http://www.mercatornet.com/ An on-line voice for human dignity. We stand for reframing ethical and policy debates in terms of human dignity, not dollars and cents or political calculation. webmaster@mercatornet.com editor@mercatornet.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029110104772360.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_h http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_obama_spell_is_broken/#When:01:00:30Z One of the Wall Street Journal's most controversial articles, by Fouad Ajami. WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029110104772360.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_h Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:30 GMT WSJ http://www.truthout.org/here-there-be-monsters56756 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/here_there_be_monsters/#When:22:51:49Z Bullying can scar people for life Truthout http://www.truthout.org/here-there-be-monsters56756 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:51:49 GMT Truthout http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23651?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Emailmarketingsoftware&utm_content=92438541&utm_campaign=February252010issue+_+ocpl&utm_term=IntheWorldofFacebook http://www.mercatornet.com/site/in_the_world_of_facebook/#When:22:49:23Z Is a news feed a substitute for a conversation? New York Review of Books http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23651?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Emailmarketingsoftware&utm_content=92438541&utm_campaign=February252010issue+_+ocpl&utm_term=IntheWorldofFacebook Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:49:23 GMT New York Review of Books http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15450615&source=features_box2 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/a_time_for_introspection/#When:01:14:27Z Increasing scrutiny of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, in particular, its chairman, should lead to reforms The Economist http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15450615&source=features_box2 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:14:27 GMT The Economist http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=885392 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/gay_rights_dont_ask_dont_think/#When:20:55:54Z A fatal flaw in the gay-rights argument. One News Now http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=885392 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:55:54 GMT One News Now http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15452867 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/through_a_glass_darkly/#When:08:18:16Z The Conservatives—and apparently plenty of voters—think that Britain has a “broken society”. Does the claim stand up? The Economist http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15452867 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:18:16 GMT The Economist http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/debates/copenhagen_article/8039 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_ipcc_a_vatican_for_the_twenty-first_century/#When:23:03:34Z The problem with the IPCC is not that some of its science is dodgy, but the fact that it elevates science per se above politics and democracy. Spiked http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/debates/copenhagen_article/8039 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:03:34 GMT Spiked http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/review/Siegel-t.html?nl=books&emc=booksupdateemb3&pagewanted=all http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_culture_of_narcissism/#When:22:49:27Z In praise of Christopher Lasch's grim jeremiad on American culture. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/review/Siegel-t.html?nl=books&emc=booksupdateemb3&pagewanted=all Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:49:27 GMT New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/review/Phillips-t.html?nl=books&emc=booksupdateema3 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/moving_the_deck_chairs/#When:22:44:01Z Renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz is not happy with US economic policy New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/review/Phillips-t.html?nl=books&emc=booksupdateema3 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:44:01 GMT New York Times http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7093699/When-fiction-breaks-down.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/when_fiction_breaks_down/#When:18:23:58Z Why does the world of work feature in so few modern stories? London Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7093699/When-fiction-breaks-down.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:23:58 GMT London Telegraph http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15450623 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/that_way_madness_lies/#When:08:07:48Z A new manual for diagnosing diseases of the psyche is about to be unveiled. The Economist http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15450623 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:07:48 GMT The Economist http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/16/charlotte-raven-should-i-take-my-own-life http://www.mercatornet.com/site/should_i_take_my_own_life/#When:07:52:48Z When Charlotte Raven was diagnosed with Huntington's disease, there seemed only one option. Guardian (UK) http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/16/charlotte-raven-should-i-take-my-own-life Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:52:48 GMT Guardian (UK) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704878904575031263063242900.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/battling_the_information_barbarians/#When:04:29:42Z The tumultuous history behind the clash with Google. Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704878904575031263063242900.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:29:42 GMT Wall Street Journal http://article.nationalreview.com/423469/reengineering-the-family/heather-mac-donald?page=1 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/reengineering_the_family/#When:22:09:28Z We can’t yet know the full consequences of our institutionalized severing of biology from parenthood. National Review Online http://article.nationalreview.com/423469/reengineering-the-family/heather-mac-donald?page=1 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:09:28 GMT National Review Online http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/02/bill_watterson_creator_of_belo.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/calvin_and_hobbes_creator_looks_back_with_no_regrets/#When:18:54:59Z 'An artwork can stay frozen in time, but I stumble through the years like everyone else.' Cleveland Plain Dealer http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/02/bill_watterson_creator_of_belo.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:54:59 GMT Cleveland Plain Dealer http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/georgepitcher/7125256/Assisted-suicide-is-not-about-consumer-choice.