Battle of Ideas Readings
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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Will there be a time, in the future, when we should stop developing new technology?
The pros and cons of technological advances.
Debate.org
The pros and cons of technological advances.
Debate.org
The world's 40 best directors
The Hollywood blockbuster may be in crisis, but the art of the cinema is as healthy as ever. Our panel of critics picks out the film-makers who are leading the way
Guardian,
The Hollywood blockbuster may be in crisis, but the art of the cinema is as healthy as ever. Our panel of critics picks out the film-makers who are leading the way
Guardian,
Planned, market and mixed economies
In the UK we have a mixed economy. Most decisions are made by the market - e.g. when you buy goods in supermarket you vote with your money for the goods that you want to buy. However, some decisions are made by the government e.g. those relating to road building, school and hospital construction, the supply of medicines in hospitals etc.
Business Case Studies
In the UK we have a mixed economy. Most decisions are made by the market - e.g. when you buy goods in supermarket you vote with your money for the goods that you want to buy. However, some decisions are made by the government e.g. those relating to road building, school and hospital construction, the supply of medicines in hospitals etc.
Business Case Studies
Parenting Matters: Early Years And Social Mobility
The most important factor influencing a child’s development is the quality of parenting they receive and the quality of the Home Learning Environment this creates. The government has stated that 'what is needed is a much wider culture change towards recognising the importance of parenting' and has expressed the desire for 'parenting advice and support to be considered the norm'.
Chris Paterson, Centre Forum,
The most important factor influencing a child’s development is the quality of parenting they receive and the quality of the Home Learning Environment this creates. The government has stated that 'what is needed is a much wider culture change towards recognising the importance of parenting' and has expressed the desire for 'parenting advice and support to be considered the norm'.
Chris Paterson, Centre Forum,
Reducing income inequality while boosting economic growth: Can it be done?
This chapter identifies inequality patterns across OECD countries and provides new analysis of their policy and non-policy drivers.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
This chapter identifies inequality patterns across OECD countries and provides new analysis of their policy and non-policy drivers.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
Doing things differently
Our deliberative research into the citizens’ views gives a clear message that public money is expected to be spent more effectively and efficiently, with public services delivered to as high a standard as possible. This means doing things differently.
Price Waterhouse Cooper,
Our deliberative research into the citizens’ views gives a clear message that public money is expected to be spent more effectively and efficiently, with public services delivered to as high a standard as possible. This means doing things differently.
Price Waterhouse Cooper,
Driving Decline? Economic Crisis and the Rise of China
The United States may be declining in its economic and political clout while China rises, but that does not necessarily mean China is surely on its way to global dominator, or that the US cannot bounce back.
Dr Nicholas Kitchen & Michael Cox , London School of Economics
The United States may be declining in its economic and political clout while China rises, but that does not necessarily mean China is surely on its way to global dominator, or that the US cannot bounce back.
Dr Nicholas Kitchen & Michael Cox , London School of Economics
Choosing Irrationality review of Addiction: A Disorder of Choice by Gene M. Heyman
Controversy about addiction over the last few decades has centered on the virtues and drawbacks of the disease model: Is addiction justly portrayed as akin to other mental illnesses such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and schizophrenia, and perhaps even physical illness? Or does the disease model conceal important dissimilarities to these conditions, and therefore compromise our efforts to treat and prevent addiction?
Naturalism.org,
Controversy about addiction over the last few decades has centered on the virtues and drawbacks of the disease model: Is addiction justly portrayed as akin to other mental illnesses such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and schizophrenia, and perhaps even physical illness? Or does the disease model conceal important dissimilarities to these conditions, and therefore compromise our efforts to treat and prevent addiction?
Naturalism.org,
What is addiction?
The task of defining addiction has challenged physicians, judges, clergy, addicts, their families, and the general public throughout history.
Narcotics Anonymous,
The task of defining addiction has challenged physicians, judges, clergy, addicts, their families, and the general public throughout history.
Narcotics Anonymous,
Addiction is NOT a Brain Disease, It is a Choice
They’re screaming it from the rooftops: “addiction is a disease, and you can’t stop it without medical treatmentâ€! But why are they screaming it so loud, why are they browbeating us about it, why is it always mentioned with a qualifier?
Clean Slate,
They’re screaming it from the rooftops: “addiction is a disease, and you can’t stop it without medical treatmentâ€! But why are they screaming it so loud, why are they browbeating us about it, why is it always mentioned with a qualifier?
Clean Slate,
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Is the Big Society the good society?
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Jeremy Musson, writer and historic buildings consultant; former architectural editor, Country Life
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