Commentary
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The awards and rewards of grasping infinity
Two mathematicians who made a breakthrough in understanding infinity were recently given a medal. Their work itself reflects an unbounded progress in explanations of reality.
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Getting up close with the criminal justice system
A bipartisan group of state officials has started to visit prisons, meet crime victims, and engage with the criminal justice system. The goal: bring better reform to a broken system by understanding it more closely.
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Redirecting Myanmar’s dominant faith to peace
The military’s persecution of minority Muslims comes out of fears among many Buddhists for their religion. Aung San Suu Kyi can help relieve those fears with a higher moral narrative.
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Space math
For the scientists of the Cassini mission, math has unrelentingly transformed Saturn from a curious jewel in the night sky into something we have vicariously touched and tasted.
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Global Newsstand Why Hillary Clinton should move on, Europe's migration issues have morphed, Why Jewish-Muslim dialogue is imperative, Put an end to enforced disapp...
A roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 11, 2017 weekly magazine.
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Readers Respond Readers write: Reporting of protests, parental authority, new Austen insight, essay admiration
Letters to the editor for the Sept. 11, 2017 weekly magazine.
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How one hurricane left a lesson in gratitude
As the East Coast hunkers down for Irma, Vermont’s post-hurricane experience in 2011 provides an opportunity to learn the power of appreciation for a community’s spirit and its resiliency.
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Apple thinks different – and the same – about the ‘town square’
The company plans to turn its stores into community centers (while still selling Apple products) in yet another sign of how much the Digital Age creates new groupings even as it feeds a natural desire for connection and shared destiny.
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Giving action to empathy
The gravitation of trends in communication, culture, and transportation – all drawing us closer together – is irreversible. This calls for heaping bushels of empathy.
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Global Newsstand Bangladesh must face the truth about the Rohingya exodus, Time for new thinking on North Korea, If the US and Russia settle, it will help the world...
A roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 18, 2017 weekly magazine.
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Readers Respond Readers write: Overcoming fear, keeping treasures, county fair values
Letters to the editor for the Sept. 18, 2017 weekly magazine.
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What to think of North Korea on Peace Day
One reason the United Nations is so focused on preventive diplomacy regarding North Korea is a growing emphasis on ‘positive drivers’ of peace. One example is the widening celebration of International Peace Day.
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EU advice for nations with big visions
A leader of the European Union reflects on the need for values as other parts of the world try to link up Asia into EU-style unions.
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The West’s learning curve on Russian election meddling
After seeing Russian attempts to influence the US and French vote, Germany has learned to firmly protect the integrity of its democracy before a Sept. 24 vote.
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Global Newsstand Bangladesh must face the truth about the Rohingya exodus, Time for new thinking on North Korea, If the US and Russia settle, it will help the world...
A roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 18, 2017 weekly magazine.
- Global Newsstand Why Hillary Clinton should move on, Europe's migration issues have morphed, Why Jewish-Muslim dialogue is imperative, Put an end to enforced disapp...
- Global Newsstand More troops in Afghanistan, Trump’s Afghanistan policy leaves the devil in the detail, Cloud over Buhari’s return, Responsibility for fatal US Navy...
- Global Newsstand Avoid force with North Korea, Invest in research in Africa, Bermuda parties' different campaigns, An ally's help for Taiwan, More vegetables for ev...
- Global Newsstand Impact of elections, Support investigation, Training high-schoolers, Investigate operations, Troubled housing
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Forgiving hate, finding healing
A Christian Science perspective: Genuine forgiveness is not only possible but also desirable, because it brings lasting healing and peace.
- Safety where we are
- Seeing beyond statistics and negative predictions
- Say no to the 'Blue Whale Challenge'
- Campus safety and being ready
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The awards and rewards of grasping infinity
Two mathematicians who made a breakthrough in understanding infinity were recently given a medal. Their work itself reflects an unbounded progress in explanations of reality.
- Apple thinks different – and the same – about the ‘town square’
- What to think of North Korea on Peace Day
- EU advice for nations with big visions
- The West’s learning curve on Russian election meddling
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Readers Respond Readers write: Overcoming fear, keeping treasures, county fair values
Letters to the editor for the Sept. 18, 2017 weekly magazine.
- Readers Respond Readers write: Reporting of protests, parental authority, new Austen insight, essay admiration
- Readers Respond Readers write: Japanese in America, space junk solutions, science in the Weekly, new format
- Readers Respond Readers write: Prioritizing options, difference-makers
- Readers Respond Readers write: Sexist memo at Google?