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/assisted_suicide_is_not_about_consumer_choice/#When:09:04:31Z We cannot allow the euthanasia lobby to ride roughshod over the democratic process. London Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/georgepitcher/7125256/Assisted-suicide-is-not-about-consumer-choice.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:04:31 GMT London Telegraph http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/opinion/01douthat.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/sex_ed_in_washington/#When:08:32:17Z If the federal government wants to invest in the fight against teenage pregnancy, the funds should be available to states and localities without any ideological strings attached. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/opinion/01douthat.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:32:17 GMT New York Times http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/reviewofbooks_article/8017/ http://www.mercatornet.com/site/why_salinger_still_speaks_to_us/#When:08:25:23Z Salinger’s contribution to modern literature was a new kind of literary character struggling with the crisis and corrosion of The Individual. Spiked http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/reviewofbooks_article/8017/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:25:23 GMT Spiked http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/82844182.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/mothers_in_combat_boots/#When:02:39:49Z Reassessing a military policy. Policy Review http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/82844182.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:39:49 GMT Policy Review http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/magazine/31FOB-onlanguage-t.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/crash_blossoms/#When:23:26:50Z Ambiguity dogs headlines New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/magazine/31FOB-onlanguage-t.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:26:50 GMT New York Times http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704905604575027042440341392.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/thinking_happy_thoughts_at_work/#When:00:07:54Z Happiness coaching is seeping into the workplace. Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704905604575027042440341392.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:07:54 GMT Wall Street Journal http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7071629/Laughter-is-a-universal-language.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/laughter_is_a_universal_language/#When:00:01:46Z Laughter is universally associated with being tickled and reflects the feeling of enjoyment of physical play. London Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7071629/Laughter-is-a-universal-language.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:01:46 GMT London Telegraph http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/books/29salinger.html?em=&pagewanted=all http://www.mercatornet.com/site/author_of_catcher_in_the_rye_dies_at_91/#When:09:59:16Z The end of the beginning of the generation gap. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/books/29salinger.html?em=&pagewanted=all Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:59:16 GMT New York Times http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2010/01/how-the-world-media-failed-ordinary-haitians/ http://www.mercatornet.com/site/how_the_world_media_failed_ordinary_haitians/#When:01:01:27Z Who rescued more people? Foreign sniffer dogs or ordinary people? Prospect http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2010/01/how-the-world-media-failed-ordinary-haitians/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:01:27 GMT Prospect http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/green-power-eco-spiritualitys-chic-has-got-the-vaticans-attention/article1443672/ http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_rise_and_rise_of_eco-spirituality/#When:23:59:47Z More and more people are turning to Mother Gaia Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/green-power-eco-spiritualitys-chic-has-got-the-vaticans-attention/article1443672/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:59:47 GMT Globe and Mail http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/technology/personaltech/28basics.html?em=&pagewanted=all http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_web_way_to_learn_a_language/#When:23:50:52Z It gets easier all the time. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/technology/personaltech/28basics.html?em=&pagewanted=all Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:50:52 GMT New York Times http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/paying-zero-public-services http://www.mercatornet.com/site/paying_zero_for_public_services/#When:06:11:55Z An innovative scheme for beating bribery in India. CommGAP http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/paying-zero-public-services Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:11:55 GMT CommGAP http://www.guernicamag.com/blog/1514/when_the_media_is_the/ http://www.mercatornet.com/site/when_the_media_is_the_disaster/#When:06:07:00Z Let's ban the word "looting" from coverage of Haiti -- and elsewhere. Guernica http://www.guernicamag.com/blog/1514/when_the_media_is_the/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:07:00 GMT Guernica http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1245818/Britains-iPhone-baby-born-couple-tried-years-conceive.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/pregnancy_theres_an_app_for_that/#When:01:43:08Z Woman who struggled to get pregnant, conceives and gives birth after following directions from her iPhone. The Daily Mail, UK http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1245818/Britains-iPhone-baby-born-couple-tried-years-conceive.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:43:08 GMT The Daily Mail, UK http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/01/25/marni-soupcoff-the-problem-with-quot-sext-quot-ed.aspx http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_problem_with_sext_ed/#When:21:22:02Z The technology is not the problem, it's kids sharing nude photos that's the problem. National Post http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/01/25/marni-soupcoff-the-problem-with-quot-sext-quot-ed.aspx Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:22:02 GMT National Post http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26brooks.html?em http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_populist_addiction/#When:20:40:18Z Simply bashing the rich and the powerful will still not solve America's problems. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26brooks.html?em Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:40:18 GMT New York Times http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_1_birthrates.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/our_vanishing_ultimate_resource/#When:04:39:05Z Plummeting birthrates threaten prosperity worldwide. Can America buck the trend? City Journal http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_1_birthrates.