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Michael Cook | 31 December 2005 |

Since our launch last May, MercatorNet has published an amazing range of reading. Here are a dozen of our readers' favourites in 2005.

Adam Pertman | 30 December 2005 |

In adoptions, as in the rest of life, mistakes and even disasters happen, but this is a field in which the media should be especially careful not to sensationalise. The happiness of tens of thousands of children and would-parents is at stake.

Michael Cook | 28 December 2005 |

New Year celebrations are often a time for recreation drug use. It’s not a good idea, says Britain’s foremost expert on the medical effects of illegal drugs, Professor John Henry.

Michael Cook | 22 December 2005 |

Australia could have the world’s most liberal regulation of embryo research if the recommendations of a government committee are adopted.

Carolyn Moynihan | 18 December 2005 |

Can the West celebrate Christmas without offending its non-Christian minorities, or do we have to settle for mere holiday spirit? And what will happen if we do?

Michael Cook | 18 December 2005 |

A defamatory entry in the on-line encyclopaedia Wikipedia has put one of the internet’s great success stories under the spotlight.

Michael Cook | 16 December 2005 |

Singing Christmas carols is an indispensable part of our heritage.

Dermot Grenham | 16 December 2005 |

The British are living longer and having fewer children. How are they going to cover the cost of caring for their elderly? A new report outlines the options.

Guiomar Barbi | 14 December 2005 |

Publishers keep churning out how-to-find-a-guy guides for young women. Why haven't they asked my grandmother to write one?

Carolyn Moynihan | 08 December 2005 |

Can there be anything wrong with transactions made between consenting adults, no matter how degrading? MercatorNet investigates arguments for legalised prostitution.

Michael Cook | 07 December 2005 |

Whether or not embryos should be cloned and then destroyed for their stem cells has been one of the hottest issues in science this year. James Sherley, a professor at MIT, says that the use of cells from cloned embryos is scientifically and ethically dubious.

Matthew Mehan | 03 December 2005 |

The Japanese have invented a unique genre of comic books for all ages and tastes -- and they are flying off the shelves even in the US.

Michael Cook | 03 December 2005 |

The IT world is abuzz with excitement about a project to hook up millions of children in poor countries to the internet. Have all the bases been covered?

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