Opinions
Issue 168 March 2010
Undue modesty
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
We must not overhype brain science. But the real risk is that we underestimate it
Neuro ergo sum?
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
It is beguiling to think brain science can help us tell right from wrong—and unlikely too
Moulding young minds
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
Digital culture does not ruin children’s brains. In fact, it may help them learn better
It’s not all hardwired
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
Neuroscience is making bold claims about human culture—but should we trust them?
Population problem
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
After the biggest immigration wave in our history, Labour is starting to worry about numbers
Why feminism favours men
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
The movement has worked wonders—but not for women
Comment (15)Top three Tory banana skins
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
Cameron’s promise of power to the people may trip him up
Let’s all be friends
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
New research shows how our social ties can influence us for better—and worse: making us fatter, more likely to smoke, marry, divorce and even vote. Governments should take heed
Too hot to handle
24th February 2010 - Issue 168
Before we embark on drastic plans to combat climate change, we must be sure of the facts
Issue 167 February 2010
A truly ethical foreign policy
24th February 2010 - Issue 167
Britain has no right to demand money back from Iceland. In fact, we should give them cash
Gloom is good
24th February 2010 - Issue 167
Wipe that smile off your face—research suggests being grumpy helps us think more clearly
What would Byzantium do?
24th February 2010 - Issue 167
If the west really wants to fix Afghanistan, it should learn from an ancient, brutal empire
The Blair mission
24th February 2010 - Issue 167
He didn’t lie over WMD. Rather, his failings were poor judgement combined with a fatal moral fervour
Issue 166 January 2010
A big, unequal society
24th February 2010 - Issue 166
David Cameron talks pleasantly about lowering inequality. But his ideas are a mess
The old boys' club
24th February 2010 - Issue 166
Chaps in suits and ties are recalling their glory days. Will anything useful be learned?
Rethinking Calvin
24th February 2010 - Issue 166
The unsparing eye of Calvin’s God is also that of the novelist coolly scrutinising creation
The noughties: an age of fleeting plausibility
24th February 2010 - Issue 166
This has been a decade in which we allowed ourselves to believe the most unlikely stories. Why?
In praise of Scrooge
24th February 2010 - Issue 166
As Christmas looms, we could all learn a lot about generosity from Dickens’s miser
Mervyn turns a tidy profit
24th February 2010 - Issue 166
The Bank of England secretly lent huge sums to prop up broken banks. But who cares?
The Bank's green future
24th February 2010 - Issue 166
Alistair Darling is getting it wrong on climate change. Now scientists must shape monetary policy
Issue 165 December 2009
Hazy politics, man
24th February 2010 - Issue 165
David Nutt’s sacking stems from scientists’ overconfidence in their ability to shape policy
Let's talk about sex
24th February 2010 - Issue 165
Parents and schools are both useless at teaching the facts of life. We must learn from Uganda
Neither shy, nor retiring
24th February 2010 - Issue 165
Our ex-PM has achieved little since leaving No 10. EU rejection will make him more determined
The mother of all paradoxes
24th February 2010 - Issue 165
Stronger maternity rights can help mothers, but they will hurt employers and women in general
How green are your beans?
24th February 2010 - Issue 165
Supporting Kenyan vegetable growers is more important than obsessing about buying British
The price of peace
24th February 2010 - Issue 165
Avoiding failure in Afghanistan means embracing its patronage politics—bribes and all
Issue 164 November 2009
A farewell to arms
24th February 2010 - Issue 164
The next government should save the armed forces—and leave weapons makers to sink or swim
How we got the Soviets wrong
24th February 2010 - Issue 164
Cold warriors like myself badly overestimated the attractiveness of Marxism
Suffrage, but not for me
24th February 2010 - Issue 164
Gertrude Bell was one of the most successful women of her age. So why didn’t she want the vote?
Why Turner is right
24th February 2010 - Issue 164
A leading economist explains why a Tobin tax is a good way to bring the market to heel
Enlightened self-interest
24th February 2010 - Issue 164
The world’s fastest developing countries are doing more about climate change than we think
Burden-sharing made simple
24th February 2010 - Issue 164
Who should foot the bill for saving the planet?
Remember Netscape, Bill?
24th February 2010 - Issue 164
Rich philanthropists have the power to fund risky, long-term projects. So why don’t they?
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