Gun violence in the US kills more black people and urban dwellers
Nov 08, 2017 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
On Nov. 5, just 35 days after the deadly Las Vegas shooting, a man walked into a church in a small Texas town and murdered 26 people with an assault rifle. The coverage dominated the news. But the day before, even more...
When Americans tried – and failed – to reunite Christianity
Nov 08, 2017 14:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Politics
Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther, a German monk, initiated a split in Christianity that came to be known as the Protestant Reformation. After the Reformation, deep divisions between Protestants and Catholics...
Does American culture shame too much – or not enough?
Nov 07, 2017 06:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The word shameless is being tossed around an awful lot these days, which might speak to what many see as the countrys increasingly coarse, vitriolic political discourse. Perhaps, the thinking goes, American culture could...
The new atheists are not atheist enough
Oct 08, 2017 10:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The new atheists are a diverse bunch. Philosophers, scientists, public intellectuals such as Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins or Sam Harris cornered much of the non-fiction trade publishing market in the early 2000s writing...
Bare cupboards and nobody to help buy food: the forgotten welfare gap in older age
Oct 08, 2017 03:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Welfare reform and austerity in the UK has led to reductions in public spending on services that support older people. Age UK has highlighted how nearly one million older people have unmet social care needs. This is of...
The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world
Oct 04, 2017 09:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Todays students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing...
The end of the world is coming – just not this Saturday
Sep 25, 2017 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
According to some largely evangelical Christians in the US and UK, an alignment of stars and planets foretold in Revelation 12 indicates the world is going to end this Saturday, September 23, 2017. Its not clear how...
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