The Perils of Ignoring the European Parliament

Europeans need to pay more attention to an assembly that strongly influences broad aspects of their everyday lives.

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A Bad Call on Gay Rights
In the presidential campaign, President Obama declared that he would work to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act. Now, the administration appears to be defending it.
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Climate Trap
If China and the United States cannot agree on a common climate change strategy, atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are likely to reach potentially disastrous levels.

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The Publishing Judge
The deterrent value of Judge Ricardo M. Urbina’s approach of sentencing the guilty to write books is questionable.

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Neither Real Nor Free
If the election in Iran were truly “real and free” as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted, the results would be accepted by the voters and the government would not have to resort to repression.