'The story of Cain and Abel, like so many others in the Hebrew Bible, expresses a profound truth about human nature.'

Should it be illegal to expose people to damaging ideas?

A film about the 2003 anti-war protest propagates inaccuracies

A radical French obstetrician believes modern society is the enemy of childbirth

Catcalling isn't so bad — until it crosses the line

The UK should solve the Greek crisis by offering to buy the rest of the Parthenon

The pleasure of reading archetypally English books while abroad

‘Is the transformation of Kim Jong-un into an ugly minor celebrity, whom everyone can laugh at, our way of coping — or a demonstration of a barbarous flippancy?’

‘I’m generally found still tapping in the wings before I make my entrance, more Rain Man than Birdman’

‘The letter of protest to the Guardian from 79 left-wing economists might indicate that the Keynesians are losing the argument’