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Editor's Blog Why we need to get smarter about energy
From climate change to economic security, our parlous energy supplies constantly remind us of the need for new ways power the modern world. That reminder becomes all the more urgent when a storm shuts off the lights.
10/07/2011 03:25 pm -
The beauty of strong girls
When self-expression gives way to self-doubt, a little support can help.
09/24/2011 12:47 pm -
Editor's Blog Office vacancy: White-collar woes
White-collar jobs are under unprecedented pressure -- not just because of the sluggish economy but because of structural forces like outsourcing and automation.
09/02/2011 09:00 am -
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 15 – 22, 2011
Readers write in with words on the 'Write stuff' and tastes on 'America's new culinary renaissance.'
08/15/2011 01:00 am -
An enduring, and emotional, allure
Gold is attractive to wear and look at, but even more attractive to own as a commodity these days.
07/16/2011 11:54 am -
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of May 9, 2011
Readers write in about the root problem of overpopulation, servitude to technology, and the overhyped demise of traditional news.
05/09/2011 01:00 am -
Change Agent Welcome to 'Change Agent'
A new blog about people making a difference and how they do it.
04/19/2011 12:14 pm -
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of April 11, 2011
Readers write in about defense spending as the real 'entitlement' the US Congress should cut and the need for better parental involvement in the effort to turn around failing schools.
04/11/2011 01:00 am -
David R. Francis Social Security: a target without a cause
Conservative Republicans want to cut Social Security, even though it's not a major contributor to US debt. A better solution to future Social Security shortfalls is a thriving economy.
02/24/2011 02:09 pm -
Editor's Blog State of the Union: Choosing the right words to bring a nation together
Words can harm. Words can heal. The best speeches ever delivered asked not for anything but the better angels of our nature.
01/24/2011 01:06 pm -
Editor's Blog Where is retirement headed? The story differs with each retiree.
Modern retirement is only entering its second generation. But as Baby Boom workers clock out for the last time, expect the word "retiree" to be redefined.
01/18/2011 10:02 am -
Editor's Blog The Samaritan's dilemma: How best to help after a natural disaster?
Our humanity prompts us to rush assistance to victims after a disaster like the Haiti earthquake. But assistance can sometimes trigger a whole new set of problems.
01/11/2011 01:18 pm -
Editor's Blog Santa Claus? Yes and no, Virginia.
More than a century ago Francis Pharcellus Church, an editor at the old New York Sun, answered young Virginia O'Hanlon's question about Santa Claus. Wonder what he'd say today?
12/20/2010 12:04 pm -
Editor's Blog Parents are essential in a child's upbringing. But they can't do it all.
Parents can be forgiven -- and should be applauded -- for wanting the best for their kids. But a key part of parenting is getting out of the way.
12/06/2010 09:37 am -
Letters to the Editor - Weekly Issue of November 29, 2010
Readers write in about budget cuts and Britain, billionaires and giving, honesty and US business, and rebranding American government.
11/29/2010 07:46 am -
Editor's Blog Brand new thinking about government?
Every election -- and most of the days in between -- government takes a beating. But even if you believe that the public sector should butt out of the economy, you have to admit that roads, police, armies, and even the Internet can't happen without its involvement.
11/08/2010 09:15 am -
Editor's Blog Why you should care where your dinner has been
When you plop down your money for bananas or fish sticks at the supermarket, you are buying into an increasingly global supply chain. That raises questions about food-safety laws.
10/26/2010 05:27 pm -
The Monitor's View After the midterm elections, who will drive bipartisanship?
That question was raised at a 'meetup' of Monitor writers and readers last week. The answers were surprising.
10/26/2010 04:29 pm -
Editor's Blog Free speech in a fishbowl
In a world where everyone has access instantly to what is said on the other side of the planet, free speech has to reckon with millions of new 'free listeners'
10/12/2010 08:25 am -
Editor's Blog What we see when we see race
Even in the era of a black president, Americans are never far from conversation, argument, or conflict over race. But while racism is real, race itself is a mirage.
09/20/2010 11:56 am -
Editor's Blog Ground Zero and the mosque: Do you really know Abraham's children?
The danger in the debate about the mosque near Ground Zero is that Americans start believing every Muslim thinks alike, much less that they support the 9/11 terrorists. Would that kind of group think apply to Christians or Jews?
09/03/2010 02:22 pm -
Editor's Blog For some veterans, wars never end
Troops now coming home from Iraq -- and those scheduled to return from Afghanistan next year -- often carry the war with them.
08/17/2010 10:54 am -
Editor's Blog How an 'ugly American' can win the hearts and minds war
It is easy to criticize the misspending and poor execution of foreign aid in places like Afghanistan. Done right, however, foreign aid promotes self-reliance.
08/05/2010 10:16 am -
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of July 26, 2010
Readers write in about the war in Afghanistan, census workers, and CEO pay.
07/28/2010 02:39 pm -
Editor's Blog The ghost in the iPad. Why tech becomes us
From iron tools to iPads, technology changes way we think and interact. And that's the way it always is.
07/26/2010 08:43 am
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