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/10329 http://www.mercatornet.com/Newsletterv0810/newsletters/10329 <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/Newsletterv0810/newsletters/10329" title="Permalink to 'Apocalyptic language'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:51:55 GMT http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_good_solution_or_a_quick_fix http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_good_solution_or_a_quick_fix <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/anorexia23.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Should women suffering from anorexia take pills to suppress hunger? Should women suffering from fertility take pills to suppress babies? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_good_solution_or_a_quick_fix" title="Permalink to 'A good solution or a quick fix?'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:10:57 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/from_law_to_decree http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/from_law_to_decree <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/gavelart061008-thumb.gif" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Obama's health care act shows that decrees issued by government bureaucrats have displaced the rule of law. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/from_law_to_decree" title="Permalink to 'From law to decree'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:31:57 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/carnage http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/carnage <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/carnage.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Roman Polanki's latest film mercilessly skewers the superficial values of America's snobbish elite. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/carnage" title="Permalink to 'Carnage'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:42:29 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/god_is_dead_can_i_have_his_stuff http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/god_is_dead_can_i_have_his_stuff <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/botton_cover0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />It had to come: heresy has broken out among the new atheists. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/god_is_dead_can_i_have_his_stuff" title="Permalink to 'God is dead! Can I have his stuff?'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:41:34 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_portrait_of_universal_values http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_portrait_of_universal_values <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/camera.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A photo of a fleeting moment in the Arab Spring demonstrations in Yemen is the winner of the 2011 World Press Photo competition. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_portrait_of_universal_values" title="Permalink to 'A portrait of universal values'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:28:58 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/should_government_be_involved_in_marriage http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/should_government_be_involved_in_marriage <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/sign0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Some libertarians, notably Ron Paul, say it should not. Another says that is foolish and irresponsible. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/should_government_be_involved_in_marriage" title="Permalink to 'Should government be involved in marriage?'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:13:37 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/married_couples_need_to_date_too http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/married_couples_need_to_date_too <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/date-night0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />New research shows that married couples need to date regularly if they want to avoid the divorce courts. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/married_couples_need_to_date_too" title="Permalink to 'Married couples need to date too'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:18:54 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dont_marginalise_christianity_says_uks_muslim_minister http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dont_marginalise_christianity_says_uks_muslim_minister <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/sayeedawarsi23.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Militant secularisation is deeply intolerant and verges on totalitarianism, says the Muslim who is co-chairman of Britain's Conservative Party and a government minister. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dont_marginalise_christianity_says_uks_muslim_minister" title="Permalink to 'Don’t marginalise Christianity, says UK’s Muslim minister'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:02:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_private_matter_between_a_woman_and_her_vending_machine http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_private_matter_between_a_woman_and_her_vending_machine <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/planb0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Developments on a university campus suggest it is time for the Supreme Court to update its famous definition of abortion. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_private_matter_between_a_woman_and_her_vending_machine" title="Permalink to 'A private matter between a woman and her vending machine?'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:32:04 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/can_science_help_us_find_romance http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/can_science_help_us_find_romance <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/valentines0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Probably not. There is so much more to compatibility than whether you both liked Star Wars. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/can_science_help_us_find_romance" title="Permalink to 'Can science help us find romance?'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:59:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_valentine_message_to_college_students http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_valentine_message_to_college_students <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/hands-ad0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Sexual choices now may make a difference in desirable life outcomes later. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_valentine_message_to_college_students" title="Permalink to 'A Valentine message to college students'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:30:24 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/fudging_the_figures_on_contraception http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/fudging_the_figures_on_contraception <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/mandate234-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The White House says 98% of Catholic women have used contraceptives. Its own statistics do not support this. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/fudging_the_figures_on_contraception" title="Permalink to 'Fudging the figures on contraception'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:11:04 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_honour_killings_which_shook_canadas_soul http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_honour_killings_which_shook_canadas_soul <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/Canada_‘honour’_killings_Shafia_family_found_guilty_|_Nepal_Mountain_News.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Wealthy Afghan immigrants murdered the first wife and three daughters because they had become too “Western”. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_honour_killings_which_shook_canadas_soul" title="Permalink to 'The honour killings which shook Canada’s soul'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:26:41 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_ethics_of_parking_green_friendly_cars http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_ethics_of_parking_green_friendly_cars <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/Toyota_Prius_gallery.png" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Why are universities privileging those who already have power, wealth and status if they drive a Prius? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_ethics_of_parking_green_friendly_cars" title="Permalink to 'The ethics of parking eco-friendly cars'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:37:47 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/bombs_across_the_border http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/bombs_across_the_border <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/stop-drones0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The US makes a strong case that its military interventions in Pakistan are just and legal. Whether they’re good is another question. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/bombs_across_the_border" title="Permalink to 'Bombs across the border'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:50:58 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_parental_defence_of_highly_effective_nagging http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_parental_defence_of_highly_effective_nagging <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/nag0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />When a deadly habit becomes a useful tool in the parental armoury. