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What we honor
Each year when Memorial Day comes around again, America enjoys an extended weekend and a holiday filled with enjoyable activities…
Who did I come from? The children of donor dads grow up
A revealing new study shows that, for donor offspring at least, being wanted isn't everything.
Model beauty
The world is used to beautiful, glamorous models. We infrequently see them do this…
Race, sex and marriage laws
Why there is no comparison between interracial marriage and same-sex marriage.
Battle over blood
The ban on homosexuals donating blood is far too risky to lift.
The clash over core American values
The great contest of the United States in 2010 is about the moral nature of American society.
Germany’s demographic gloom
Germany is struggling to solve its population and demographic crisis, reporting that last year births dropped by 30,000 and there…
From family to families at the UN
The United Nations loves families. It just can't decide which model it likes best.
Service is still the mission
Can you serve the poor better by doing mission work in an impoverished region, or making a lot of money…
Robin Hood
Ridley Scott's reworking of the story of Robin Hood is not existentially serious or historically accurate, but the battle scenes are terrific.
Contested Will
Why have so many intelligent people been so dotty about the authorship of Shakespeare's plays?
Swerve with verve
Motorcycle taxis in Kampala have to negotiate potholes so big they have names.
Science playing God?
The media are having a heyday with the news that researchers have created the first synthetic cell. Is this the…
Liberals and conservatives war over Cardinal Newman’s legacy
One of the leading intellectual lights of Victorian England will be beatified in England later this year. An unholy row has broken out over his significance.
The bacterium whose parent is a computer
Craig Venter's feat in creating a synthetic microorganism is impressive, but not earth-shattering.
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