Reading for Battle

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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Creationism: why we need open debate
The Royal Society’s cowardly decision to force out its education director shows its inability to defend science.
David Perks, spiked, 18 September 2008

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Wellbeing (Art of Living)

Drawing on the insights of the ancient Greek philosophers, "Wellbeing" challenges us to think about our values and beliefs, to discover a sense of place in the universe, and to work out how to give ourselves to love and life.

Mark Vernon, Acumen Publishing, 18 September 2008


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Who says that travel would broaden Sarah Palin's mind?
If global travelling makes a good political leader, Judith Chalmers would be prime minister
Ross Clark, The TImes, 16 September 2008

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Computer games drive social ties
Far from turning teenagers into anti-social loners, video games help them engage with friends and community, says a reportBBC News, 16 September 2008

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What next for the credit crunch?
Monday was the most momentous day on Wall Street since the 1930s. America said no to another bailout and farewell to two venerable institutions, Lehman and Merrill Lynch.
Evan Davis, BBC News, 15 September 2008

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Why Experience Matters
Philosophical debates arise at the oddest times, and in the heat of this election season, one is now rising in Republican ranks. The narrow question is this: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be vice president?
David Brooks, The New York Times, 15 September 2008

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Grim teenage murder toll as knife victim dies
Another Friday night, another teenager stabbed to death in a fight outside a nightclub. It was in Croydon, south London, but it could have been Lambeth, Southwark, Edmonton or any of the capital's other locations that have seen young men come to violent ends this year.
Andrew Johnson and Brian Brady, The Independent, 14 September 2008

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Sarah Palin Defends Experience, McCain Foreign Policy; Dems Pounce on 'Bush Doctrine'
Gov. Sarah Palin never claimed to be a foreign policy expert, but should the potential next vice president of the United States be expected to know about a fundamental principle that has guided the way America has conducted foreign affairs since before we went to war in Iraq?
Charlie Gibson, ABC News, 12 September 2008

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Barack Obama the speechmaker is being rumbled
There is a yawning gulf between what the Democratic candidate says and how he has acted. That's why the race is so close.
Gerard Baker, The Times, 12 September 2008

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We're all capitalists now? Not any longer
An historic turning point has been reached: the West is ditching its faith in free markets and private enterprise
Anatole Kaletsky, The Times, 12 September 2008

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