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...live in glass houses ought not to throw stones—even if those men are journalists. The Standard anthology commits many errors of omission in its own right—and Kristol had only a decade, rather than a century, of back-issues to browse through. Kristol’s anthology is guilty of the same “self-congratulations” for which Terzian attacks the Times magazine...
...ElBaradei's view that countries, such as North Korea, who claim to covet nuclear weapons a deterrent to aggression by current nuclear-armed states ought to be given security guarantees is not exactly conventional wisdom in Washington. The IAEA chief's critics charge that he had been overly legalistic, for example, declaring at one point that his inspectors in Iran had uncovered "no evidence" of non-compliance with existing rules despite the country's acknowledged long-term pattern of deception over aspects of its program. Still, the U.S. has had to accept that like the NPT itself, ElBaradei...
Even if students pledge to abstain from sex until marriage, most will, someday, get married, and then (hypothetically) have sex—even if it’s only for the purpose of procreation. When people finally have sex, they ought to know what they’re doing: they need to know how to protect themselves and hopefully how to enjoy themselves. Foreplay and orgasms are part of sex, a part wholly neglected by sex education; no one talks about them, and as a result, students—and many adults—don’t know...
...voices can help dismantle the political and economic structures that facilitate Africa’s exploitation. As citizens of democracies, it’s our responsibility to use our voices and our actions to show our leaders what they ought to do. Let’s first recognize that Africans are people with the potential to solve their own problems, then let’s put our money where our mouth is and prioritize African lives. Most importantly, let us pressure our leaders to change the unfair trade and debt policies that sap Africa of its wealth. Given how badly...
...European leaders had agreed in 1999 that Turkey's undeniable progress in human rights and democracy ought to be rewarded with formal talks on full membership. Washington was cheering in the background, arguing that the acceptance of an overwhelmingly Muslim country, long a bulwark of NATO, into the EU would show other predominately Muslim states the benefits of reform and democracy...