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    Liberal democracy is on the declineOpinion
    Liberal democracy is on the decline

    London: As a graduate student in the Harvard Department of Government in the late 1980s, I became slightly jaded about...

    23 Nov 2015 9:54 AM IST

    My wife and I are Mr & Mrs TwitOpinion
    My wife and I are Mr & Mrs Twit

    London: This is a cautionary tale for any young couples out there thinking of tying the knot. Be wary of what you have...

    10 Sept 2015 6:36 AM IST

    A stain on French manhoodOpinion
    A stain on French manhood

    London: Boy, am I glad I’m not a Frenchman. The August 21 incident on a Paris-bound train, in which a terror...

    1 Sept 2015 1:32 PM IST

    The impact of ‘verbing’Opinion
    The impact of ‘verbing’

    London: Few things are more likely to provoke the disapproval of the bienpensant left than criticising someone’s...

    26 Jun 2015 12:15 PM IST

    Green Party’s crazy manifestoOpinion
    Green Party’s crazy manifesto

    It’s not hard to imagine the “behavioural response” of high-net-worth individuals to taxing their...

    21 April 2015 11:20 AM IST

    In defence of Page 3Opinion
    In defence of Page 3

    London: I for one would be sorry to see them go,” wrote George Orwell. “They are a sort of saturnalia, a...

    23 Jan 2015 8:49 AM IST

    Sedaris was right, litter is a class issueOpinion
    Sedaris was right, litter is a class issue

    London: David Sedaris is my new hero. Not because he’s such a funny writer, but because he’s obsessed with...

    16 Jan 2015 9:21 AM IST

    Paternity bluesOpinion
    Paternity blues

    London: Earlier this week, the law changed to enable men to share the leave that women are currently entitled to after...

    5 Dec 2014 11:55 AM IST

    Schools can’t teach characterOpinion
    Schools can’t teach character

    London: I participated in a lively discussion about character education at Policy Exchange earlier this week. For those...

    11 Nov 2014 6:20 AM IST

    How to be a neglectful parentOpinion
    How to be a neglectful parent

    Children need to be left alone at times for a healthy growth

    3 Aug 2014 11:41 AM IST

    Knowledge vs GoogleOpinion
    Knowledge vs Google

    How can you interpret the results if you don’t know what the words mean?

    4 April 2014 8:59 AM IST

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