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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Why are our civil rights and liberties being violated and why do we tolerate it?: 1 of 8

The two great dystopian novels of our time- 1984 and Brave New World- tell of societies in which the people are not free. In 1984 that freedom is curtailed repressively, by the brutal force of an all-powerful state. Brave New World on the other hand, takes the opposite view; a world almost without rules, but where consumeris...
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Why the 'man of reason' should be celebrated more than the 'man of faith': 5 of 17

Faith and reason are two complex ideas, and it certainly cannot be said that the 'man of reason' is any more worthy of celebration than the 'man of faith'. Faith, in the modern world, carries with it certain problems. No longer can we talk of the Christian west. Nowadays Christians in the UK are a minority, and as such they ...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Is overpopulation a world threat?: 3 of 6

Overpopulation, or more accurately scarcity of resources, is undoubtedly is real global issue, and one that needs to be considered. I agree with some of the points made by Nathaniel Ascali, and would add that an increasingly rich Chinese and Indian population will contribute to a massive burden on land and oil in the next fe...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Is Humanism a religion?: 12 of 19

Humanism supplants Christian moral values onto a secular society. As such it is system of values as similar to a political ideology as a religion. In its core beliefs it is fundamentally opposed to religious doctrine. There is no after-life, we were not created by God, there is no other world. However it fails to separate it...
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center How can US foreign policy be improved by the paradox that Iran is often viewed as America's most serious threat even though its youthful population is among the most pro-western Muslim countries?: 23 of 34

US policy towards Iran has been one of isolationism ever since the 1979 revolution. With the development of nuclear power, and thus the possibility of weapons, Bush has taken a belligerent tone, overtly stating on many occasions that this can not be allowed to happen. Are a pro-western youth going to be able to help the US a...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Struggles in life: 196 of 258

In a small bar on Woolmer Street a young woman contemplates the ethical dilemma suddenly extended to her. She would rather not be here. She would rather be anywhere but here. This bar, like that restaurant opposite with its understated, modern sign and that coffee shop next door with its globally recognised emblem, are all p...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Party distinctions blurring in UK: What happened to core ideology?: 4 of 5

New Labour sounded the death-knell for ideology in the UK. The removal of Clause 4 ended a lifetime of close association with unions, and freed up the party to do, well, whatever they liked. They chose to support big business, particularly freeing up the banking sector to the point where investment bankers now expect six fig...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Island fantasy: 6 of 6

I don't how I got here, or why. I don't when I arrived, or for how long this has gone on. All I know is that I am here, on this very small island. Alone. Lately I have surmised that I arrived by boat. The more I think about it the more I believe it to be true. Perhaps it is not, though, it probably doesn't matter anyway. The...