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National debt can be beneficial and help countries grow their economies, but only if it’s managed properly. Too much debt can become burdensome and cause economic growth and investments to slow down.
Government policies can affect how many people arrive, what rights and protections they have in the UK, and what happens to those who arrive without permission.
Pronatalism is inextricably tied to nationalism alongside race, class and ethnicity. Such a framing can quickly become xenophobic.
Stopping cells from dividing into new cells is one way to fight cancer. This is how the drug abemaciclib works.
Everything you need to know about income tax, national insurance and more.
German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, now 94, is a thinker of global significance. Duncan Ivison explains two of his most important ideas.
We’re used to describing feminism in ‘waves’, from the first in 1848, campaigning for women to vote, to the current fourth wave, in the age of #metoo. But do waves still work to describe feminism?
A cancer that spreads is much more dangerous. Here’s why – and how it happens.
As long as there is war and persecution, there will be people in need of protection.
As communications networks grow, they become incredibly complex. The concept of “three-layer architecture” helps to make sense of it all - and understand what can go wrong.
The ideas of Rousseau reflect many of our own deepest commitments and patterns of thought.
When people hear the term ‘liberal arts,’ it may sound like a phrase with political overtones. A scholar of literature explains why that’s wrong and takes a closer look at its origin and meaning.
‘Reverse racism’ focuses on prejudiced attitudes towards a certain (racialised) group, or unequal personal treatment. But it ignores one of racism’s central markers: power.
Cancer vaccines are an emerging personalised treatment for cancer. Using the same mRNA technology as COVID vaccines, they stimulate the immune system to destroy cancer cells.
Zhuangzi was the gadfly of ancient Chinese philosophy. His paradoxical writings encourage a stance of therapeutic scepticism towards the world.
Writing from lived experience often has legitimacy, but autofiction has fictional elements that trouble the autobiographical pact.
Pentecostals agree on the importance of the Holy Spirit – but not necessarily on what it empowers them to do.
People often (wrongly) believe income protection insurance would be paid out if the person was unable to work due to losing their job for any reason.
Christian nationalist ideas are about more than simply being religious and patriotic. They form a worldview about how the nation should be structured and who belongs there.
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