Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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The BBC's The Happiness Formula fails to interrogate whether happiness is an appropriate social goal.
Daniel Ben-Ami, spiked, 4 May 2006
On Myspace, interaction between users is effectively eliminating the lines between personal communication and advertising
Fred Scharmen, sevenisfive.net, 30 April 2006
Can an analysis of Big Brother’s appeal cast a new light on political disengagement?
Stephen Coleman, Hansard Society, April 2006
What is UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body based in Nyon, Switzerland, doing debating the content of Rangers FC's chants?
Dolan Cummings, spiked, 25 April 2006
Celebrity marriages, lost dogs, drunken brawls. Trivial headline news and the sellout of mainstream journalism. In an unprecedented and outspoken interview, iconic actor Aamir Khan speaks out about the media
Shoma Chaudhury, Tehelka, 1 April 2006
Wanting to ameliorate the world's big problems can be frustrating, especially for those who feel ineffective because they're young. For young teens, consumption is their first foray into activism
G Jeffrey Macdonald, Christian Science Monitor, 26 March 2006
Geoff Dench, Profile Books, 17 February 2006
What's the point of satire when comedians fail to tackle the new taboos?
Niall Crowley, spiked, 2 February 2006
Nick Barham, Ebury Press, 5 January 2006
Israel at 60 - Ned Temko - Arab majority in the Jewish state
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