Murder or infanticide? Understanding the causes behind the most shocking of crimes
Jun 30, 2017 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The murder of newborn baby Mia Kelly by her mother, Rachel Tunstill, was branded horrific, callous and brutal by police in Lancashire. Tunstill was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years after a...
Google's defence for breaking EU law? Our users wanted us to do it
Jun 28, 2017 16:33 pm UTC| Technology Law
The European Commission has fined Google Euro 2.42 billion for what it claims is an abuse of its dominance as a search engine. The case, dating back to 2010, centres on Googles shopping service that prominently displays...
Turkey bans teaching of evolution – but there's no better evidence for how life develops
Jun 28, 2017 16:25 pm UTC| Science Law
In the US there have been many attempts to expunge evolution from the school curriculm or demand that creationism the idea that all life was uniquely created by God is given equal treatment in science textbooks. While...
Memo to Gordon Gekko: Ethics not greed boost profits
Jun 28, 2017 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Stories involving business ethics appear regularly in the news. Some report good deeds, but most allege scandalous corporate behaviour. While these may seem like examples of businesses choosing money over morals, thats a...
Why Congress should let everyone deduct charitable gifts from their taxes
Jun 28, 2017 04:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law Economy
The 30 percent of American taxpayers who itemize their returns are free to deduct every dollar they donate to an IRS-approved charity from up to half of their taxable income. While neither the White House nor lawmakers are...
Google Gets $2.7 Billion Fine By EU Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Jun 28, 2017 03:38 am UTC| Technology Law
The European Union Commission has had its eyes set on Google for the last few years due to allegations that it favors its own shopping sites over competitors on its search engine. A few weeks ago, analysts were expecting...
US Supreme Court opens the floodgates for the trademarking of racist slurs
Jun 23, 2017 18:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
You may not have heard of Asian-American dance-rock band, The Slants, but you may soon be very aware of a troubling precedent set after they won a contentious legal victory in the US Supreme Court. Founder and bass...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight