Culture: Philosophy
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
Labour’s betrayal of society
The dominant legacy of the left is state authoritarianism and private libertarianism
Q&A: Ophelia Benson
The co-author of the new book Does God Hate Women? discusses patriarchy, the burka and capitalism
Power to the people
John Stuart Mill’s classic treatise On Liberty, published 150 years ago, has much to teach an intellectually exhausted left.
How the left lost its language
The global crisis exposed the intellectual hollowness of our politics. Despite signs of renewal, there’s still a long way to go.
The NS Profile: Michael Sandel
A public intellectual, he delivers lectures at Harvard that are wildly popular. He preaches that the ‘‘vacuum’’ of modern politics can only be remedied by a return to morality
Love is in the air
My advice for people in new relationships: you might be all smoochy now, but in 20 years you’ll be fighting like rats in a sack
Don’t sell me your dream
Far from liberating us, technology isolates us and makes us stupid. I want no part of your sterile, bloodless brave new world
The NS Profile: John Gray
A sceptic who thinks all our ills stretch back to the Enlightenment, he is also a visionary who predicted the credit crunch
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