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_parental_defence_of_highly_effective_nagging" title="Permalink to 'A parental defence of highly effective nagging'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:42 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/how_hedonism_became_americas_official_religion http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/how_hedonism_became_americas_official_religion <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/liberty-bell0.png" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />An edict from the Obama administration has ended the American experiment in religious liberty. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/how_hedonism_became_americas_official_religion" title="Permalink to 'How hedonism became America’s official religion'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:26 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_iii_a_collective_challenge http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_iii_a_collective_challenge <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/choices0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Who is to blame for the moral ignorance of young adults, and what is to be done? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_iii_a_collective_challenge" title="Permalink to 'Lost in Transition III: A collective challenge'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:59:35 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/pink_lego http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/pink_lego <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/pinklego0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Why are feminists throwing their toys out of the cot over a victory for girl power? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/pink_lego" title="Permalink to 'Pink Lego'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:22:08 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/oh_britannia http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/oh_britannia <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/queen0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />It's not her fault but six decades on, Queen Elizabeth rules a wave of social disintegration. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/oh_britannia" title="Permalink to 'Oh, Britannia!'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:22:33 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/tightening_the_screws http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/tightening_the_screws <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/torture_thumbscrews-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The Obama Adminstration is attacking religious rights by mandating that all health-care plans, even church-run one, must provide cover for abortion and contraception. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/tightening_the_screws" title="Permalink to 'Tightening the screws'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:53 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shifty_words http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shifty_words <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/labels.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />What does “marriage equality” actually mean? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shifty_words" title="Permalink to 'Shifty words'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:26 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/unnatural_selection http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/unnatural_selection <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/girls0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A book by a pro-choice feminist faces up to an unintended consequence of the West's fertility war. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/unnatural_selection" title="Permalink to 'Unnatural Selection'">Read more...</a></div> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:21:12 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/beating_the_competition http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/beating_the_competition <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/homework0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Business leaders are blaming the education system for the loss of jobs offshore. But aren’t they forgetting that other institution that turns out good workers? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/beating_the_competition" title="Permalink to 'Beating the competition'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:20 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_ii_an_accurate_picture_of_youth http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_ii_an_accurate_picture_of_youth <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/pro-life_youth0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />We cannot stake too much on one study of young adult moral attitudes. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_ii_an_accurate_picture_of_youth" title="Permalink to 'Lost in Transition II: An accurate picture of youth?'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:46:18 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/germany_faces_tough_decisions_in_europes_debt_crisis http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/germany_faces_tough_decisions_in_europes_debt_crisis <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/cards0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The Germans hold many cards, and that's their problem. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/germany_faces_tough_decisions_in_europes_debt_crisis" title="Permalink to 'Germany faces tough decisions in Europe’s debt crisis'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:36:27 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/all_hell_let_loose http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/all_hell_let_loose <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/51dyb5RaZcL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />World War II was not a straightforward death grapple between good and evil, says an eminent military historian. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/all_hell_let_loose" title="Permalink to 'All Hell Let Loose'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:16:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/unstable_behaviour http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/unstable_behaviour <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/TatchellPlaque-1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A leading activist agrees that homosexual preferences are fluid and changing. If so, why do gays need special treatment? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/unstable_behaviour" title="Permalink to 'Unstable behaviour'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:06:59 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/gendercide_when_choice_becomes_an_issue http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/gendercide_when_choice_becomes_an_issue <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/indian_baby0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Indignation over sex-selection shows that abortion is not just a private matter. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/gendercide_when_choice_becomes_an_issue" title="Permalink to 'Gendercide: when choice becomes an issue'">Read more...</a></div> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:39:47 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_make_the_un_secretary_general_keep_his_word http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_make_the_un_secretary_general_keep_his_word <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/bankimoon.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The United Nations must be the "defender of the defenceless", says Ban Ki-moon. Why not begin with the unborn? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_make_the_un_secretary_general_keep_his_word" title="Permalink to 'Let’s make the UN Secretary-General keep his word'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:06:05 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/our_pick_of_the_films_of_2011 http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/our_pick_of_the_films_of_2011 <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/icon_(1).png" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />After bunkering down with our reviewers, we've settled on a list of the best films of the past year. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/our_pick_of_the_films_of_2011" title="Permalink to 'Our pick of the films of 2011'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:36:09 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_i http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_i <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/Lost0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />What's the matter with today's emerging adults? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lost_in_transition_i" title="Permalink to 'Lost In Transition: I'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:14:52 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_the_great_satan_strike_a_deal_with_iran http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_the_great_satan_strike_a_deal_with_iran <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/beabro.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Neither wants a conflict and both have much to lose. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_the_great_satan_strike_a_deal_with_iran" title="Permalink to 'Will the “Great Satan” strike a deal with Iran?'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:12:34 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/no_carnival_for_costa_concordia_captain http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/no_carnival_for_costa_concordia_captain <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/costaconcordia.