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...applaud the tireless efforts to save endangered species and vanishing habitats, which you address in your cover story, but we need to begin to deal with the root problem: the exploding population of human beings [April 13]. How about a sterilization credit, like a carbon credit, to encourage people not to reproduce? We need to export and help finance information about all forms of birth control in all parts of the world, including the U.S. We have no trouble making decisions to limit the numbers of other species we deem overabundant, so why not our own? Ann B. Anderson, ATLANTA...
...some quarters, there is skepticism about whether a military response is appropriate. These aren't terrorists, one argument goes, because privation, not politics, is the root of the crisis. To listen to this woolly-headed analysis, you would think piracy was the closest thing Somalis had to a workable aid program. "The threat of death," editorializes the Los Angeles Times, "isn't much of a deterrent to hopeless young Somali men who face a choice between potentially making millions on the high seas or starving on shore...
...with a rival, as we discovered once before. The pirates are not "desperate." They are well fed, crafty and competent. They are the maritime wing of the warlord culture that governs Somalia de facto and does so in such a way that its citizens don't eat. Whatever the root causes of Somali piracy, helping Somalia might be a worthy goal once the pirates are defeated militarily. It is a pointless one until then...
Next time you watch a series between your hometown team and a Boston team, you may be tempted to join in cheering alongside the hordes of loud Boston fans watching with you. But resist the urge to simply hop on the bandwagon. Root for your true home team, keeping in mind the connections your team built between you and your hometown and the experiences and joys that it gave you throughout your childhood. As I watch the Bulls play the Celtics this week, win or lose, I’ll sleep soundly knowing I haven’t sold...
...proud of him. He has for many years stuck to his beliefs. I can remember when [they] first started taking root, and [they’ve] never waned since,” he says...