Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Why do they hate us?
Attacking everything, from America's role in global warming to its iniquitous campaign finance laws, Osama Bin Laden's declarations reveal the unfocused, opportunistic nature of this brand of anti-Americanism
Reza Aslan,
Slate, 6 August 2007
It's the PC olympics
It's unfortunate for those keen on keeping the Olympics 'inclusive' that it involves people demonstrating their superior physical prowess
Rod Liddle,
Spectator, 4 August 2007
The ideology of development
"It's time to recognise that the attempt to impose a rigid development ideology on the world's poor has failed. Fortunately many poor societies are forging their own path towards greater freedom and prosperity anyway"
William Easterly,
Foreign Policy, July/August, 2007
Development and Humanitarianism: Practical Issues
A look at the dilemnas faced by aid agencies in interpreting the principles of humanitarianism, particularly in contexts where they risk being manipulated by political agendas
Deborah Eade (ed) and Tony Vaux, Kumarian Press,
August 2007
Let Le Tour competitors take drugs
As the Tour de France ends in druggy chaos, a German journalist says it's time to relax the rules on performance-enhancing substances.
Matthias Heitmann,
spiked, 31 July 2007
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