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Super Tuesday: Churches that embrace Santorum, Gingrich drive youth awayRick Santorum and Newt Gingrich (both Catholic) make regular campaign stops at evangelical churches and are often met with raucous applause. But such displays of partisan faith are partly responsible for the recent mass exodus of young people from 海角大神 churches.
John HughesSticks and stones: the case for civility in American political discourseInstead of dogmatism and hysterical clamor, we need more of the 'Shields and Brooks' kind of civility in our public discourse in America.
Putin election victory doesn't pave an easy path through his third presidential termBeyond mass protests in Moscow against what observers have confirmed as a fraudulent presidential election, several key demographic and economic factors mean that Russians will continue to contest the legitimacy of Putin's presidency during his third term.
Rush Limbaugh 'slut' comment reveals a double standard on sexRush Limbaugh apologized for calling student Sandra Fluke a 'slut' for her views on contraception. His offensive remarks revealed an old double standard on sex: Only a 'coed' 鈥� that is, a female 鈥� can be promiscuous. The rest of us males are just taking what鈥檚 rightfully ours.
3 reasons not to attack Iran As tensions over a defiant Iran and its nuclear program escalate, the debate in Washington over preemptive military strikes heats up, even as Israel warns the US it may attack Tehran's nuclear facilities. Edward Haley, professor of international strategic studies at Claremont McKenna College, gives three reasons not to attack Iran:
Russian elections: US and Europe must rethink the 'reset'Vladimir Putin, who seems set to return to the presidency after Russian elections Sunday, looks to be tossing aside the reset in relations with the US and Europe. Were the West to continue to embrace the Kremlin, it would alienate Russians, especially reformers.
John HughesGOP candidates need to debate legalizing marijuanaAs GOP candidates debate values, I have not heard them address legalizing marijuana. The words of a narcotics agent ring in my ears: 'I can鈥檛 say every pot smoker goes on to get hooked on the hard stuff. But I can say every addict I know on the hard stuff got started on pot.'
Russian elections: Putin 4.0 at a crossroadsAfter Russian elections on Sunday, expect what amounts to a fourth term for Putin. But Putin 4.0 faces a tough choice. His KGB officer instincts call for tightening the grip. But Russia's future 鈥� and thousands of protesters 鈥� demand greater freedom and reforms.
Global ViewpointWTO chief Pascal Lamy: Competitiveness must drive European growthEurope is struggling to find its place in the new global economy because of 'domestic' issues, not external factors (like a rising China or trade disadvantages). On the contrary, the external climate favors European growth 鈥� if Europe can improve competitiveness and find its niche.
Global ViewpointWTO chief Pascal Lamy: World must change the way it measures trade flowsIt is economic nonsense to continue to calculate bilateral trade balances 鈥� like those between the US and China 鈥� the way we do today. What we need to monitor is the effective added value in each country, not the overall value of goods and services imported and exported.
Those defending US Constitution from sharia must have failed high school civicsThose like Newt Gingrich who try to exploit sharia聽hysteria to foster fear of Muslims in the US not only fail to understand聽sharia, they also fail to understand the ideals of religious freedom upon which America was built.
Walter RodgersSigns of hope in Pakistan 鈥� America's prickly allyIt's difficult to make sense of Pakistan's pulsating political chaos, corruption, and instability. Yet pessimistic views of Pakistan, while endemic in the West, differ considerably from the perspective of Pakistani analysts who cautiously point to half a dozen hopeful developments.
How student-built solar homes can help solve US housing and energy crisisFew of the homes created by university teams in the Solar Decathlon are ever lived in 鈥� despite their extraordinary expense and tax on the environment.聽Instead of building temporary show houses, schools should build energy-efficient homes for local people who need them.
Five steps to bring back American manufacturing jobs Many proclaim that American manufacturing is gone, never to return. The numbers certainly are frightening. Yet other signs point to a possible resurgence. Manufacturing executive Carol Ptak argues that significant numbers of good manufacturing jobs can and will return if America takes the following five steps.
Why credit unions and small businesses are beating out big banksCommunity-based capitalism offers an exciting new model for American prosperity and a way out of the current economic morass. Constructive Capitalism is shareable, local, and sustainable. Examples of its impact abound.
Melissa Harris-Perry show at MSNBC breaks more than gender, race barrierMelissa Harris-Perry is the first African American woman to solo-host a news and politics show on a major television outlet, MSNBC. But she also breaks a pundit barrier. As a professor at Tulane University, she raises academia to a new level where it can enrich public discourse.
This primary season, peel off political labelsIt's primary season, so America is into political labels. Which is the real conservative, Romney or Santorum? Is Obama a European socialist? The more important question may be, 'What are you?' Surprisingly, the answer is probably 'all of the above.'
Nations must learn from past mistakes in helping SomaliaThis week Britain led another international attempt to help Somalia, a dysfunctional state plagued by piracy and terrorism. Nations must learn from the past that trying to build up a central government in Somalia won't work. It's the regions and sub-clans that need bolstering.
Yemen loses a dictator, but not his shadowYemen elected a new president this week, but one of the conditions for the vote was complete amnesty for the ousted longtime dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Whether that amnesty will eventually be overturned has implications for Yemen, and other dictators in the region.
John Glenn and Earth orbit anniversary: America needs manned flight in spaceThis week's 50-year anniversary of astronaut John Glenn and his Earth orbit should remind America that it needs manned flight in space. Some say the space race is over. But America is in a new space race for jobs, skills, and knowledge for the future.
