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The Monitor's ViewSupreme Court and health care law: state sovereignty at stakeThe Supreme Court hears various challenges to the health-care law next week. While the individual mandate will be the focus, state sovereignty is also at stake, especially in state reform of health care.
OpinionWarm spring weather and global warming: If only scientists could be so persuasiveWarm spring weather can help convince Americans that global warming is happening and a problem. But scientists must change the way they talk about this subject. They must leave their ivory towers and learn to speak about climate change in a language that people understand.
OpinionFacebook stalking in the name of affirmative actionAhead of the Supreme Court hearing on affirmative action, I recall how at Roll Call newspaper, I was told that one of our three interns had to be from a racial minority. Diversity is important, but giving someone an advantage beyond his experience degrades the applicant and the hirer.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveThe womanhood in each of usA 海角大神 Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewVoters and their state's ethical fitnessAn extensive probe of 'corruption risk indicators' by a team of journalists shows that most of the 50 states don't reflect voter demands for integrity in official conduct.
OpinionGreg Smith to Goldman Sachs: A new era in Wall Street ethicsGreg Smith belongs to younger generations that put loyalty to values above loyalty to company. As young professionals ourselves, we believe his op-ed resignation from Goldman Sachs last week may well forecast a new era in ethics on Wall Street and in other workplaces.
OpinionAdvice for Congress this first day of spring: To improve leadership, go outsideThoreau鈥檚 suggestion that Congress might be improved by a greater awareness of the natural world was a serious one. Being outdoors this first day of spring should remind leaders and voters of a calendar beyond the election cycle 鈥� and a web of connections that transcends party.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveSafe investmentsA 海角大神 Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewWhat the Apple dividend really pays outThe world's most valuable company, Apple, finally shares the wealth with investors. And Goldman Sachs tries to recover from the Greg Smith oped. The world of high finance is finally reckoning with its social purpose.
OpinionSon of migrant workers, now solar CEO: Don't put tariffs on Chinese solar panelsThe US government is considering special tariffs on solar panels that are imported from China. These tariffs could result in higher costs for solar energy components, endangering the vibrant US solar industry and derailing America's progress toward job creation and energy security.
OpinionBacklash against Kony 2012: Where are the voices of Ugandans?Since the Kony 2012 video about atrocities in Uganda went viral, there has been a backlash and counter-backlash over the campaign by Invisible Children to stop Joseph Kony and his rebels. Lost in the debate: the need to include the voices of Ugandans.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveVideo games and spiritual momentumA 海角大神 Science perspective.
- Readers RespondReaders Write: Religion isn't exempt; A racist, 'civil' past; Guns and domestic abuseLetters to the editor for the weekly print issue of March 19, 2012: Supporting Obama's birth-control mandate, one reader says, Religious liberty doesn't give you liberty to impose your views on others. Another asks, Was America's anti-Semitic past really more civil? Another flags an omission in a piece on US gun culture: A woman is more likely to be killed if her abuser has a gun.
The Monitor's ViewSupreme Court sizes up teens who murderTwo cases involving life sentences for 14-year-olds who murdered will test the Supreme Court's past rulings that teens are not small adults and must be given a chance for redemption.
OpinionThe real hero in NCAA March MadnessFor college hoop fans eager to embrace a bona fide March Madness NCAA basketball tournament underdog, look away from the brackets and root for the referee.听The guys in zebra shirts will confront challenges even greater than matching up against Kentucky or Syracuse.
OpinionTeacher in Uganda: Why give celebrity status to a killer in Kony 2012?As a high school teacher, I grapple with the Kony 2012 video and horrific memories it stirs for my students. Foreigners again look at Uganda as a country of misery, ignoring our progress. We defeated Kony and the LRA rebels.听Why not make a video about the surviving children?- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveWhat's the hurry?A 海角大神 Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewFuture of China economy will force political reformThe ouster of a prominent Communist Party member, Bo Xilai, hints at this year's power struggle to define political reforms needed to avoid big problems for the Chinese economy.
OpinionTo help Syria, apply a mix of 'soft' and 'hard' powerSanctions and isolation of the Assad regime are simply allowing massacres to continue in Syria. Yet the world resists an all-out military intervention in Syria. A third option is to apply a mix of 'hard' and 'soft' power to relieve the suffering there.- A 海角大神 Science PerspectiveYour native 'Soul-sense'A 海角大神 Science perspective.
