Christian Science Monitor | Commentary

Letters to the Editor

05 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Readers write about junk mail, whether unions really damaged the Big Three, and what Obama's Cabinet nominees say about his incoming administration.

Why a Big Three rescue is so hard

05 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Congress can't be CEO to the industry's revival or to picking other market winners.

With Obama's help, France, too, can shatter the glass ceiling for blacks

05 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

The 'Obama effect' should now be harnessed to call for equal opportunity for French minorities.

My teen wants a computer in his room. I say no. Here's why.

05 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

How can I teach him to be discerning if I can't be involved?

Letters to the Editor

04 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Readers write about the value of working with your hands, how Pakistan and India can work together to fight terrorism, YouTube as a learning tool, and watching the opera in a movie theater.

'Tis the season ... for giving

04 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Charities are bracing for lean times. Generous Americans can prove their fears groundless.

Are Al Qaeda's fingerprints on the Mumbai attack?

04 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

The consequences could definitely be in their favor.

With a Detroit bailout, the Fed may become too invested to quit

04 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

It's called the behavioral trap. And it's curable.

Letters to the Editor

03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Readers write about how the US should respond to Pakistani terrorist attacks in India, whether a stimulus package for the US economy should include more spending, the unique voice of columnist Mel Maddocks, and the end of junk mail.

Mexico's plea to Obama: Curb drug use

03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

With an internal war on narco-gangs, Mexico needs the US to reduce its drug addiction.

With a little help from Congress, homeowners could come to their own rescue

03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Congress should change the rules and let homeowners break into their retirement funds.

Want less, spend less – wealth is relative to desire

03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

It's when we are satisfied with what we have, that we become rich.

Letters to the Editor

02 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Readers write about Israel's wall, helping the US economy by purchasing a US-made car, and ending rape as a weapon of war.

Obama's national security balancing act

02 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

With Clinton, Gates, and Jones, he can weigh opposing views better than Bush did.

Want more accountable schools? Look to Finland's peer approach.

02 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Finland's model protects the judgment of teachers.

Let bankruptcy help fix bad mortgages

02 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

It's a powerful step back to financial stability.

Letters to the Editor

01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Readers write about whether President-elect Obama can become another FDR – and if he can, whether or not he should.

Best ways to react to India's '9/11'

01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

The three-day assault was likely aimed at sparking India and Pakistan into overreacting.

Obama's change: minor or major?

01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

Our policies will change: Will our values, too?

The unquenchable fire in Burmese hearts

01 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST

I've seen tremendous courage in the face of a freedom-hating regime.

Ukraine's stalled revolution

28 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

The global economic crisis could actually help Kiev's bogged-down government.

Nepal's ban on private schools is unjust

28 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Nobody should be forced into a single type of education.

'Made in America' must make a comeback

28 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

There is value in working with your hands.

Melvin Maddocks: an appreciation

28 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Letters to the Editor

26 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Readers write about reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, why the UN Security Council must present a united front, ways to make coal- burning waste a useful byproduct, and what Obama can do to save the US economy.