Issue No.
9
January 2008
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| Welcome to January’s Review of Books |
 Tim Black
Welcome to the first spiked review of books of 2008, in which we continue to wage a war of words against misanthropy and heretic-hunting. This month we have invited Alexander Cockburn to outline what many consider to be his eccentric views on climate change. Cockburn tells how he has been witch-hunted by modern-day ‘hysterics’ for daring to question the consensus. Damian Thompson explains why he has taken up the cudgel against ‘counterknowledge’ - the conspiracy theories and pseudo-science which, he argues, are spreading like wildfire in 21st century dinner-party circles. Meanwhile, spiked regular Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, who has fought a sometimes lonely battle for reason in the MMR-autism debacle of the past 10 years, revisits the British media’s anti-MMR mania. For spiked, the only way to challenge irrationalism is through a loud and rowdy and fully free battle of ideas. We also have Sean Collins on ‘hyperpartisanship’, Tim Black on ‘big ideas’, Daniel Ben-Ami on the origins of green miserabilism, and much more. Enjoy! [Cover illustration by Jan Bowman.] |
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