Sunday Sequence, November 6th

Some Republicans in the US compare Donald Trump to King Cyrus. Why? Who exactly was King Cyrus? And why might the association with Donald Trump make a difference to this week's presidential election? Cardinal Nichols on xenophobia and the politics of fear. Battling for the hearts and minds of British Muslims. What is a happy death? Why do literacy and numeracy levels still put us near the bottom of the class? And, is western society losing the ability to reason?