What one generation finds ridiculous, the next accepts; and the third shudders when it looks back on what the first did.

It is a mistake to assume that the law should always enforce morality.

Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.

The notion that human life is sacred just because it is human life is medieval.

Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness.

Do business managers have a commitment to anything more than the success of their company and to making money? It would be hard to say that they do. Indeed, many business leaders deny that there is any conflict between self-interest and the interests of all.

Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.