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Traitors, renewables and Trump’s time running out: 18 reasons to be cheerful
The news is relentlessly bad – but, statistically speaking, things will have to get better at some point. Here are some positive thoughts to cling to…
May 13
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Jonn Elledge
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Can Reform really call themselves Christians?
Nigel Farage’s party waves the Bible but opposes loving thy neighbour and helping those in need
May 13
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Nigel Warburton
How Britain blundered in the first refugee crisis – 340 years ago
French Protestants came in search of religious freedom. Then the Glorious Revolution changed everything
May 13
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The New World
Why is having sex with an animal worse than eating one? Discuss…
Our society does horrendous things to animals, but this one taboo is regarded as sickening and wrong above all others – and people find it hard to say…
May 7
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The New World
Wittgenstein’s intellectual experiment that went wrong
Wittgenstein designed a house thinking it would be something of deep significance. It turns out that it wasn’t
May 6
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Nigel Warburton
Why did we call her the Queen – not Queen’s – Mother?
The answer to a question about an old English grandma lies in Old English grammar
May 6
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The New World
Letter of the week: Will Trump’s war on religion be his downfall?
Write to letters@thenewworld.co.uk to have your views voiced in the magazine
Apr 29
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The New World
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So your mortgage has just gone up. But where does that money actually go?
Trump’s war against Iran has led to a sharp, upward change in the path of interest rates. The question, as ever – who benefits?
Apr 29
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Duncan Weldon
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Why I’m walking round with a lentil in my eye
A cataract operation left me with pseudophakia – the happy condition of having an artificial lens
Apr 29
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The New World
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Living with the ghost of Paul Auster
A beautiful new memoir by novelist Siri Hustvedt, the writer’s widow, is full of philosophical insights
Apr 29
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Nigel Warburton
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The state should subsidise creatives – it works in Ireland, and kept me going in lockdown
The Irish gave 2000 artists £283 a week, and more than recouped the cost of the scheme. Why not try it here?
Apr 24
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Marie Le Conte
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How names go extinct, then come back to life
In countries like Britain with no strong baby naming traditions, Lily, Ivy and Elsie can disappear for decades before returning to popularity
Apr 22
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The New World
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