The scandal of natural law Knowing right from wrong is essential, says a US philosopher | Insight

The Broken Society The welfare state and the market state are now two defunct and mutually supporting failures. | New York Times

Human Dignity and Higher Education American universities have lost their way. | New Atlantis

Do airport full body scanners violate Islam? Two groups say the devices are immodest, and therefore are inconsistent with Islam. | Christian Science Monitor

The net generation, unplugged Is it really helpful to talk about a new generation of “digital natives” who have grown up with the internet? | Economist

Privacy online .... is non-existent. Just get over it. | New York Times

Vocabulary Size "Groak" means staring silently at someone while they eat. So I should be impressed? | New York Times

Thank You For Not Expressing Yourself Theodore Dalrymple on why internet comments are a bad idea | New English Review

The Case for Unpopular Clients Semands to name the 'al Qaeda seven' weaken the country's democratic ideals and an honourable tradition of fearless advocacy. | Wall Street Journal

The top 20 most annoying book reviewer cliches and how to use them all in one meaningless review They're all here. | Examiner

Vocabulary Size "Groak" means staring silently at someone while they eat. So I should be impressed? | New York Times

Take This Job and Write It Why are there so few novels about the world of work? | New York Times

Rescuers, Not Invaders The strange history of failed attempts to resist Islam's spread | Wall Street Journal