Culture & Society
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Israel’s Blind Spot
Israel’s Blind Spot
Ian Buruma explains the lack of sympathy, even among the country’s many anti-war protesters, for Palestinian suffering. -
How Aristotle Can Save Us
How Aristotle Can Save Us
Antara Haldar touts a conception of society in which politics and education cultivate the virtue of its members. -
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Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters
Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters
Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of the country’s demographic crisis. -
The Internal Challenge to Afghanistan’s Ban on Girls’ Secondary Education
The Internal Challenge to Afghanistan’s Ban on Girls’ Secondary Education
Gordon Brown explains why the country’s leadership crisis represents an opportunity to end gender apartheid. -
Are We Responsible for Our Choices?
Are We Responsible for Our Choices?
Peter Singer identifies a common flaw shared by deterministic theories of human behavior. -
Let Afghan Women Lead
Let Afghan Women Lead
Palwasha Hassan & Shafiqa Khpalwak urge the international community to support some of the world's most repressed yet tenacious people. -
The World Must Rally Around Algeria’s Hunger Artist
The World Must Rally Around Algeria’s Hunger Artist
Jean-Michel Blanquer calls for global solidarity with the writer Boualem Sansal, unjustly detained and dying for freedom. -
Fundamentalist Perverts
Fundamentalist Perverts
Slavoj Žižek regards most violent religious conservatism as merely an inauthentic expression of resentment.
