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The new divorce divide

W Bradford Wilcox | 17 September 2009 |
tags: divorce, marriage, poverty
There is good news and bad news on the marriage front in America, and the poor are having the worst of it.

Ethics of paying for test-tube babies

Margaret Somerville | 16 September 2009 |
tags: fertility, human rights, IVF
If society pays the costs for creating test-tube babies, we also have to accept the ethical responsibility.

The puzzle of Norman Borlaug

Christopher Blunt | 15 September 2009 |
tags: food, Norman Borlaug, population control
Why did the father of the Green Revolution remain afraid of the ‘population monster’?

The insanity of same-sex parenting

David van Gend | 14 September 2009 |
tags: homosexuality, parenting
It is time to say out loud that every child needs the love of a father and a mother.

A new agenda for the world’s women

Carolyn Moynihan | 12 September 2009 |
tags: development, poverty, security, women
What’s behind the discovery that women are the world’s greatest unexploited resource for fighting poverty and terrorism?

Genetic testing for sporting cash cow

Michael Cook | 11 September 2009 |
tags: genetic testing, sport, United States
Baseballs' impresarios are happy to tear a 16-year-old from his country and family, but first they want proof he is the real goods.

Ethical pitfalls in academic publishing

Margaret Somerville | 10 September 2009 |
tags: ethics, law, publishing, research
Today's ghost-writer might be simply yesterday's research assistant, argues an ethicist.


Shooting the messenger

Denyse O'Leary | 08 September 2009 |
tags: culture wars, free speech, media, Muslim
Should government be allowed to gag the media when reporting offends special interest groups?

The Beautiful Tree

John Fox | 08 September 2009 |
tags: education, parenting, poverty
A personal journey into how the world's poorest people are educating themselves.

Time to rein in investment banks?

Bill James | 05 September 2009 |
tags: business, economy, United Kingdom, United States
As economic green shoots appear, is it time to relax, or to redouble efforts to rein in investment bankers?

The guru of philanthropy

Michael Cook | 04 September 2009 |
tags: human dignity, Peter Singer, philanthropy, poverty
Peter Singer's latest cause is lifting billions out of poverty.

Print media will survive

William West | 03 September 2009 |
tags: internet, media, print, public opinion
Despite their ongoing problems and competition from online publications, printed newspapers and magazines still have a strong future.

Why Miley Cyrus is stripping down as she grows up

Wendy Shalit | 01 September 2009 |
tags: Miley Cyrus, pop culture, sexualisation of children
The battle for the soul of America’s favourite 16-year-old is on. Will she be able to resist the scripts that adults are handing her?

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