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Law & Politics

Chomsky’s take on the challenges of our time

In Noam Chomsky’s new hard-hitting book, his position is always clear, incisive and challenging.  Illegitimate Authority: Facing the Challenges of ...
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Education

Why removing evolution from science class is immoral and irrational

Educators involved in curriculum design know one hard truth: you can’t fit in everything. Whatever the finished product, there will ...
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Business & Economics

Is labour productivity the problem?

In a recent article, Alan Kohler, a financial journalist of some note, concluded that: “The reason labour productivity (GDP per ...
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Business & Economics

What the right gets wrong about Adam Smith

What to make of Adam Smith? You might have thought we would have straightened this out, given that he only ...
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Letters to the Editor

Nudging us into a nuclear industry

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our Publishing ...
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Science & Health

Survival of the fit enough and lucky enough

The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin’s masterful contribution to our understanding of evolution, was penned more than 150 years ago. ...
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