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Can schools do emotional education?

Carolyn Moynihan | 15 July 2005 | comment 1

The British Government soldiers on in its effort to replace parents who fail to meet the Warm Body Standard of minimal child care.



Harry Potter, Hogwarts and all

Susan Reibel Moore | 15 July 2005

Millions of muggles all over the world devoured the sixth volume of Harry Potter this weekend. An expert in children's literature discusses whether the series helps or harms children.



Marriage and the free society

Carolyn Moynihan | 08 July 2005

Gay marriage is a hot button issue, but behind it is the more basic question of where marriage comes from in the first place. American writer Jennifer Roback Morse talks about the meaning of love, marriage, sexuality and family in a free society.



Beastly business

Michael Cook | 08 July 2005

The movement for animal rights is no longer a joke. With dedicated activists supported by lawyers and philanthropists, all it may need is time.



Deadly tricks

Michael Cook | 08 July 2005

The true story of how British doctors have been manipulated into giving their support to euthanasia.



An ageing Asian tiger

Leo R. Maliksi | 02 July 2005

The dynamic Taiwanese economy is about to hit a brick wall because Taiwanese aren’t having enough children.



Adam and Steve to tie the knot in Canada

Paul Waters | 02 July 2005

Canada is about to become the fourth country in the world to make same-sex marriage the law of the land. Here’s how it happened.



Bomb scare

Carolyn Moynihan | 02 July 2005

Infertility is a time bomb threatening the very existence of Europe, experts in the field said this week. Is anyone taking them seriously?



Why should we bother to read old books?

Christopher Martin | 01 July 2005

Are you just a mouldy fuddy-duddy if your taste in reading runs to Plato and other hoary authors?



The hidden side of Ireland’s success

Seamus Grimes | 01 July 2005

Ireland has become one of the richest countries in Europe, with multinational flocking to take advantage of its generous tax rates and educated workforce. But there is a downside.



Where did he come from?

Carolyn Moynihan | 24 June 2005

In the ultimate feel-good finish, Michael Campbell, an unheralded New Zealander, picked off Tiger Woods in the US Open.



Cuomo cuts through ethical knot with a committee

Michael Cook | 24 June 2005

Former New York governor Mario Cuomo has proposed that an expert committee guide Congress in deciding whether human embryos are human beings. We asked former researcher and medical ethicist Dianne Irving for her comments.



Calibrating happiness

Carolyn Moynihan | 24 June 2005

By 2020 depression will be the second-largest cause of disability in the world for both men and women of all ages. So researchers are beavering away on what makes us happy. Have they got it right?



Uncomfortable truths about Terri Schiavo

Harry Moody | 24 June 2005

An autopsy has confirmed that Terri Shiavo did have massive brain damage. She was probably blind and unaware and could not eat or drink. But what does this prove?



G-rated for gold mine?

Michael Cook | 24 June 2005

G-rated films are 11 times as profitable as R-rated films, but Hollywood makes 12 times as many R-rated films. What's going on?



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