February 2006
'The great divide' by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
by mikepower
Cinema, literature and other aspects of western culture are increasingly open to Asian influence. Not so western philosophy
Cato Unbound: Theodore Dalrymple: Is “Old Europe” Doomed?
by mikepower
I wondered what happened to old Theo after he retired. I think he moved to France which, given his views on Europe, seems a strange choice. Why not Louisianna or Texas?
May 2005
Sarah Baxter: Bad is good
by mikepower
Everyone knows that computer games are bad for children and that television is dumbing down. But is it really true?
Globish - the new international language
by mikepower
Globish is not like Esperanto or Volapuk; this is not a formally constructed language, but rather an organic patois, constantly adapting, emerging solely from practical usage, and spoken in some form or other by about 88 per cent of mankind.
February 2005
The new Chief Inquisitor on campus
by mikepower
From ethics committees to ‘learning outcomes’, the threat to academic freedom comes from within the university as much as from without. By Frank Ferudi
January 2005
Science is where the intellectual story is
by mikepower
What has happened in the past couple of decades has been that scientists have increasingly bypassed the rather supercilious arts intellectuals and seized the intellectual initiative and the intellectual high ground for themselves.
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