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| Thursday 9 February 2012 |
Freedom of religion is not a right-wing thing
The debate about Obama’s ruling on birth control in healthcare packages shows that many liberals are now worryingly sniffy about religious liberty.
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| Monday 6 February 2012 |
Turning public places into mourning spaces
If New York’s prospective AIDS memorial park is anything to go by, it seems 9/11 now infuses everything in this city.
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| Monday 30 January 2012 |
Hey, why shouldn’t we go to the moon?
Yes, Gingrich’s idea of turning the moon into the 51st state is wacky, but why is everyone so down on space exploration?
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| Friday 27 January 2012 |
From 'Yes we can!' to 'No we can't!'
Jodi Kantor’s gossipy account of America’s first couple reveals their struggle to adjust to the anti-climatic reality of government.
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| Friday 20 January 2012 |
The Obamas: from ‘Yes we can!’ to ‘No we can’t!’
Jodi Kantor’s gossipy account of America’s first couple reveals their struggle to adjust to the anti-climatic reality of government.
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| Wednesday 18 January 2012 |
The future of internet freedom left in the dark
Opponents of the US web regulations that inspired the Wikipedia blackout have some pretty illiberal tendencies, too.
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| Wednesday 11 January 2012 |
Taking risks in pursuit of the truth
The jailing of two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia is a powerful reminder of the need for investigative reporting.
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| Wednesday 4 January 2012 |
The Iowa caucuses: politics as spectacle
The Republican showdown at Iowa confirms how much spin and personality now dominate US politics.
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| Monday 19 December 2011 |
Californian anti-serf dudes, get real
An Oakland start-up has received millions from Google to reduce our ‘slavery footprint’. Is this wise?
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| Wednesday 14 December 2011 |
Who’s afraid of ‘loose cannons’?
Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich may be unguarded, but at least we know what he really stands for.
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| Thursday 8 December 2011 |
Tobacco haters, kick your filthy habit
Boston’s ban on e-cigarettes shows what’s really driving the war on smoking: a weird desire to re-engineer our lifestyles.
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| Thursday 1 December 2011 |
Intrigue-mongering is the real scandal
Why are anti-Republicans more fascinated by Herman Cain's alleged sexual impropriety than his political ignorance?
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| Wednesday 23 November 2011 |
It isn’t only Romney who’s lost for words
The coverage of Republican hopefuls’ gaffes hides the fact that the entire US political class has little to say.
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| Tuesday 15 November 2011 |
Occupy: the Tea Party, with better press?
The media has covered these often-eccentric reactions to America’s economic and political crises very differently.
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| Wednesday 9 November 2011 |
Jacko’s death: who’s really bad?
In the rush to nail Jackson’s ‘killer’, everyone’s overlooking the fact that no one forced the singer to down all those pills.
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| Wednesday 2 November 2011 |
No more room for ‘the huddled masses’
While New York celebrates the anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, America shows little desire to welcome immigrants.
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| Monday 31 October 2011 |
Happy birthday, baby seven billion!
Ignore the population doom-mongers and dive into spiked’s archives for a celebration of human life and ingenuity.
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| Friday 28 October 2011 |
How one woman’s cells revolutionised science
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fascinating story of how a black woman’s unwitting sacrifice in racially-torn 1950s America ended up benefiting the whole of humanity.
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| Wednesday 26 October 2011 |
The horrors of Halloween advice
Why is the US health-and-safety brigade scaring kids about everything from inflammable costumes to poisonous treats?
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| Wednesday 19 October 2011 |
Gilad Shalit and the ‘war of tears’
It’s great that the Israeli soldier is free after five years. Now maybe Israel can escape the politics of emotionalism.
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