http://www.mercatornet.com MercatorNet offers lively news and articles promoting human dignity. webmaster@mercatornet.com (Michael Cook) editor@mercatornet.com (Michael Cook) http://www.mercatornet.com/Newsletterv0810/newsletters/10716 http://www.mercatornet.com/Newsletterv0810/newsletters/10716 A controversial list -- send us your suggestions on how to improve it. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/Newsletterv0810/newsletters/10716" title="Permalink to '101 books Gen Ys must read before they die'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 15 May 2012 14:27:22 GMT http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/you_can_tell_its_an_election_year_when http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/you_can_tell_its_an_election_year_when <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/graymatter345-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Some psychology researchers are demonizing or marginalizing voters with opposing views and calling it “science.” <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/you_can_tell_its_an_election_year_when" title="Permalink to 'You can tell it’s an election year when…'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 16 May 2012 17:58:24 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_france_take_a_new_strategic_direction_under_hollande http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_france_take_a_new_strategic_direction_under_hollande <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/CHARLES_DE_GAULLE_.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Will the new French president end up playing the Gaullist hand? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_france_take_a_new_strategic_direction_under_hollande" title="Permalink to 'Will France take a new strategic direction under Hollande?'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 16 May 2012 05:31:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/101_books_gen_y_must_read_before_they_die http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/101_books_gen_y_must_read_before_they_die <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/bookshelf23.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Looking for controversy? Here it is: the must-read list for people who hate to read. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/101_books_gen_y_must_read_before_they_die" title="Permalink to '101 books Gen Ys must read before they die'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 15 May 2012 13:32:24 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/without_the_marriage_plot_whats_left_of_the_novel http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/without_the_marriage_plot_whats_left_of_the_novel <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/plot0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />When romance and marriage are entirely an individual thing the drama of the characters narrows accordingly. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/without_the_marriage_plot_whats_left_of_the_novel" title="Permalink to 'Without the marriage plot, what’s left of the novel?'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 15 May 2012 04:34:56 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/ottawas_award_winning_way_of_killing_off_childhood http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/ottawas_award_winning_way_of_killing_off_childhood <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/looking56778-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A tell-all exhibition in a national museum normalizes sexual experimentation for kids -- with government funding. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/ottawas_award_winning_way_of_killing_off_childhood" title="Permalink to 'Ottawa’s award-winning way of killing off childhood'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 14 May 2012 02:04:19 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/better_than_ivf http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/better_than_ivf <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/spegg.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Infertility is a complex problem. But one thing is certain: don't make children a postscript to a career. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/better_than_ivf" title="Permalink to 'Better than IVF'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 11 May 2012 15:08:37 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/obama_devolves http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/obama_devolves <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/obamagay.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The President has twisted immutable truths in the Constitution and Christianity into their opposites. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/obama_devolves" title="Permalink to 'Obama devolves'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 11 May 2012 00:38:29 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_time_to_euthanase_those_nazi_arguments http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_time_to_euthanase_those_nazi_arguments <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/hitler0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Comparisons with Nazi policies are not necessarily "cheap shots", but they often are. How to tell the difference? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_time_to_euthanase_those_nazi_arguments" title="Permalink to 'Is it time to euthanase those Nazi arguments?'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 10 May 2012 22:28:58 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/putin_faces_a_changing_europe http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/putin_faces_a_changing_europe <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/Putin0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Personal relationships with heads of state give way to new geopolitical dynamics. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/putin_faces_a_changing_europe" title="Permalink to 'Putin faces a changing Europe'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 09 May 2012 22:11:10 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/religion_has_its_rights_in_the_public_square http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/religion_has_its_rights_in_the_public_square <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/church-state0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />There are no historical or rational grounds for denying faith a public voice. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/religion_has_its_rights_in_the_public_square" title="Permalink to 'Religion has its rights in the public square'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 09 May 2012 03:04:11 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_ground_breaking_abortion_study_from_chile http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_ground_breaking_abortion_study_from_chile <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/aborto23-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Before 1989 abortion was legal in Chile; after 1989 it was illegal. The author of a controversial study explains what happened to women's health. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_ground_breaking_abortion_study_from_chile" title="Permalink to 'A ground-breaking abortion study from Chile'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 08 May 2012 12:29:10 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/chile_study_challenges_the_safe_abortion_myth http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/chile_study_challenges_the_safe_abortion_myth <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/chilean0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Contrary to claims, a ban on abortion is consistent with one of the world’s lowest maternal mortality rates. