How God and Science Mix A counter argument that says God and science can mix. Part two of a debate that centres around the appointment of Francis Collins. | First Things

God and Science Don’t Mix A scientist can be a believer. But professionally, at least, he can't act like one. Part one of a debate over the appointment of Francis Collins. | The Wall Street Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a question of eugenics After the Supreme Court justice's recent comments, does she believe some populations are in need of shrinking through abortion? | Los Angeles Times

The Audacity of the Pope Ross Douhat says that as Democrats and Republicans battle to show the Pope is on their side, Benedict's latest encyclical issues a challenge to them both. | New York Times

When Newspapers Peddle Influence A revealing scandal at the Washington Post. | Wall Street Journal

The Uighurs’ cry has echoed round the world The deaths in northwest China are, sadly, the inevitable result of the repression of Turkic peoples over six decades | London Times

A Staggering Budget Gap ...  and a Reluctance to Fill It | New York Times

Restating the case for human uniqueness There is nothing remotely human about primates. | Spiked

Chrome vs. Bing vs. You and Me Is this a real battle of the titans -- or are they just shadow-boxing?
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Public praises science, scientists fault public Americans respect scientists, but less so their views on global warming, evolution, embryonic stem cell research and other issues. | Pew Forum

The Apollo Space Race In 1969 men set foot on the Moon for the first time. The Apollo space programme that put them there was the product of an age of optimism and daring very different from our own. | History Today