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Who’s really culpable in one of the most avoidable disasters of recent maritime history? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/no_carnival_for_costa_concordia_captain" title="Permalink to 'No carnival for Costa Concordia captain'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:40:37 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/what_president_obama_should_tell_us_about_bullying http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/what_president_obama_should_tell_us_about_bullying <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/cyber-bullying-6.png" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Even though he was bullied as a child, he survived – and thrived. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/what_president_obama_should_tell_us_about_bullying" title="Permalink to 'What President Obama should tell us about bullying'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:09:19 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/us_supreme_court_backs_religious_independence_in_surprise_decision http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/us_supreme_court_backs_religious_independence_in_surprise_decision <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/hosanna.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The unanimous decision is a major setback for the Obama Administration. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/us_supreme_court_backs_religious_independence_in_surprise_decision" title="Permalink to 'US Supreme Court backs religious independence in surprise decision'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:57:54 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_new_outlaws_how_same_sex_marriage_suffocates_freedom http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_new_outlaws_how_same_sex_marriage_suffocates_freedom <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/wanted_dead_or_alive.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Advocating gay marriage as a way of enlarging the American sphere of liberty are profoundly—and deceptively—misrepresenting their aims. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_new_outlaws_how_same_sex_marriage_suffocates_freedom" title="Permalink to 'The new outlaws: how same-sex marriage suffocates freedom'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:27:07 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/war_horse http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/war_horse <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/warhorse0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Powerful battle scenes but the ending takes too long to arrive. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/war_horse" title="Permalink to 'War Horse'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:30:36 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_humanity_perish_without_the_internet http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_humanity_perish_without_the_internet <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/wikiblackout.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The 24-hour shut-down of Wikipedia was a bold gesture which proved what, exactly? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/will_humanity_perish_without_the_internet" title="Permalink to 'Will humanity perish without the internet?'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:39:21 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/has_europe_lost_its_soul http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/has_europe_lost_its_soul <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/tzedakah.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Stabilising the Euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another, says the Chief Rabbi of the UK. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/has_europe_lost_its_soul" title="Permalink to 'Has Europe lost its soul?'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:17:40 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/vaticans_controversial_plan_for_financial_reform http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/vaticans_controversial_plan_for_financial_reform <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/gfc67.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />“Economic liberalism”, based on utilitarianism and materialism, is the root cause of the global financial crisis, Catholic scholars argue. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/vaticans_controversial_plan_for_financial_reform" title="Permalink to 'Vatican’s controversial plan for financial reform'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:16:35 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/tax_me_please_im_rich http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/tax_me_please_im_rich <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/please-tax0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />If they are so keen, why don’t they just give it to the government anyway? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/tax_me_please_im_rich" title="Permalink to '“Tax me please, I’m rich!”'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:55:49 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dangerous_liaisons http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dangerous_liaisons <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/iran_flag.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The rivals for influence in the Gulf region could make dangerous miscalculations in the game of chess being played in the Strait of Hormuz. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/dangerous_liaisons" title="Permalink to 'Dancing with danger '">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:22:26 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/complementary_beings http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/complementary_beings <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/complementary.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A focus on equal rights in the same-sex marriage debate has obscured the obvious fact that men and women have complementary natures. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/complementary_beings" title="Permalink to 'Complementary beings'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:55:52 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/margaret_sanger_a_life_of_passion http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/margaret_sanger_a_life_of_passion <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/public_discourse_2.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A new biography of Margaret Sanger fails to confront the Planned Parenthood founder’s ideological commitment to eugenics and population control. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/margaret_sanger_a_life_of_passion" title="Permalink to 'Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:34:19 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/college_blues_and_the_twinkie_factor http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/college_blues_and_the_twinkie_factor <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/mental-health0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />How should a college professor deal with students' mental health excuses? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/college_blues_and_the_twinkie_factor" title="Permalink to 'College blues and the twinkie factor'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:38:34 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/mission_impossible_ghost_protocol http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/mission_impossible_ghost_protocol <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/cruise0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />“Cruise control” does it again, and even better. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/mission_impossible_ghost_protocol" title="Permalink to 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:14:02 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_dangers_of_wishful_thinking_in_the_middle_east http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_dangers_of_wishful_thinking_in_the_middle_east <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/arabspring23.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Projecting Western ideas onto the Arab Spring seriously underestimates the danger of Islamism. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_dangers_of_wishful_thinking_in_the_middle_east" title="Permalink to 'The dangers of wishful thinking in the Middle East'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:13:23 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/digital_natives_and_their_brave_new_world http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/digital_natives_and_their_brave_new_world <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/digitalnative0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Is the smartphone generation getting smarter, or just more superficial? The debate continues. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/digital_natives_and_their_brave_new_world" title="Permalink to 'Digital natives and their brave new world'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:57:59 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/movie_morality_is_plummeting http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/movie_morality_is_plummeting <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/fwb1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Film censors are allowing teens to access much more explicit content and few parents seem to care <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/movie_morality_is_plummeting" title="Permalink to 'Movie morality is plummeting'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:25:44 GMT Articles