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/chile_study_challenges_the_safe_abortion_myth" title="Permalink to 'Chile study challenges the “safe abortion” myth'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 08 May 2012 09:22:03 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_debate_canada_needs_to_have http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_debate_canada_needs_to_have <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/stick-figure-discussion.jpeg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Why are Canadians reluctant to have a debate about the ethics of destroying the most vulnerable human life? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_debate_canada_needs_to_have" title="Permalink to 'The debate Canada needs to have'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 08 May 2012 06:20:58 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_better_never_to_have_been_born http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_better_never_to_have_been_born <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/overall1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The joys of bringing a child into the world are not persuasive for some contemporary philosophers. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_better_never_to_have_been_born" title="Permalink to 'Is it better never to have been born?'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 08 May 2012 05:58:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_shining_city_on_a_hill_slams_its_doors http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_shining_city_on_a_hill_slams_its_doors <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/The_New_Colossus_by_Emma_Lazarus_|_First_Praxis.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The Obama Administration's treatment of two Chinese dissidents has been shameful. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_shining_city_on_a_hill_slams_its_doors" title="Permalink to 'The shining city on a hill slams its doors'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:30 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_unaccountable_popularity_of_the_scream http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_unaccountable_popularity_of_the_scream <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/scream-small0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Edward Munch's picture of a tortured soul has become the second most famous image in the world, but why? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_unaccountable_popularity_of_the_scream" title="Permalink to 'The unaccountable popularity of “The Scream”'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 04 May 2012 10:07:10 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/what_does_a_realistic_fantasy_look_like http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/what_does_a_realistic_fantasy_look_like <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/gameofthrones.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The slaughter, rape, incest and deceit in "A Game of Thrones" or the nobility and dignity in "The Lord of the Rings"? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/what_does_a_realistic_fantasy_look_like" title="Permalink to 'What does a “realistic” fantasy look like?'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 04 May 2012 04:11:10 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/britain_keeping_its_options_open http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/britain_keeping_its_options_open <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/britannia0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Britain has positioned itself superbly for a strategy of waiting, watching and retaining options regardless of what happens. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/britain_keeping_its_options_open" title="Permalink to 'Britain: keeping its options open'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 03 May 2012 22:11:47 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/free_speech_no_fait_accompli http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/free_speech_no_fait_accompli <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/press-freedom0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />On World Press Freedom Day, it’s not just Fiji that needs to pull up its socks. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/free_speech_no_fait_accompli" title="Permalink to 'Free speech no fait accompli'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 03 May 2012 04:02:22 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dangerous_housewives http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dangerous_housewives <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/home-mom0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Stay-at-home moms are a problem, all right. They think, educate their children and vote. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dangerous_housewives" title="Permalink to 'Dangerous housewives'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 02 May 2012 09:50:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/barefoot_and_blind_the_power_of_one http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/barefoot_and_blind_the_power_of_one <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/chenguangcheng.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A disabled campaigner against China's one-child policy has outwitted the world's most powerful governments. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/barefoot_and_blind_the_power_of_one" title="Permalink to 'Barefoot and blind: the power of one'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 01 May 2012 13:45:23 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_crime_of_sitting_down http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_crime_of_sitting_down <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/handcuffed0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />If a child is about to be killed, everyone should try to save that child. Right? Now, hold that thought for a minute. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_crime_of_sitting_down" title="Permalink to 'The crime of sitting down'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 01 May 2012 08:57:40 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_marriage_diversity_conundrum http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_marriage_diversity_conundrum <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/sex-symbols00.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Even the most disinterested life-form would be defeated by the marriage diversity agenda. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_marriage_diversity_conundrum" title="Permalink to 'The marriage diversity conundrum'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 01 May 2012 02:41:47 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/preventing_atrocities http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/preventing_atrocities <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/cambodia.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The Obama Administration has created an agency to identify and address threats of atrocity around the world. Will it be effective? