In his column on the BBC’s website Professor Terence Stephenson has called for parents to be stopped from smoking in cars. If his calls were enacted it would be the latest in a long line of restrictions passed on smokers. But is it time to do away completely with the tradition of having a “ciggie” … Read more
According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States is the “only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not ensure that all citizens have coverage” (http://www.iom.edu/?id=17848). Obama has pledged to reform the healthcare service by increasing coverage and reducing costs (http://www.barackobama.com/issues/healthcare/). This has reopened the long standing debate over whether … Read more
Are newspapers a thing of the past? Will the rise of the internet and tools such as ebook readers herald the end of this medium. Would we miss it anyway? All the Yes points: People want their news faster People want news adapted to their tastes All the No points: newspapers are more convenient newspapers … Read more
Should the government bailout banks and financial institutions? All the Yes points: The government holds significant responsibility for the credit crisis. Firstly, the US government d… Supporting the banks helps the rest of the economy. Financial institutions provide the loans that b… Banks collapsing also hurts individual citizens. Many pension plans and retirement savings have … Read more
As soon as Roger Federer did his trademark drop to his knees in tears after victory over Robin Soderling at the 2009 French Open, the tennis fraternity were already proclaiming him to be the greatest tennis player ever. Is this justified, or is it in fact a typical media attempt to make everything seem better … Read more
Absolute monarchy always had its limits, these limits prevent it from becoming a despotism or a tyranny. However the theoretical limits on an absolute monarch were heavily contested at the time and today, how absolute a Monarch ever was is contested. There is even the question as to whether even the word absolutism means anything … Read more
