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Beating the competition

Business leaders are blaming the education system for the loss of jobs offshore. But aren’t they forgetting that other institution that turns out good workers?


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Lost in Transition II: An accurate picture of youth?

We cannot stake too much on one study of young adult moral attitudes.


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Germany faces tough decisions in Europe’s debt crisis

The Germans hold many cards, and that's their problem.


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All Hell Let Loose

World War II was not a straightforward death grapple between good and evil, says an eminent military historian.


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Unstable behaviour

A leading activist agrees that homosexual preferences are fluid and changing. If so, why do gays need special treatment?


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Gendercide: when choice becomes an issue

Indignation over sex-selection shows that abortion is not just a private matter.


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Let’s make the UN Secretary-General keep his word

The United Nations must be the "defender of the defenceless", says Ban Ki-moon. Why not begin with the unborn?


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Our pick of the films of 2011

After bunkering down with our reviewers, we've settled on a list of the best films of the past year.


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Lost In Transition: I

What's the matter with today's emerging adults?


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Will the “Great Satan” strike a deal with Iran?

Neither wants a conflict and both have much to lose.


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No carnival for Costa Concordia captain

Who’s really culpable in one of the most avoidable disasters of recent maritime history?


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What President Obama should tell us about bullying

Even though he was bullied as a child, he survived – and thrived.


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US Supreme Court backs religious independence in surprise decision

The unanimous decision is a major setback for the Obama Administration.


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The new outlaws: how same-sex marriage suffocates freedom

Advocating gay marriage as a way of enlarging the American sphere of liberty are profoundly—and deceptively—misrepresenting their aims.


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War Horse

Powerful battle scenes but the ending takes too long to arrive.


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Will humanity perish without the internet?

The 24-hour shut-down of Wikipedia was a bold gesture which proved what, exactly?


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