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Since the dawn  of time

Since the dawn of time

Two hundred years after Darwin’s birth, scientists still can’t agree on whether evolution and religion can happily coexist

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What do you call a male ferret?

Good idea: Trust the experts

Good idea: Trust the experts

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“I am a Leninist. Lenin wasn’t afraid to dirty his hands. If you can get power, grab it”

“I am a Leninist. Lenin wasn’t afraid to dirty his hands. If you can get power, grab it”

The eminent thinker Slavoj Žižek tells Jonathan Derbyshire why he rejects mainstream political theory, why he supports Barack Obama, and why we need Marx more than ever

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Interview with Slavoj Zizek - full transcript

Good idea: Starting from scratch

Good idea: Starting from scratch

Good idea: Think big, not business

Good idea: Think big, not business

Warhol: the God years

Warhol: the God years

The artist’s religious faith sets his work in a new light

Classics of conservative thought

Including Thomas Hobbes, David Hume and Roger Scruton

To be honest, it’s totally random

To be honest, it’s totally random

The lexicon that grips the masses

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