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Reader survey: 65% would vote for Trump; 6% for Gary Johnson; 5% for Clinton; 11% will sit it out

Only 20% supported Trump during the nomination process

Michael Cook |

Do your children know how much you think of each other?

Parental unity shows children how to love.

Andrew Mullins |

The historic Christian teaching against contraception: a defense

Acceptance of contraception undercuts Christian sexual ethics.

Sherif Girgis |

The UN admits it played a role in introducing cholera to Haiti

Here is how the victims should be compensated.

Rosa Freedman |

Africa’s potential demographic dividend

It's not just about the number of young people.

Marcus Roberts |

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Aug 19, 2016 06:30 PM AEDT

Michael Cook

Reader survey: 65% would vote for Trump; 6% for Gary Johnson; 5% for Clinton; 11% will sit it out

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Andrew Mullins

Do your children know how much you think of each other?

Aug 19, 2016 03:11 PM AEDT

Sherif Girgis

The historic Christian teaching against contraception: a defense

Aug 19, 2016 01:59 PM AEDT

Rosa Freedman

The UN admits it played a role in introducing cholera to Haiti

Aug 19, 2016 09:33 AM AEDT

Marcus Roberts

Africa’s potential demographic dividend

Aug 18, 2016 09:31 PM AEDT

Carolyn Moynihan

Burkini bans: the extremism of not appearing naked

Aug 18, 2016 04:49 PM AEDT

J. Budziszewski

Critics: try reading what I actually wrote about Clinton and Trump

Aug 18, 2016 03:07 PM AEDT

Michele Brignone

How Muslims interpret the Prophet’s legacy

Aug 18, 2016 01:45 PM AEDT

Sarah Lonsdale

Truth-seeking heroes to low-brow diggers: a history of journalism told through fiction

Aug 18, 2016 09:29 AM AEDT

Michael Cook

How are you going to vote in the November election?

Aug 17, 2016 09:10 PM AEDT

Marcus Roberts

New Zealand’s population boom

Aug 17, 2016 05:52 PM AEDT

Abdullahi Abubakar

Boko Haram’s latest video of captured schoolgirls offers hope and despair

Aug 17, 2016 05:16 PM AEDT

Michael Cook

‘Inspirational’ transgender lives: what ever happened to healthy scepticism?

Aug 17, 2016 11:19 AM AEDT

Carolyn Moynihan

For the richer, not the poorer: marriage as a class affair

Aug 16, 2016 04:32 PM AEDT

Karl D. Stephan

Remembering a true Texas engineer

Aug 16, 2016 04:11 PM AEDT

Tamara El-Rahi

101 Tips for a Happier Marriage

Aug 16, 2016 04:09 PM AEDT

Laura Perrins

Young men should turn their backs on pointless university degrees

Aug 16, 2016 04:03 PM AEDT

Sheila Liaugminas

Here’s one clear and uncomplicated principle for voting

Aug 16, 2016 03:55 PM AEDT

Michael Cook

Pennsylvania’s rainbow-coloured Joan of Arc in disgrace

Aug 15, 2016 06:23 PM AEDT

Heather Zeiger

When is it ethical for police and the military to use killer robots?

Aug 15, 2016 06:02 AM AEDT

Shannon Roberts

Unprecedented population reversal

Aug 13, 2016 04:28 PM AEDT

Michael Cook

One more reason why IVF for older women is not a good idea. Not at all

Aug 13, 2016 04:15 PM AEDT

Michael Cook

Gold medallist paralympian from Belgium seeks euthanasia

Aug 12, 2016 04:12 PM AEDT

Michael Cook

Mutilating femininity isn’t just a Third World issue

Aug 12, 2016 02:16 PM AEDT

Lloyd Strickland

Star Trek’s version of time travel is more realistic than most sci fi

Aug 12, 2016 01:31 PM AEDT

Marcus Roberts

The rapidly declining practice of international adoption

Aug 12, 2016 11:41 AM AEDT

Mary Cooney

What kids can learn from sibling squabbling

Aug 12, 2016 10:51 AM AEDT

Miles Smith

Abortion as a positive good: How the abortion movement echoes radical slavery rhetoric

