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W astewater analysis suggests increasing recreational drug use among New Zealanders. (Although there are some problems with the data.) But...

I t's a busy week . This week also marks the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, the first in-depth exploration and...

" T he New Zealander prides himself on his common sense—that 'settled truth can be attained by observation'[10] and is 'kno...

"Salmond claims to have been guided by a list that reads like a Who's Who in  Postmodernity...  What she does not discuss is whethe...

Anne Salmond, the patron saint of the  straw man   " E very so often, a critic of 'universal reason' appears who, in the course...

" M any readers will be well aware of the growing cultural narrative that what we need right now is a revival of Christianity. ... [Wha...

"'N ature' magazine published [a] long comment [recently], written by eight indigenous authors from five countries. [It] is a ....

UPDATE, 14/7:  "Have we learned the lessons of 7/7? So begins every trite radio and TV discussion today as we mark 20 years since four ...

T he separation of church and state is a principle established back in the Enlightenment era, one recognised in the US Bill of Rights. Estab...

Examining the places where major advances happened is one way to learn about the conditions that foster societal flourishing, human achievem...

W HAT’S THE BASIS OF western civilisation? A commenter here at Not PC suggested that the foundation is religion —specifically Christian re...