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Is Georgia the first cyberwar?

John Bambenek | 30 August 2008 | comment 2

Talk of a new era of war over the internet is just overheated rhetoric. 

A new oath for doctors: the customer is always right

Lea Singh | 29 August 2008 | comment 16

Conscientious objection is becoming harder and harder for doctors in the United States, Canada and Britain.

You gotta have faith

Brian Lilley | 27 August 2008 | comment 31

Joe Biden's nomination as Barack Obama's running mate casts a shadow over the Democrats' campaign. 

Raising boys

Rebecca Walberg | 27 August 2008 | comment 2

A mother and paediatrician writes about what sons need from parents, and how families and culture often shortchange young men.

Homeschooling: a learning experience for the whole family

Mary Cooney | 26 August 2008 | comment 20

It was a lot harder than I imagined, but the reasons for educating our children at home were compelling.

Georgia and Kosovo: an intertwined crisis

George Friedman | 26 August 2008 | comment 1

To understand what happened in Georgia, remember what happened nine years ago in Kosovo.

Dispelling Beijing’s haze

Brian Lilley | 26 August 2008 | comment 2

China's pollution is generated by the world's demand for its cheap manufactured goods.

Stressed out warriors

Carolyn Moynihan | 23 August 2008

Women veterans of the Iraq war are experiencing health problems in high numbers, but it's nothing that a bit of support cannot fix, says a researcher.

Sport can lift us higher

Alistair Nicholas | 21 August 2008 | comment 3

Faster, higher, stronger: the motto of the modern Olympics gives us noble aspirations to live by.

China: A Wolf in the World?

Francis Phillips | 21 August 2008 | comment 2

A former British diplomat who witnessed the cultural revolution first hand attempts to decode the enigma of China.

In the Blink of an Eye

Nwachukwu Egbunike | 21 August 2008 | comment 8

A Nigerian TV host who is not afraid of being politically incorrect.

Family resemblances

Francis Phillips | 20 August 2008 | comment 4

Two visions of English family life in classic British portraiture.

When picture-perfect is flawed

Margaret Somerville | 20 August 2008 | comment 15

To the organisers in Beijing, it was a detail, but lip-synching in the opening ceremony struck at the heart of the Olympic spirit. 

The real world order

George Friedman | 19 August 2008 | comment 2

Like every century before it, the 21st century will be a time of conflict between nation-states, not a time to beat swords into ploughshares. 

The great Saddleback debate

Mary Hinton | 16 August 2008 | comment 19

Can we expect megachurch pastor Rick Warren to play hard ball with politicians?

Affirming life

Margaret Somerville | 15 August 2008 | comment 17

“I am carrying this baby as long as he will let me, and will not be the killing hand.”

Nation of Bastards

Richard Bastien | 15 August 2008 | comment 22

The drive for the legalisation of same sex marriage is destroying the traditional concept of marriage, says a Canadian academic.

In Oregon, you have lots of options

Michael Cook | 15 August 2008 | comment 2

Oregon finds that it's cheaper to allow patients to commit suicide. 

The roots of European unity

Margriet Krijtenburg | 13 August 2008 | comment 3

Without the moral vision of its founding fathers the new Europe is a hollow and fragile achievement.

The Russo-Georgian war and the balance of power

George Friedman | 13 August 2008 | comment 7

The Russian invasion of its tiny neighbour is a sign that the Bear has not forgotten its imperial past.

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