Michael Cook

Michael Cook likes bad puns, bushwalking and black coffee. He did a BA at Harvard University in the US where it was good for networking, but moved to Sydney where it wasn’t. He also did a PhD on an obscure corner of Australian literature. He has worked as a book editor and magazine editor and has published articles in magazines and newspapers in the US, the UK and Australia. Currently he is the editor of BioEdge, a newsletter about bioethics, and MercatorNet.

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A portrait of universal values

17 Feb 2012

A photo of a fleeting moment in the Arab Spring demonstrations in Yemen is the winner of the 2011 World Press Photo competition.




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Fudging the figures on contraception

14 Feb 2012

The White House says 98% of Catholic women have used contraceptives. Its own statistics do not support this.




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Our pick of the films of 2011

26 Jan 2012

After bunkering down with our reviewers, we've settled on a list of the best films of the past year.




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7 reasons why “Merry Christmas” will always beat “Season’s Greetings”

20 Dec 2011

Don’t let Grinches steal your Christmas by substituting meaningless slogans.




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Just one hitch with all those eulogies

19 Dec 2011

Who was the greater public intellectual, Christopher Hitchens or Vaclav Havel?




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A mortal threat to marriage

6 Dec 2011

Same sex marriage can only succeed in a society where traditional marriage is already weak.




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Non, je ne regrette rien

24 Nov 2011

It is now all but certain that human embryonic stem cells will not deliver cures to dread diseases. Apologies, anyone?




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At long last, Dutch doctors draw a line in the sand

17 Nov 2011

Euthanasia is OK, but circumcising male babies is a bridge too far.




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Another death in the family

8 Nov 2011

Did a famous London physician euthanase two of the crowned heads of Europe?




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Are Americans anti-science?

4 Nov 2011

No, they just don't like arrogant, undemocratic scientists.




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