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/10278 http://www.mercatornet.com/Newsletterv0810/newsletters/10278 <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/Newsletterv0810/newsletters/10278" title="Permalink to 'The human dignity barometer, rising'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:38:57 GMT 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 07:05:54 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 21:03:33 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 http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/america_israel_iran_a_dangerous_moment http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/america_israel_iran_a_dangerous_moment <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/hormuz.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The tensions between Washington and Tehran are being further fuelled by naval exercises and discussion of strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/america_israel_iran_a_dangerous_moment" title="Permalink to 'America, Israel, Iran: a dangerous moment'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:02:57 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/british_conservatives_and_same_sex_marriage http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/british_conservatives_and_same_sex_marriage <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/cameron2ssm.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />It is not the time -- or the place -- for the Conservative Party to legislate for same-sex marriage <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/british_conservatives_and_same_sex_marriage" title="Permalink to 'British Conservatives and same-sex marriage'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:10:31 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/3_new_years_resolutions_id_like_other_people_to_follow http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/3_new_years_resolutions_id_like_other_people_to_follow <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/new_year_s_fireworks_-_Google_Search.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Unsolicited advice from a stalwart MercatorNet contributor. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/3_new_years_resolutions_id_like_other_people_to_follow" title="Permalink to '3 New Year’s resolutions (I’d like other people to follow)'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:18:14 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_master_new_age_maker_of_myths http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_master_new_age_maker_of_myths <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/Joseph_Campbell_.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />American academic Joseph Campbell profoundly influenced Hollywood. Was it for the best? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_master_new_age_maker_of_myths" title="Permalink to 'The master New Age maker of myths'">Read more...</a></div> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:50:44 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_new_year_should_begin_by_saving_lives_not_killing_them http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_new_year_should_begin_by_saving_lives_not_killing_them <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/assisted22.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A media frenzy has erupted in the UK over a hopelessly biased report on assisted suicide. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_new_year_should_begin_by_saving_lives_not_killing_them" title="Permalink to 'The New Year should begin with ideas for saving lives, not for killing them'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:02:13 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/2012_the_next_upheaval http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/2012_the_next_upheaval <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/2012_film.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Governments and popular movements will be grappling with the explosive cocktail of global governance, austerity and democracy. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/2012_the_next_upheaval" title="Permalink to '2012, the next upheaval'">Read more...</a></div> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:32:11 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/can_a_father_be_the_next_president http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/can_a_father_be_the_next_president <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/santorum.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has at least one thing right: he knows the value of human life. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/can_a_father_be_the_next_president" title="Permalink to 'Can a father be the next president?'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:26:01 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/should_china_be_our_model_in_higher_education http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/should_china_be_our_model_in_higher_education <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/chinauni1.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The notion that universities should teach only subjects which are useful and profitable is nonsense. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/should_china_be_our_model_in_higher_education" title="Permalink to 'Should China be our model in higher education?'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:40 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_worth_it_the_economics_of_same_sex_marriage http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_worth_it_the_economics_of_same_sex_marriage <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/economicsssm.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The institution of marriage must be fundamentally redefined to accommodate same sex couples, says a Canadian economist. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/is_it_worth_it_the_economics_of_same_sex_marriage" title="Permalink to 'Is it worth it? the economics of same-sex marriage'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:24:50 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/europes_crisis_unification_without_a_unifying_spirit http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/europes_crisis_unification_without_a_unifying_spirit <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/eurozone0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />A founding father of the EU would not be surprised at the problems it is facing. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/europes_crisis_unification_without_a_unifying_spirit" title="Permalink to 'Europe’s crisis: unification without a unifying spirit'">Read more...</a></div> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:03:41 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/7_reasons_why_merry_christmas_will_always_beat_seasons_greetings http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/7_reasons_why_merry_christmas_will_always_beat_seasons_greetings <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/frostythe_snowman.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Don’t let Grinches steal your Christmas by substituting meaningless slogans. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/7_reasons_why_merry_christmas_will_always_beat_seasons_greetings" title="Permalink to '7 reasons why “Merry Christmas” will always beat “Season’s Greetings”'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:46:38 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/just_dont_smash_it_dave http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/just_dont_smash_it_dave <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/royal-wedding0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The British PM defends Christianity but it's deeds that matter in the end, not words. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/just_dont_smash_it_dave" title="Permalink to 'Just don’t smash it, Dave'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:58:58 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/british_prime_minister_we_are_a_christian_country http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/british_prime_minister_we_are_a_christian_country <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/thumbnails/David_Cameron0.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />The Bible has given Britain a set of values and morals which it should actively defend, says David Cameron. <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/british_prime_minister_we_are_a_christian_country" title="Permalink to 'British Prime Minister: “We are a Christian country”'">Read more...</a></div> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:25:18 GMT Articles http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/just_one_hitch_with_all_those_eulogies http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/just_one_hitch_with_all_those_eulogies <div style="clear:both;"><img src="http://www.mercatornet.com/images/good_to_read/Christopher_Hitchens.png" width="120" height="120" alt="thumbnail" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" />Who was the greater public intellectual, Christopher Hitchens or Vaclav Havel? <a href="http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/just_one_hitch_with_all_those_eulogies" title="Permalink to 'Just one hitch with all those eulogies'">Read more...</a></div> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:17:31 GMT Articles