Aug 11, 2016 04:50 PM AEDT

Zahir Irani

The Middle East needs education and jobs for the young

Aug 11, 2016 04:14 PM AEDT

Martino Diez

The resistance of Christianity in its homelands

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Critics: try reading what I actually wrote about Clinton and…

My argument for sitting out the election is based on facts about the candidates' characters

J. Budziszewski | features

How Muslims interpret the Prophet’s legacy

An American scholar attempts to explain how Muhammad has been understood in so many different ways

Michele Brignone | Above

Truth-seeking heroes to low-brow diggers: a history of journalism told…

Every journalist aspires to write a novel about his craft

Sarah Lonsdale | features

How are you going to vote in the November election?

Participate in MercatorNet's survey and tell us your feelings about November.

Michael Cook | features

New Zealand’s population boom

The strong growth is down to immigration, not births.

Marcus Roberts | Demography is Destiny

Boko Haram’s latest video of captured schoolgirls offers hope and despair

The Nigerian militants have created crude but effective propaganda

Abdullahi Abubakar | Harambee

‘Inspirational’ transgender lives: what ever happened to healthy scepticism?

The Australian media ought to be asking hardball questions about happy trans teens

Michael Cook | Conjugality

For the richer, not the poorer: marriage as a class affair

New research shows an alarming marriage gap in Europe.

Carolyn Moynihan | Family Edge

Remembering a true Texas engineer

Ulysses Cephas is not a household name, but he is a symbol of integrity, service and true professionalism.

Karl D. Stephan | features

101 Tips for a Happier Marriage

This book is great - simple, achievable hints for a better relationship.

Tamara El-Rahi | Family Edge

Young men should turn their backs on pointless university degrees

So what if women are dominating university admissions?

Laura Perrins | features

Here’s one clear and uncomplicated principle for voting

Don’t vote for pro-abortion politicians

Sheila Liaugminas | Sheila Reports

Pennsylvania’s rainbow-coloured Joan of Arc in disgrace

Attorney-General Kathleen Kane cynically manipulated the legal system

Michael Cook | Conjugality

When is it ethical for police and the military to…

Does death become more moral if it is low cost and risk-free?

Heather Zeiger | features

Unprecedented population reversal

The advice of a former director of the United Nations Population Division.

Shannon Roberts | Demography is Destiny

One more reason why IVF for older women is not a good idea. Not at all

A Florida woman boasted of her late IVF pregnancy. Now her toddler has beaten her infant daughter to death.

Michael Cook | Family Edge

Gold medallist paralympian from Belgium seeks euthanasia

Marieke Vervoort has become an ambassador for the right-to-die movement

Michael Cook | Careful!

Mutilating femininity isn’t just a Third World issue

Allowing a teenager to have her breasts removed to transition to being a male is just as abusive

Michael Cook | Conjugality

Star Trek’s version of time travel is more realistic than most sci fi

A philosophical assessment of the latest Star Trek films.

Lloyd Strickland | PopCorn

The rapidly declining practice of international adoption

But is this best for potential adoptees?

Marcus Roberts | Demography is Destiny

What kids can learn from sibling squabbling

Each fight can be a teachable moment.

Mary Cooney | Family Edge

Abortion as a positive good: How the abortion movement echoes…

'Safe, Legal, and Rare' no more.

Miles Smith | features

The Middle East needs education and jobs for the young

And international help to make it possible.

Zahir Irani | features

The resistance of Christianity in its homelands

The separation of powers and a culture of rights already attract many Muslims.

Martino Diez | Above

The striking similarities between The Bachelorette and porn

Romance or sex, both focus on one element of mate selection to the detriment of everything else.

Steven M. Harris | features

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