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:39:05 GMT City Journal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernardhenri-levy/in-defense-of-benedict-xv_b_434425.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/in_defense_of_benedict_xvi/#When:04:18:46Z Pius or Benedict, one can be both Pope and scapegoat. Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernardhenri-levy/in-defense-of-benedict-xv_b_434425.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:18:46 GMT Huffington Post http://pubs.acs.org/cen/email/html/8751cover.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/global_warming_and_climate_change/#When:06:38:28Z Recommended as the most balanced article ever. Chemical & Engineering News http://pubs.acs.org/cen/email/html/8751cover.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:38:28 GMT Chemical & Engineering News http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/01/20/20readwriteweb-the-3-facebook-settings-every-user-should-c-29287.html?em http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_3_facebook_settings_every_user_should_check_now/#When:03:52:11Z Most Facebook users likely opted for the recommended settings in December without really understanding what they were agreeing to. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/01/20/20readwriteweb-the-3-facebook-settings-every-user-should-c-29287.html?em Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:52:11 GMT New York Times http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15331001 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/brazils_presidential_biopic_lula_sanitised/#When:04:24:31Z A film for the campaign trail. The Economist http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15331001 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:24:31 GMT The Economist http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/arts/design/20map.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/a_big_map_that_shrank_the_world/#When:00:42:35Z Matteo Ricci's 1602 map of China is on display at the Library of Congress. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/arts/design/20map.html Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:42:35 GMT New York Times http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/18/at-popes-trip-to-rome-synagogue-press-misses-the-story/ http://www.mercatornet.com/site/popes_trip_to_rome_synagogue/#When:00:31:06Z The press misses the story. Politics Daily http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/18/at-popes-trip-to-rome-synagogue-press-misses-the-story/ Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:31:06 GMT Politics Daily http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/peter_osnos/2010/01/the_future_of_3d.php http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_future_of_3-d/#When:23:11:02Z Avatar may be a runaway success, but it will be hard to repeat. Atlantic http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/peter_osnos/2010/01/the_future_of_3d.php Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:11:02 GMT Atlantic http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article6990013.ece http://www.mercatornet.com/site/the_day_i_decided_to_stop_being_gay/#When:04:52:39Z Twenty years after he came out, Patrick Muirhead, 41, explains why he is suddenly feeling the appeal of the opposite sex. Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article6990013.ece Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:52:39 GMT Times Online http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1466/economics-marriage-rise-of-wives http://www.mercatornet.com/site/new_economics_of_marriage/#When:07:36:27Z The rise of wives. Pew Research Centre http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1466/economics-marriage-rise-of-wives Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:36:27 GMT Pew Research Centre http://www.city-journal.org/2010/eon0115td.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/haitis_apocalypse/#When:05:34:11Z This week’s earthquake adds a nightmarish chapter to a tragic history. City Journal http://www.city-journal.org/2010/eon0115td.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:34:11 GMT City Journal http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6991177.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/world_misled_over_himalayan_glacier_meltdown/#When:23:24:19Z A warning that climate change will melt most of the Himalayan glaciers by 2035 is likely to be retracted after a series of scientific blunders by the United Nations body that issued it. Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6991177.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:24:19 GMT Times Online http://www.truthout.org/everything-solid-melts-dickens-and-madoff56127 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/everything_solid_melts/#When:22:05:46Z Dickens and Madoff. Truthout http://www.truthout.org/everything-solid-melts-dickens-and-madoff56127 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:05:46 GMT Truthout http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7942/ http://www.mercatornet.com/site/how_natures_fury_replaced_gods_fury/#When:13:35:17Z Evangelist Pat Robertson’s real mistake was to describe the calamity in Haiti as God’s work rather than Gaia’s work. Spiked http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7942/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:35:17 GMT Spiked http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402487.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/doomsday_clock_set_back_by_a_minute/#When:07:21:31Z Humanity inched away from Armageddon on Thursday morning. Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402487.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:21:31 GMT Washington Post http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2010/01/1095 http://www.mercatornet.com/site/avatar_and_its_conservative_critics/#When:03:14:12Z Is it possible for capitalism and democracy to support localist and communitarian ideals? Public Discourse http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2010/01/1095 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:14:12 GMT Public Discourse http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/opinion/14kristof.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/google_takes_a_stand/#When:07:25:14Z Beijing is increasingly devoting itself to cyberwarfare. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/opinion/14kristof.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:25:14 GMT New York Times http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6863337.html http://www.mercatornet.com/site/on_the_shoulders_of_a_mothers_love/#When:23:24:22Z A touching story of a Chinese mother's dedication China Daily http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6863337.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:24:22 GMT China Daily http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/opinion/11douthat.html?th&emc=th http://www.mercatornet.com/site/lets_talk_about_faith/#When:22:38:57Z Was Brit Hume wrong to suggest that Tiger Woods become a Christian? New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/opinion/11douthat.html?th&emc=th Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:57 GMT New York Times