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The Monitor's ViewIn Google searches of names, a right to be forgivenEurope's highest court rules that individuals can demand search engines like Google remove links to personal data. The ruling only begins to address the Internet's problem of incomplete information on a person's past mistakes.
Climate change is divisive. Climate solutions are not.People of all stripes 鈥� whether green-living gurus or thrifty penny pinchers, conservatives or liberals 鈥� want to use less energy. Now, technology and behavioral science are giving them the tools to do it.- Climate change is divisive. Climate solutions are not.People of all stripes 鈥� whether green-living gurus or thrifty penny pinchers, conservatives or liberals 鈥� want to use less energy. Now, technology and behavioral science are giving them the tools to do it.
The Monitor's ViewIn praise of the OSCE as Ukraine's friendAn unsung international body, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has helped many countries become secure and democratic. Now Ukraine needs the OSCE to help resolve its tensions and hold a fair election.
Global ViewpointAfter Boko Haram kidnapping: What does the US stand for?It took three weeks for President Obama to publicly address the crisis of more than 250 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. Evidence is mounting that, beyond its strategic self-interest, the聽US does not have an operating philosophy on defending human rights.- Global ViewpointAfter Boko Haram kidnapping: What does the US stand for?It took three weeks for President Obama to publicly address the crisis of more than 250 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. Evidence is mounting that, beyond its strategic self-interest, the聽US does not have an operating philosophy on defending human rights.
The Monitor's ViewHow Nigerians can thwart Boko HaramForeign help for Nigeria to rescue the girls abducted by Boko Haram only highlights the government's failings, notably corruption. To dry up support for such militant groups, Nigerians must put an end to graft in high places.- Readers RespondReaders Write: The ongoing debate over e-cigarettesLetters to the Editor for the May 12, 2014 weekly magazine:Some studies have shown that electronic cigarettes deliver 'little if any' nicotine to the bloodstream and that聽nicotine, absent tobacco, is a relatively weak drug, similar to caffeine.With e-cigarettes, high-profile cigarette use is back on TV.聽What does that say about their acceptability, especially when the world is still debating whether they are safe?
The Monitor's ViewAn answer to Ukraine's pro-Russia vote on 'self rule'The pro-Russia votes on 'self rule' in eastern Ukraine are illegal by any measure but they reflect a legitimate challenge to the nation's identity. The interim government in Kiev has responded well with offers that reflect a civil spirit of democratic unity.
Good government: the happiness factorOver the centuries governments have been feared, revered, and made the butt of jokes. The best governments do one thing right: they add to the balance of human happiness.
Europe's brush with its pastHowever the crisis in Ukraine plays out, it has had a profound affect on the thinking of European leaders. Overnight, a continent that seemed to be on a holiday from history has had to grapple with the question of what it stands for.
Partners in war, and in ending itThe inclusion of women in front-line combat operations is a belated recognition of their already-substantial role in the US military.聽
Teaching that's tailored to learnersA classroom revolution is under way that harnesses technology to allow students to learn at the pace best suited to them -- and changes the role of teacher from "sage on the stage" to mentor and coach.
The Monitor's ViewHow China, Russia help spread democracyNations not in secure alliances of democracy take note when Russia annexes a piece of Ukraine and China shoots water guns at Vietnam's ships in a claim on the Paracel Islands. Security pacts based on common civic values can be strong deterrents.
OpinionHow to loosen Boko Haram鈥檚 hold on NigeriaBoko Haram鈥檚 depredations, while horrific, are symptomatic of longer-term problems.聽With US support, Nigeria must curb political corruption to improve security, ensure religious freedom, and begin the process of reconciliation among its people.
The Monitor's ViewNegotiate with Boko Haram to release girls?Nigeria rules out talking with Boko Haram until the girls are released. But it also welcomes US assistance in hostage negotiation. It must draw on the experience of other countries in how and when to negotiate with terrorists.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Heroin and America's spiritual void; Hypocrisy on Putin's Ukraine moveLetters to the Editor for the May 5, 2014 weekly magazine:Consumerism and technology are constantly trying to convince us of the self-evident absurdity that we can 'have it all'. In truth,聽we not only can't have it all, we really don't want it!The look at heroin addiction in American suburbia brings attention to the paucity of spiritual control in our YOLO ('you only live once') society.If, to protect itself from potential threats, the US can justify invading countries near the Russian sphere of influence, how can the US deny Russia the same justification with Crimea?
Global ViewpointGordon Brown: US, Britain, and Nigeria must not let Boko Haram act with impunityThe US and Britain must lend surveillance and other technology聽help locate the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria. By doing so, they are sending a message that friends of Nigeria will not stand by if the terrorist campaign continues. A new 'safe schools' initiative must also be put in place to reassure worried parents that schools are secure.- Global ViewpointGordon Brown: US, Britain, and Nigeria must not let Boko Haram act with impunityThe US and Britain must lend surveillance and other technology聽help locate the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria. By doing so, they are sending a message that friends of Nigeria will not stand by if the terrorist campaign continues. A new 'safe schools' initiative must also be put in place to reassure worried parents that schools are secure.
OpinionWhy I won't be voting for Mandela's party in South Africa this timeAfter the African National Congress was un-banned, my family returned to South Africa after years of exile. In 1994, I voted proudly for the ANC in the first democratic elections. While I will forever love the movement that freed us,聽I recognize that it, too, needs its powers checked.