Frank Furedi

fled to the west with his family in 1956 after the defeat of the Hungarian revolution. A student radical in the Sixties, he was active in the Trotskyist movement in the 70s. A sociologist and author commentating on culture and society, he is now based at the University of Kent in Canterbury. His latest book is Politics of Fear; Beyond Left and Right (Continuum Press). www.frankfuredi.com

Conspiracy theories go mainstream

Distrust of authority means conspiracy theories are spreading further

First Posted December 18, 2006

The new nanny state

First Posted November 22, 2006

Why we’re all too chilled to have sex

First Posted November 2, 2006

Generosity is good for you

Philanthropy on the First Post: why Warren Buffet is nobody's fool

First Posted October 28, 2006

America mourns new gun rampage

First Posted October 3, 2006

Why are schools so often the target?

First Posted September 14, 2006

Hey experts, leave those kids alone!

First Posted September 12, 2006

Never grow up, never grow old

First Posted August 24, 2006