By insisting on its own demographic path the Philippines has an economic strength that much of the world now lacks.
The insertion of long-acting contraceptives into the bodies of young girls does not protect them from sexual abuse. It sets them up for greater exploitation.
Mother's Day arrives again with its uncertainties, pressures and a declaration of faith.
The crimes of Josef Fritzl cannot be explained within our normal secularist assumptions about the world.
In the mad world of 21st century relationships the home of two sisters incurs a tax while that of ‘civil partners’ is exempt.
A religious sect is being prosecuted for under-age sex and marriage. A lot of other people should be feeling uncomfortable.
It is not middle-class women who are ending up on the shelf but their less educated sisters.
A report by three Australian academics tries to convince us that women are shaping a new and ethical porn industry.
Childlessness is not a tragedy, says an Anglican bishop.
As the Pope begins his visit to the United States there is one topic he is certain to speak on.
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Rwanda’s comeback Fourteen years after genocide, trust has replaced fear, pride has replaced pity, and dynamism has replaced despair. | Christian Science Monitor
Forgiveness The mother of a murdered teenager feels only sympathy for the parents of the killers. | London Telegraph
‘The wickedness of man was great in the earth’ Everyone seems to believe in the Middle Ages idea that floods are punishment for mankind’s hubris. | Spiked
A Crime So Monstrous You can buy a 12-year-old slave in Haiti for $50. | First Things
Ivy Leaguers are bright – but nice? These are the people who rise to the top, partly on the backs of nicer people. | Christian Science Monitor
Solving Asia’s Food Crisis The era of cheap food is over, says the head of the Asian Development Bank. | Wall Street Journal
‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’ Bill Cosby's crusade to give dignity to black men. | Atlantic Monthly
I didn’t have a 49-year fight for control to be a partner For the first time in 49 years as a married-once person I had been described to my face as my wife's "partner". | Australian
The Twilight of Supremacy What will the post-American world look like? American. | Wall Street Journal
Working ‘makes us happy’ Being unemployed could be as dangerous as smoking 400 cigarettes a day. | This Is London
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