Commentary
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Spain’s Human-Rights Dilemma
NEW YORK – Spanish MPs want to legislate restraints that would prevent a few of the country’s judges from exercising…
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Brilliant Blunders
BALTIMORE – Thomas Edison is reputed to have said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t…
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From Moscow to Sochi
NEW YORK – The Winter Olympics in Sochi are the first to be hosted by Russia since the Cold War-era…
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A Clear Case for Golden Rice
MELBOURNE – Greenpeace, the global environmental NGO, typically leads protests. Last month, it became the target. Patrick Moore, a spokesperson…
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Intellectual Property and Economic Development
WASHINGTON, DC – In his recent State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama reiterated his ambition to complete…
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Leadership & Motivation
William James, the father of modern psychology, wrote: “The greatest discovery of my generation is that humans can alter their…
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Africa’s Search for Law
LONDON – My career as a businessman in Africa has turned me into an activist for better, cleaner government and…
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Genetics for the People?
LONDON – “Your genetic information should be controlled by you,” declares an advertisement for the American direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic-testing firm…
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New Paths for Development Finance
WASHINGTON, DC – When the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire next year, the world will be able to count many…
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Deep Decarbonization
NEW YORK – Have a look at what happened around the world this past month. Australia’s heat wave filled headlines…
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