The payoff for straining the brain

Denyse O’Leary | 08 October 2008 | comment 8

Does self-discipline beat intelligence? What about a good night’s sleep?

Ghost Town

William Park | 07 October 2008 | comment 1

A comedy which explores the meaning of life without being didactic or preachy.

Why Germany is lukewarm about Nato

George Friedman | 07 October 2008 | comment 11

Once again, Germany faces a menacing Russia to its east.

Religulous superstitions

Barbara Kay | 07 October 2008 | comment 18

Belief in God is a prophylactic against tarot cards and pseudoscience.

Milk of human blindness

Constance Kong | 05 October 2008 | comment 3

China's dairy scandal could happen again unless the government sees that major reforms are needed to uproot a culture of corruption. 

Welcome to Baroness Warnock’s perfect world of total pleasure

Brigitte Pellerin | 03 October 2008 | comment 20

The movement to remove all suffering from life takes another step forward, calling for people with dementia to die for the good of all.

A nation without women

Anjalee Lewis | 02 October 2008 | comment 22

India faces a bleak future because of a preference for sons over daughters

New-look Inquisitions want to call doctors in for a little chat

Lea Singh | 01 October 2008 | comment 21

In a world without objective truth, why should governments recognise a right to conscientious objection?

Same-sex marriage: lessons from Canada

Andrea Mrozek and Peter Jon Mitchell | 30 September 2008 | comment 17

Where gay rights triumph, new rights battles begin.

Parenting on a shoestring

Michelle Martin | 29 September 2008 | comment 3

Isn't it about time to have a time-out on consumerism?

iPhone: not your kids’ phone

David Vincent | 26 September 2008 | comment 5

At least, not until the touted ‘parental controls’ materialise.

Reviving an enigmatic Russian

Francis Phillips | 26 September 2008 | comment 1

Maxim Gorky was one of the world's most famous writers in the first half of the century. Was he a Soviet stooge or a dissident witness?

The presidential race: all change

Sheila Liaugminas | 25 September 2008 | comment 9

But change is not a destination. The Wall Street crash sharpens the question, ‘Where to?’

Foreign policy challenges for a new commander-in-chief

George Friedman | 24 September 2008 | comment 4

What is the geopolitical landscape that will confront the next president?

Will this man heal all wounds?

John Robson | 24 September 2008 | comment 22

Anyone who thinks that this election has divided America as never before needs to dust off his history books.

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