How to feed the hungry billion
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - Before the global economic crisis, there was the global food crisis. Last year, soaring prices for basic foods sparked riots in about 30 countries. In June, the UN held a summit to tackle it. In July, the G-8 pledged to act. But in the fall, the floor fell out from the financial markets. Now, like a mountain of maize, countries' economic worries threaten to bury their concerns about rising world hunger. Full Story | Top |
Rethink the value of college
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - Today's economic downturn has blindsided a generation of young people around the globe brought up to believe that a college degree guaranteed them financial prosperity. Whether in the US, China, or in countries in between, graduates from even marquee-name schools are feeling the crunch, prompting many rightly to rethink the value of their education. Full Story | Top |
In Uganda, justice, or just a publicity stunt?
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - For a couple of decades, Uganda has been viewed as a model of development in Africa. The only glaring blemish on Uganda's cheek has been its failure and perceived unwillingness to resolve the conflict in Northern Uganda. Full Story | Top |
The Wrong Question
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:28 pm PST
HuffingtonPost.com - In a plenary session titled "The Values behind Market Capitalism" this morning, I started with this: Full Story | Top |
Debating the Stimulus
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:46 pm PST
The Nation - The Nation -- This morning we were out in force on television, debating the efficacy of HR 1, President Obama's Economic Recovery Act. Full Story | Top |
The Conservative Case for Broadband
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:30 pm PST
RealClearPolitics.com - In the wake of November's elections, following extensive growth in federal spending and compounded by the partial nationalization of our financial sector, many conservatives are in retreat. Fearing a new New Deal of liberal lawmaking, conservative stalwarts are girding for years in the policy wilderness. Yet all is not lost. Full Story | Top |
On 'Ending the Culture Wars'
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:30 pm PST
RealClearPolitics.com - In a post yesterday about the anti-abortion movement, I made passing reference to an article by Peter Beinart arguing that Obama might be presiding over an end to--or at least a pause in--the culture wars of the last couple of decades. Full Story | Top |
Letters to the Editor
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - Cleaner cars are not necessarily more costlyIn regard to the Jan. 27 article, "Cleaner cars, costlier cars": Cars that meet the 2020 standards for fuel economy exist today. Look at the Prius. It's only when we start with the premise that we need to drive Hummer-sized vehicles that we come to the conclusion that it will take a lot of money to reach future fuel economy standards. Full Story | Top |
HINTS OF A ONE-STATE SOLUTION TO ISRAELI CONFLICT
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:59 pm PST
Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- Exactly 40 years ago this year, I went to the Middle East for the first time, and I was easily, and not surprisingly, as enchanted with the sloe-eyed beauty of the region as I was with its hopelessness. Full Story | Top |
OBAMA BUYS THE BUSH BAILOUT
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:09 pm PST
Maggie Gallagher - President Obama, taking a break from sucking up to world opinion on Arabic television, has a word for those big, bad corporate executives: Stop buying corporate jets and redecorating your offices! Or else! Full Story | Top |
LIBERAL VICTIMHOOD: A GAME YOU CAN PLAY AT HOME
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:09 pm PST
Ann Coulter - I notice that liberals have not challenged the overall thesis of my rocketing bestseller, "Guilty: Liberal 'Victims' and Their Assault on America," which is that liberals always play the victim in order to advance, win advantages and oppress others. Full Story | Top |
GOP: Time To Get Things Undone
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:00 am PST
Michelle Malkin - President Obama thinks he knows what the primary objective of Republicans in Washington should be: to "get things done." Bashing Rush Limbaugh last week, Obama urged GOP lawmakers to ignore the voices of obstructionism and sign on to his behemoth stimulus package: "We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important things that need to get done." Meeting with GOP leaders on Tuesday, Obama repeated his entreaty: "I don't expect 100 percent agreement from my Republican colleagues, but I do hope that we can all put politics aside and do the American people's business right now." Full Story | Top |
History Lessons
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:00 am PST
Susan Estrich - On Jan. 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers entered the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Poland and liberated the 7,000 prisoners who were still there, most of them sick and dying. Full Story | Top |
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