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The Rule of Law v the Rule of Man

Jamie Whyte asks if it is OK to punish tax avoiders who have obeyed the letter of the law.

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Why Did They Fail?

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won at the polls but failed to keep power. What went wrong?

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Edward Snowden: Leaker, Saviour, Traitor, Spy?

Are state secrets doomed by an emerging alliance of the anti-state right and liberal left?

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What Are Charities For?

Have big charities lost their philanthropic purpose? Fran Abrams investigates.

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Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction?

Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.

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Syria: Inside the Opposition

Edward Stourton investigates the alternatives to President Assad.

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Importing the Metropolitan Revolution

Matthew Taylor looks at the grassroots economic revolution being led by big cities.

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France: Sinking Slowly?

Can France afford its attachment to the big state? Emma Jane Kirby presents.

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Roberto Unger

Roberto Unger explains why he thinks fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination.

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Last Rites for the Church of England?

Andrew Brown asks if the Church of England has become fatally disconnected from society.

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The Philosophy of Russell Brand

Jeremy Cliffe encounters the ideas and personalities behind a new 'anarcho-populism'.

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What is Wahhabism?

Is the Saudi-style ultra-conservative branch of Islam the ideological engine of extremism?

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A Is for Anonymous

Frances Stonor Saunders asks why people want anonymity while venerating individuality too.

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Life by Lottery

Jo Fidgen asks if we should use chance to solve difficult political dilemmas.

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Scotland and the Union: Can Britain be Rebooted?

As Scotland votes on independence, Douglas Fraser asks if there's a vision for Britain.

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The Jihadi Spring

Is al-Qaeda the real beneficiary of the multiple failures of the Arab revolutions?

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Eldar Shafir: Scarcity

An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity.

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Why Minsky Matters

Do the theories of Hyman Minsky provide a radical challenge to mainstream economics?

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Deirdre McCloskey

Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey on why poverty matters more than inequality.

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Time to Rethink Asylum?

Tim Finch explores ideas for a radical rethink about the way we deal with asylum seekers.

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What Does Putin Want?

Edward Stourton investigates the Russian leader's geostrategic vision.

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Courting Trouble

A clumsy pass or harassment? Jo Fidgen asks: what are the new rules of relationships.

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Varieties of Capitalism

Can a country switch from one form of capitalism to another? Jeremy Cliffe investigates.

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Tories: Nasty or Nice?

Robin Aitken explores why the Tories have struggled with the label of 'the nasty party'.

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Is it Time for the Internet to Grow Up?

The world wide web is 25 years old. What do we want from its next 25 years?

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The End of the Pay Rise?

British wages have fallen since 2008. Paul Johnson asks if they will ever pick up.

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Thrifty Debtors

Has the downturn has made us thriftier, or are we stuck with high personal debt?

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Michael Pollan on Food

What should we eat? An interview with author Michael Pollan about what food is and is not.

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Peston and the House of Debt

Robert Peston asks if skyrocketing household debt or the banks caused the 2007-8 crash.

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Meet the Family

Politicians love talking about families. But do they understand modern family life?

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