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Games of inspiration

Brian Lilley | 14 February 2010 |
tags: athletics, Olympics, winter sport
The speed, the grace, the wonder of the Olympics comes alive in Vancouver.

Let’s move the obesity focus

Mariette Ulrich | 13 February 2010 |
tags: Michelle Obama, obesity, parenting
To wipe out childhood obesity in one generation Michelle Obama will have to focus on the people who can make a difference – parents.

The perils of dishonest science

Margaret Somerville | 12 February 2010 |
tags: autism, research
A controversial article linking autism with vaccinations continues to do immense damage.

How has Mexico become a same-sex marriage pioneer?

Francisco García Pimentel Ruiz | 12 February 2010 |
tags: Mexico, same-sex marriage
On March 4, the nation's capital reaches an historic milestone.

Hold the fort on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Robert R. Reilly | 11 February 2010 |
tags: homosexuality, US Army
Military readiness is not the objective of having openly gay soldiers in the US armed services.

Pirates of necessity

Martyn Drakard | 11 February 2010 |
tags: Africa, failed states, piracy
Somali pirates seem closer to Al Qaeda than Jack Sparrow, but some of them are just out of work fishermen.

Bias from the bench

Brian S Brown | 10 February 2010 |
tags: justice, Proposition 8, same-sex marriage
Proposition 8 appeal judge Vaughn Walker seems to have had one goal: to generate sympathy for gay marriage supporters.

A geek with cheek

Vincenzina Santoro | 09 February 2010 |
tags: Bill Gates, Italy, philanthropy
What right has Bill Gates to dress down Italy and its prime minister?

Germany’s awful choice

Marko Papic and Peter Zeihan | 09 February 2010 |
tags: Germany, Global Financial Crisis, Greece
In the not too distant future, Greece will probably default on its national debt. How will the EU's most powerful economy react?

Citizens United and the problem of modern judicial activism

Carson Holloway | 09 February 2010 |
tags: judicial activism, law, Supreme Court
Why the concept of “strict scrutiny” is alien to the Constitution and why it poses a threat to a constitutionally defensible judicial review.

Super Bowl battle:  abortion, a pro, and a choice

Sheila Liaugminas | 06 February 2010 |
tags: abortion, Super Bowl, Tim Tebow
Controversy over an ad for the big event makes you wonder what some folks mean by 'choice'.

Muslim face veils: religious right, or security risk?

Angela Shanahan | 06 February 2010 |
tags: face veils, France, Muslims
In an opening article on this issue an Australian journalist says veils are a security risk in the West and should be banned in public.

Guttmacher’s spin on ‘teen pregnancy’

Pia de Solenni | 05 February 2010 |
tags: Alan Guttmacher Institute, teen pregnancy
If you count adolescents old enough to vote and enlist, sure the pregnancy rate went up.

Avatar blues

Tony Curzon Price | 05 February 2010 |
tags: Avatar, ecology, films
The film depresses by placing hope in a blind life force, not in human agency.

Give me a little respect, baby, ooo…

Bill Muehlenberg | 05 February 2010 |
tags: abortion, Australian politics, social engineering
The Australian state of Victoria has appointed a Minister for Respect. He might as well sing for it.

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