Fighting AIDS by bolstering African families

Carolyn Moynihan | 26 August 2005 | comment 1

Strengthening the family is the answer to many of Africa's ailments, says Kenyan paediatrician, mother and award-winning novelist Margaret Ogola.

Rediscovering the lost art of parenting

Michael Cook | 26 August 2005

Parenting is about more than just good behaviour, says Sydney headmaster and author Andrew Mullins. It's about the hard slog of teaching virtues.

The battle over the Crusades

Michael Cook | 19 August 2005 | comment 2

The modern world would have been completely different without the Crusades, says historian Thomas Madden in a MercatorNet interview.

Sleep is for wimps or is it?

Carolyn Moynihan | 19 August 2005

The simple fact that most of us are sleep deprived could be the cause of much family tension and psychological angst.

Men of Honour

Francis Phillips | 19 August 2005

The bicentenary of Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar is a stirring reminder of the heroism, daring and "zeal" of the heroes of the Romantic age.

How to fix binge drinkers - give them more booze

Michael Kirke | 19 August 2005

The governments of Ireland and Britain are snatching at straws in their efforts to curb binge drinking by teenagers.

Coping with affluenza

Michael Cook | 12 August 2005

Believe it or not, many people find that their joy-to-stuff ration is much, much too low after they inherit their parents' estate.

The death of Theory

Michael Cook | 12 August 2005 | comment 1

For 25 years or more, the humanities have been in thrall to post-modernist Theory. Now its empire seems to be breaking up.

Rapping for life

Carolyn Moynihan | 12 August 2005

A hip-hop artist with a background in action-comedy films is causing a stir with his song and video about a prenatal brush with abortion.

Which is dumber, your horoscope or your lucky numbers?

Christopher Martin | 12 August 2005 | comment 1

There are superstitions and there are superstitions. Some are marginally more sensible than others.

Do shoot-to-kill orders make sense?

William Keenan | 05 August 2005

British police killed an innocent man on a morning communter train, thinking that he might have been a suicide bomber. It was a tragic and unnecessary blunder.

Who’s in charge of violent video games?

Carolyn Moynihan | 05 August 2005

The designers of video games are often unscrupulous. Industry ratings lack teeth. Governments feel it's all too hard. The last line of defence is mom and dad.

Single-sex schooling

Andrew Mullins | 03 August 2005

Comparing the benefits of single-sex education and coeducation.  

Can the IRA break with its past?

Michael Kirke | 03 August 2005

The IRA says that it has turned its back on bombs and guns. That's two steps forward, but be prepared for one step backwards.

Dame Cicely Saunders

Michael Cook | 30 July 2005

The remarkable woman who founded the modern hospice movement died this month in the institution she founded.

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