The origin of religion is in our heads, explains developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert. First we figured out how to make tools, then a supernatural being.
America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.
While the high-level lawbreakers are protected from consequences by our political class, only the courageous whistle-blower is subject to criminal prosecution.