Society

(A deeply, defiantly unscientific field study.)

If the central political questions of our time are inescapably personal, how can we dismiss arguments for being "too emotional"?

Over 900 members of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple died on November 18, 1978. Here, in their own words, are some of the people who made it out alive.

Can charity make the world we want? If so, to whom should we sign the cheque?

Given the environmental compromises required for Canada's evolution into an energy giant, it's no great surprise that the government may want to downplay our bucolic past on our legal tender.

By attempting to discredit his victims, Ghomeshi lost his own credibility. This time, the public listened to the survivors; will they continue to?

Humans will debate just about anything; whether their positions stand up to any sort of external scrutiny is often of secondary concern. Don't believe us? Take a look at this diagram.

Belgium's decision to grant euthanasia to a prisoner who claims he's beyond rehabilitation may seem like a win-win, but making choices in prison isn't like making choices anywhere else.

Attachment to objects may be juvenile, but we won’t let that stop us.