"Dumb democracy" is the fastest road to totalitarianism. Citizens should inform themselves if they plan to vote.
A woman who loved the craft of writing.
Everyone should have some capacity to feel humbled by something at some point, to be conscious, even fleetingly, of the fact you are not the centre of the universe
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking defends space exploration.
Moral Hazard. It sounds like the name of a failed town in a Clint Eastwood western. We all live there now.
Behind the dizzying construction boom in Dubai is an army of migrant labourers lured into a life of squalor and exploitation.
On the front lines fighting fat with Jamie Oliver.
A new great power is scrambling for wealth, power and influence in this sad continent.
China contains more Christians than Communists.
We are about to see what stake China really has in the survival of the globalized world economy.
Is the global balance of power shifting too?
We need a corporate culture to replace the "greed is good" philosophy of the past decade, says the Australian Prime Minister.
The island state has lost its pre-eminent opposition leader, Joshua B. Jeyaretnam.
Since the 19th century, economists have sought to stabilise the trade cycle and prices at the same time, but without success.
Enlarging government won't deal with the cultural roots of the financial crisis.
Jean Vanier corresponds with a journalist and father of a disabled son.
The US Supreme Court is due to announce whether it will tackle this question.
American 18-year-olds need wisdom, not just a superb education, says Charles Murray.
Neither bloodthirsty barbarians nor Arabic-speaking Quakers.
Mark Steyn on the growth of intolerance.
No longer trying get words right would be the biggest spelling mistake of all.
Parents say that their children can also unlock profound and uplifting truths about life.
The old definition of feminism is now dead. It has been replaced by a new creed that is far more restrictive.
Marriage as a human institution is constantly evolving. But in all societies, marriage shapes the rights and obligations of parenthood.
Politicians cannot help us when things get very bad, we must rise to the occassion the way our ancestors did.
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