Frank Furedi

risk and fear

We have nothing to fear but the culture of fear itself
spiked, 4 April 2007
How human thought and action are being stifled by a regime of uncertainty [pdf format]

Why we’re all too chilled to have sex
The First Post, 2 November 2006
A new survey reveals that sex is everywhere except the bedroom.

Generosity is good for you
The First Post, 28 October 2006
Helpful people are more popular and powerful than their selfish peers.

America mourns new gun rampage
The First Post, 3 October 2006
School shootings deliberately target communities’ security.

Maybe self-loving does make you blind
spiked, 4 August 2006
Today's narcissistic celebration of masturbation stems from a deep disdain for risk, passion and human relations

Living in fear, lost for words
The Age, 23 January 2006
Why do we fear freedom? The first casualty of the politics of fear is open debate

Bird flu prophets of doom spread nothing but needless alarm
Daily Express, 18 October 2005
Health officials seem to be motivated by being seen to do something rather than producing sensible health policies

Why do we fear freedom?
spiked, 18 October 2005
The first casualty of the politics of fear is open debate

Forget SARS, West Nile, Ebola and avian flu. The real epidemic is fear
Macleans, 29 September 2005
We keep bracing ourselves for one cataclysmic threat after another. Our perceived lack of safety has become an obsession

The market in fear
spiked, 26 September 2005
Politics has become a contest between different brands of doom-mongering