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Wrong side of history?
Why the internet’s favourite moral argument doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
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Why the internet’s favourite moral argument doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
Cahill bravely breaks the silence around alleged sexual abuse in the IRA
Read more about Book review: "Rough Beast" by Máiría Cahill
US bishops are working with evangelicals to re-install Trump in the White House – and usher in a new era of Christian nationalism
Read more about Catholics for Trump
We have filled our modern world with tiny particles. We ignore them at our peril – as Jay Owens lays out clearly in her book
Read more about What dust can tell us about modernity
A new exhibition sheds light on the attempt to build – literally – a new postcolonial order in India and Ghana
Read more about Tropical modernism
Why the internet’s favourite moral argument doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
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What geniuses's homes can tell us about their minds
Read more about Great thinkers and their clutter
From "Hacks" to "I Love Lucy", these unlikely pairings fill us with delight
Read more about Why we love the on-screen female odd couple
How the one-time party of the IRA is winning hearts and minds on both sides of the Irish border
Read more about The remaking of Sinn Féin
As the Gaza war deepens, divides within the Israeli Jewish population threaten to split the state
Read more about Divided Israel
We no longer need to stalk wild animals to survive, so what still draws us to the hunt?
Read more about Compulsion to kill
You won't believe how big it is
Read more about Come with me for a walk through the Solar System
The majority of British people are in favour of the death penalty in extreme cases. But its use would fundamentally alter our society
Read more about The philosophy of the death penalty
Justin Brierley wants to convince us that belief in God is on the rise. The problem is, he doesn’t offer any evidence
Read more about Book review: The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
Metaphors are key to unlocking the secrets of the universe. Scientists should do more to harness their power
Read more about Why science needs metaphor
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