Jolie’s Choice
Michael Cook
| 20 May 2013 |
bioethics , breast cancer , celebrities
Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy made headlines around the world. But is she sending women the right message?
Declaration of 2013 World Congress of Families
Tamara Rajakariar | 21 May 2013 |
Congress 2013's declaration as orated by its General Secretary.
“Obama’s campaign to silence”
Sheila Liaugminas | 21 May 2013 |
Associated Press , Fox News , James Rosen , Justice Department overreach , Obama administration , Obama Justice Dept.
That, by the usually Obama friendly Christian Science Monitor, is a pretty apt description of what’s going on lately.
We’re all mad here
Allen Frances
| 21 May 2013 |
DSM-5 , psychiatry
That's the message of the new edition of the bible for American psychiatrists, DSM-5. Diagnostic inflation is about to become hyperinflation.
A fight for equality or a war on difference?
Brendan O'Neill
| 20 May 2013 |
discrimination , equality , same-sex marriage , UK
To invite the government to give us phony equalities by recognising gay marriage is to invite greater state intervention into our personal lives.
A shortage of women workers in China pushes up wages
Michael Cook | 20 May 2013 |
China , labor shortages , one-child policy
Believe it or not, China is facing labour shortages. There is a shortage of women (I wonder why) and wages…
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Ronan Wright
| 20 May 2013 |
film reviews
The familiar characters face very contemporary issues of terrorism and militarism in this nicely characterised film.
The undying legacy of the African woman
Robert Odero | 20 May 2013 |
African women legacy, true feminism
The African woman is neither a mirror image of man nor a slave. She feels no need to imitate men…
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Jennifer Minicus | 20 May 2013 |
boys , bullying , family , sports
A charming story filled with believable characters and reverence for family relationships.
Defending traditional marriage
Blaise Joseph | 19 May 2013 |
Australia , family , marriage , parenting
A forum on marriage at the World Congress of Families provided a strong defence of marriage.
IRS targeting scandal grows, among others
Sheila Liaugminas | 17 May 2013 |
Barack Obama , scandal
There is bi-partisan outrage over the widening scope of the revelation that the powerful Internal Revenue Service has been targeting…
Chinese Author Ma Jian and the One-Child Policy
Marcus Roberts | 17 May 2013 |
China , Ma Jian , one-child policy
More first hand testimony from inside China about the one-child policy's effects.
Improving a child’s ability (& desire) to learn
Clare Cannon | 17 May 2013 |
education , learning , non-fiction , reading , school , writing
Build skills and excite interests that will stay with a child for life.
How legal euthanasia changed Belgium for ever
Tom Mortier
and Steven Bieseman
| 17 May 2013 |
autonomy , Belgium , euthanasia
The ideology of absolute self-determination has become sacred and unquestionable.
The fallacy of a happy, productive and ageing work force
Denyse O'Leary
| 17 May 2013 |
ageing population , demography , workforce
Glib answers will not conjure away the hard, cold fact that workers everywhere are getting older and older.
EU shows how to do a dodgy survey
Anne Fleck
| 16 May 2013 |
EU , homophobia , human rights
The EU's largest-ever survey of hate crimes and discrimination against LGBT people claims that they labour under a terrible burden. But the figures don’t support the conclusions.
World Congress of Families starts in Sydney this week
Blaise Joseph | 16 May 2013 |
Australia , family , marriage
The vital public issue of marriage will be front and centre at the World Congress of Families in Sydney.
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