Evidence shows that longer work hours make us less productive, not more. The example of the Netherlands shows how shorter work time can be achieved without a reduction in productivity and in living standards. Longer work hours are also associated with poor health and higher mortality rates – we may be risking our lives by …
Long before the days of the Roman Empire weapons were banned in temples. These were places of safety, reflection and peace. The christian church has for centuries followed this ancient societal consensus, and nowhere, to the best of my knowledge, even during the horrors of the Tutsi massacres, have weapons been taken into churches (despite …
I have no problem with gun ownership. My father had a shotgun for hunting. When not in use it was locked up, and from time to time its security was checked by the police to stop bad people getting hold of it. This is the situation in nearly all countries that have the rule of …
The opening lines of the US Constitution read, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for …
A heroin dealer where I live has just been given a thirty year sentence for peddling the lethal drug. He admitted guilt and apologised. So be it. But when a gun dealer sells a gun, knowing it can be lethal (and with no background check to ensure the buyer is not a homocidal maniac), he …
