Politics

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Mandate of the People

Tom Odhiambo | 01 February 2013 |

tags: book reviews, entrepreneurship, Kenya, politics, poverty

Politics can be dirty, but it will be cleaner if decent people get involved.

Yes, Boris, it’s you

Joanna Bogle | 31 July 2012 |

tags: Britain, Olympics, politics

If these the times, then this must be the man, what?

What can a brain scan tell us about ourselves?

Denyse O'Leary | 28 June 2012 |

tags: politics, science

Can brain scans detect whether we lean politically to the left or to the right?

The religious atheist

Zac Alstin | 30 June 2011 |

tags: new atheists, politics, religion

The anti-religious atheist is the inspired prophet of a new religious movement.

Tony Blair’s journey to power

Gerry Hassan | 07 September 2010 |

tags: politics, Tony Blair, UK

Is this doorstop of a book a record of a journey from principle to pragmatism?

Truth, charity and same-sex marriage

John R. Waiss | 08 October 2009 |

tags: Christianity, homosexuality, moral relativism, politics

In an effort to extend charity to homosexuals pressing for the right to marry, some Christians are distorting truth.

Capitalism: A Love Story

William Park | 08 October 2009 |

tags: films, politics, United States

Is Michael Moore's latest documentary on capitalism sincere or merely clever propaganda?

More to life than GDP

William West | 08 October 2009 |

tags: economics, family, politics

A report prepared for the French government questions the use of GDP as the sole indicator of social progress.

Neo-conservatism: Irving Kristol’s living legacy

Cas Mudde | 25 September 2009 |

tags: neo-conservatism, politics, United States

The godfather of America's neocons has died, but it is too soon to bury his movement.

Tough love just for Africa?

Chinwuba Iyizoba | 24 September 2009 |

tags: Africa, Barack Obama, development, politics

Despite the rhetoric of Western leaders, it appears the West is happy to keep Africa poor to exploit its natural wealth.

Politicians need to inspire passion in education

Don Graham | 22 September 2009 |

tags: arts, culture, education, politics

Despite the rhetoric of politicians about education, educationist Sir Kenneth Robinson argues that they overlook the need to inspire the passions of individual students.

Ted Kennedy’s ambiguous legacy

Michael Cook | 29 August 2009 |

tags: Catholicism, Edward Kennedy, politics, United States

For America’s most famous Catholic, morality and politics had little to do with each other.