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Assertions the patient ‘wouldn’t have wanted to suffer’ offer doctors too much leeway
People seem to resign themselves to innovations they considered dubious at the outset
The defenestration of Cantor sends a message to the cosy world of party bigwigs and donors
All the world’s languages are anglicising and pidginising, but particularly French
Obama is seeking to scale back US global responsibilities without signalling a retreat
The taming of the Tea Party leaves the GOP short on the ideological message the voters like
Search engines do not just modify, they eliminate a certain kind of privacy
In the age of the Iraq war and Obamacare, the government is hardly a trustworthy body
It will be hard to discipline Sterling without ramifications for other basketball personalities
The instrument of social change is doomed if referendums on racial preferences stand
Adventurismfree-wheeling, can be excellent in a start-upcompany, but is a menace in a democratically accountable republic
Donors who believe that nostalgia for the Bush era is widespread are nuts
Lifting the cap on funding will tighten the hold of political donors on US politicians
Time’s passage has made the lifetime banishment of Pete Rose look arbitrary and pitiless
An organisation that is being regulated by everybody might as well be regulated by nobody
The president’s performance was not as clever as Justin Justin Bieber’s on ‘Between Two Ferns’
Tolerance for regulation is growing even though we know little about its effectiveness
Nafta boosted economic activity but many of its specific promises proved false
The president is no philistine. Nor is he so politically maladroit as to snub supporters
Nicolas Baverez’s book reflects a deep unease about his country’s prospects
Those who criticise him on Sochi focus on a short list of causes beloved of western elites
The president enjoys the support of the elites – and tools more powerful than executive orders
Amazon’s venture into ‘anticipatory shipping’ is pushing the concept of service too far
Today’s authors waste readers’ time with the clutter of ‘front matter’
Even those who find Dieudonné’s views vile may be reluctant to enforce the laws against them
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