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/preventing_atrocities" title="Permalink to 'Preventing atrocities'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 01 May 2012 01:41:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_culture_behind_the_cartagena_scandal http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_culture_behind_the_cartagena_scandal <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/securitymen0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Does the US Secret Service have an attitude problem? If so, where did it come from? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_culture_behind_the_cartagena_scandal" title="Permalink to 'The culture behind the Cartagena scandal'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:08:17 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/playing_the_man_not_the_ball http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/playing_the_man_not_the_ball <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/playball0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Ad hominem arguments can be logical, but only after we have addressed the issue at hand. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/playing_the_man_not_the_ball" title="Permalink to 'Playing the man, not the ball'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:54:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/russias_plan_to_recover_its_lost_dominance http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/russias_plan_to_recover_its_lost_dominance <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/The_View_East.png" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Russia may be economically dysfunctional, but that will not keep it from flexing its muscles. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/russias_plan_to_recover_its_lost_dominance" title="Permalink to 'Russia’s plan to recover its lost dominance'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:29:49 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_barbarian_inside_the_gates http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_barbarian_inside_the_gates <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/utoya_flag.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />How can we know whether Breivik is sane or insane, responsible or not responsible? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_barbarian_inside_the_gates" title="Permalink to 'The barbarian inside the gates'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:49 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lessons_from_the_island_of_utya http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lessons_from_the_island_of_utya <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/Breivik_bristles-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The trial of a Norwegian mass murderer puts contemporary moral standards in the dock as well. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lessons_from_the_island_of_utya" title="Permalink to 'Lessons from the island of Utøya'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:48:34 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/romney_fails_to_ignite_the_gops_base http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/romney_fails_to_ignite_the_gops_base <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/romney678.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Can the Republicans beat President Obama with a candidate who is unpopular with the party's rank-and-file? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/romney_fails_to_ignite_the_gops_base" title="Permalink to 'Romney fails to ignite the GOP’s base'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:28:09 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/parenthood_is_not_just_a_private_project http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/parenthood_is_not_just_a_private_project <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/child0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The state’s role in marriage is essential to protect the rights of children against the mere wilfulness of adults. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/parenthood_is_not_just_a_private_project" title="Permalink to 'Parenthood is not just a private project'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:30:48 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/of_female_bondage http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/of_female_bondage <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/grey0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The pornification of romantic fiction goes mainstream among women. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/of_female_bondage" title="Permalink to 'Of female bondage'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:46:35 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/charge_of_heart http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/charge_of_heart <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/large.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />In 2010 an eminent Chicago IVF doctor left his practice of creating babies in Petri dishes. This is his story. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/charge_of_heart" title="Permalink to 'Change of heart'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:10:59 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_emergence_of_turkey http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_emergence_of_turkey <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/ottoman0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The transition of this minor country into a great power means keeping its balance while the world around it is in chaos. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_emergence_of_turkey" title="Permalink to 'The emergence of Turkey'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:52:14 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/two_cheers_for_hollywood http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/two_cheers_for_hollywood <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/bond0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />It will take more than Blood Diamond or Green Carpet Awards to show that the film industry is serious about corporate responsibility. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/two_cheers_for_hollywood" title="Permalink to 'Two cheers for Hollywood'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:05:31 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_muslim_looks_at_respect_for_life http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_muslim_looks_at_respect_for_life <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/muslim-mother.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />In Islam life must be acknowledged, always and everywhere, as a true blessing. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_muslim_looks_at_respect_for_life" title="Permalink to 'A Muslim looks at respect for life'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:48:33 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/still_soldiering_on http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/still_soldiering_on <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/85birthday.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Benedict XVI's analysis of the crisis of Western culture is outstanding in its depth and clarity. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/still_soldiering_on" title="Permalink to 'Still soldiering on'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:22:07 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/making_noise_not_arguments http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/making_noise_not_arguments <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/noise0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A social conservative decodes the racket that passes for an answer to her questions about liberal causes. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/making_noise_not_arguments" title="Permalink to 'Making noise, not arguments'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:01:12 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_rhetoric_of_judicial_activism http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_rhetoric_of_judicial_activism <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/supremecourst23.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />President Obama's complaint about judicial activism rings hollow in the light of other controversial decisions handed down by the Supreme Court. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_rhetoric_of_judicial_activism" title="Permalink to 'The rhetoric of judicial activism'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:30:33 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/enough_of_parenting_misery_lit http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/enough_of_parenting_misery_lit <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/chauffeur-mom0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Raising kids is not a Sunday stroll in the park, but if you never get there, whose fault is it? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/enough_of_parenting_misery_lit" title="Permalink to 'Enough of parenting misery lit'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:18:03 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/irans_patient_strategy_for_regional_dominance http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/irans_patient_strategy_for_regional_dominance <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/iranflag.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Even since the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Iran has been following a consistent foreign policy. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/irans_patient_strategy_for_regional_dominance" title="Permalink to 'Iran’s patient strategy for regional dominance'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:46:52 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_clash_of_the_titans http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_clash_of_the_titans <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/dawkinspell.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A long anticipated debate between the Archpriest of Atheism and the Archbishop of Sydney was a damp squib. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_clash_of_the_titans" title="Permalink to 'A clash of the Titans?'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:48:14 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/autism_traffic_and_unstudied_vaccine_components http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/autism_traffic_and_unstudied_vaccine_components <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/autistickids.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Is the abortion/bio-tech industry implicated in the astounding rise in autism? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/autism_traffic_and_unstudied_vaccine_components" title="Permalink to 'Autism, traffic, and unstudied vaccine components'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:23:56 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/why_i_am_not_a_libertarian http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/why_i_am_not_a_libertarian <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/minuteman.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Libertarianism and conservatism are often lumped together, but there are fundamental differences between the two philosophies that make them incompatible. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/why_i_am_not_a_libertarian" title="Permalink to 'Why I am not a libertarian'">Read more...</a></div> Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:26:31 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/immigration_and_the_next_america http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/immigration_and_the_next_america <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/mission0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The debate over immigration rests on an incomplete version of the country’s national story. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/immigration_and_the_next_america" title="Permalink to 'Immigration and the “Next America”'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:50:31 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/israels_new_strategic_environment http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/israels_new_strategic_environment <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/existentailtrheat.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Israel is becoming more dependent on outside powers, thus decreasing its freedom of manoeuvre. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/israels_new_strategic_environment" title="Permalink to 'Israel’s new strategic environment'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:04:24 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shutting_down_the_debate http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shutting_down_the_debate <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/close_debate.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />An international conference of psychiatrists is ignoring the clamorous debate over the psychological consequences of abortion. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shutting_down_the_debate" title="Permalink to 'Shutting down the debate'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:52:20 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/religion_for_atheists http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/religion_for_atheists <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/relgionforateists-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Agape restaurants and Centres for Self-Knowledge are among the innovative suggestions a British litterateur has for a post-deity world. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/religion_for_atheists" title="Permalink to 'Religion for Atheists'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:33:18 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/gamblings_biggest_addict http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/gamblings_biggest_addict <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/gambling0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />It's time for governments to get out of the gambling scene - or use the profits to pay down debt. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/gamblings_biggest_addict" title="Permalink to 'Gambling’s biggest addict'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:13:41 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_end_of_women http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_end_of_women <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/sex-symbols0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The legacy of the sexual revolution is more subversive than its champions admit. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_end_of_women" title="Permalink to 'The end of women'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:01:02 GMT Articles