the strange world of right-wing politics and neocon pundits and their acolytes. After a test run on the fringe, the term broke into the big leagues of political discourse in the fall of 2006, when President George W. Bush and …
Fascism Anyone?
Free Inquiry readers may pause to read the “Affirmations of Humanism: A Statement of Principles” on the inside cover of the magazine. To a secular humanist, these principles seem so logical, so right, so crucial. Yet, there is one archetypal political philosophy that is anathema to almost all of these principles. It is fascism. And …
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