Issue 70
January 2002
Contents
Three faces of Jerusalem
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
For centuries, Jerusalem's sanctity for Christians, Jews and Muslims has been ruthlessly exploited for political ends. Divided it will remain
Afghan statecraft
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
To describe Afghanistan as medieval is an undeserved compliment to its dark-age tribal structures. The best we can hope for is an era of UN-supervised peace
The Bush audit
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
Bush has handled the impact of 11th September better than expected, but his agenda has been suprisingly unaffected by the trauma
Goodbye Greens?
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
Joschka Fischer has marched the Green party through Germany's political institutions. What will he do next?
The science of eternity
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
This century may be a defining moment for the cosmos. If humans do not destroy themselves they may spread beyond the earth into a universe that could last almost forever. Life would have tunnelled through its moment of maximum jeopardy
A liberal tragedy
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
By cutting itself off from its Christian roots, liberalism has become shrill and dogmatic
Adams as Taoiseach
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
Leftism and nationalism are going out of fashion but they may still carry Gerry Adams to the leadership of all Ireland
Bystander virtue
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
Politicians have learned the joys of international grandstanding
Service charge
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
Better-off parents should pay something towards their child's state school
Death of the reader
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
So why are the literate classes blind to modern poetry?
The religion of equality
20th January 2002 — Issue 70
Tony Blair has nothing to learn from the academic left