CNN.com - Opinion

The Earth is full

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:49:53 EDT

Paul Gilding says the limits to the earth's resources will put a brake on economic growth, and we should get ready.

Why we love to lose ourselves

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:29:05 EDT

Jonathan Haidt says religion is one of the ways people transcend the self and it has enabled cultures to thrive

To fix government, call in the geeks

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:58:10 EDT

Jennifer Pahlka explains why she started a program that she likes to call a "Peace Corps for geeks."

Remember Syria's missing activists

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:19:52 EDT

Photographer Paul Conroy, who was injured in an attack in Syria, calls on the international community to do more to help two activists missing in the country

Syria deal Assad's last gamble?

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:51:15 EDT

Ed Husain says the Kofi Annan-brokered ceasefire in Syria is a final chance for Bashar al-Assad to abandon his brutal crackdown, initiate reforms and engage the opposition

U.S. shouldn't rush to war in Syria

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:49:24 EST

Gen. Wesley Clark says the calls for military intervention in Syria are understandable but there are a host of questions to answer first

Is the lottery our "Hunger Games"?

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:18:15 EDT

Dean Obeidallah says that buying those jackpot tickets is not just a distraction but an opiate for the masses

Is Supreme Court playing with fire?

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:42:46 EDT

Bradley Joondeph says a Supreme Court decision to throw out the entire health care law would endanger the credibility of the court

Martin killing and "white Hispanic"

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:36:39 EDT

Ruben Navarrette says that the labeling of George Zimmerman is troubling since anyone, regardless of color or ethnicity, can be a racist

Searching for the why on autism

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:13:28 EDT

Catherine Lord says the new CDC study is striking in showing the variability in terms of region, gender, race and ethnicity

Why JetBlue passengers reacted

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:17:38 EDT

Jason Marsh says the no-way-out situation of an out-of-control pilot was a strong incentive this time, but reasearch on the "bystander effect" shows people can't often be counted on to get involved

The decline of Research In Motion

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:16:11 EDT

After disastrous Q4 earnings, Research In Motion has an even greater battle on its hands if it is to win back the hearts and minds of the smartphone buying public. Earnings are down, sales are down, and now they are battling rumors that they are pulling out of the consumer market altogether.

Why Dean Martin's still cool

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:16:52 EDT

Bob Greene says the crooner's tunes are still ubiquitous, working their magic even years after his death, their calm vibe like a muscle relaxant

Coke and politics shouldn't mix

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:52:32 EDT

Ilyse Hogue says a consumer campaign looking for democracy amid corporate influence caused the soda company to back out of a group that's pushed controversial voter-ID, "stand your ground" laws.

'Judicial activism' a bogeyman

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:53:20 EDT

Lisa Knepper says critics fearing Supreme Court will upend health care law demonstrate how a charge of "judicial activism" has become code for "decisions I don't like"

Europe's pain is coming

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:08:18 EDT

"Voters in the United States should demand that presidential candidates say exactly what they will do about the deficit."

Madonna leads, others follow

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:54:59 EDT

LZ Granderson says far from being over, Madonna, at 53, is at the top of her success. She broke the ground where Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyonce and others now walk

Fascinated by the Titanic

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:46:30 EDT

Stephen Cox writes that 100 years later, the Titanic disaster lives on in memory far more than other equally horrifying events because it's rich in stories of courage, morality, humanity

Court's order a 'hissy fit'

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:20:24 EDT

Jeffrey Toobin says the 5th Circuit's petulant order to the Justice Department to explain Obama's remarks, which he had every right to make, reveals the partisanship of much of the federal judiciary

Mixed-race romance, family rift

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:47:56 EDT

Elizabeth Mayo says it took her father nearly 10 years to get over his outrage that his daughter was in love with a black man. That he did holds a lesson on love

GOP "Dream Act" holds promise

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:32:03 EDT

Ruben Navarrette says plan for a new approach on DREAM Act that gets illegal immigrant kids right with the law but denies citizenship is a commonsense way to break a stalemate

Ruling on strip searches unjust

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:46:21 EDT

"No one should have to undergo a strip search simply because she had the misfortune of being arrested and taken to jail for what almost everyone has done at one time or another."

How D.C.'s failure leaves us adrift

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:59:24 EDT

Gloria Borger says our leaders once were able to come together and solve problems. Sadly it didn't happen in the health care debate

Why politicians want to be stars

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:42:30 EDT

John Avlon says it's tough to get quality people to run for office these days, especially when it's easier and more lucrative to be a TV star.

Don't fail women of Arab Spring

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:16:02 EDT

Nancy Pelosi says women helped bring about the democracy movement and need U.S. support for greater participation in building the future

Hookup culture debases women

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:55:27 EDT

William Bennett says commentators are right to note that liberated sex isn't benefiting women -- or men

Apple must help economy

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:16:16 EDT

Clyde Prestowitz says the world's most highly valued company can do more to help the U.S. economy

Government-run health boom

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:16:50 EDT

Suppose the Supreme Court strikes down the health care mandate? David Frum says: Get ready for Medicaid to grow

Three new rules for presidents

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:31:48 EDT

Thomas Jefferson urged Americans to keep their government current and LZ Granderson says that means rethinking the presidency

Lining up to pay a tax

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:53:11 EDT

Scott Drenkard says state governments reap enormous amounts of money, much of it from the poor, through lotteries

Obama: Timid on health care?

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:25:06 EDT

Julian Zelizer says President Obama should have advocated a stronger government role in providing health care

Defuse Trayvon Martin case

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:23:15 EDT

Nicolaus Mills says a famous 1964 case shows how federal investigators could shed light on the killing in Sanford, Florida

Social threat to Google?

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:48:37 EDT

Andrew Keen says Google's remarkable dominance of the internet economy is at risk due to the rise of social media

"Mommy porn" retro message

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:57:48 EDT

April Alliston, Susan Celia Greenfield say the popular "Fifty Shades of Gray" recycles centuries old delusion in literature that submission to men's greater power means being taken care of by them

Afghan forces a security risk

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:49:46 EDT

Peter Bergen says plans to turn over security functions to the Afghans are endangered by the insider attacks against NATO soldiers

JOBS Act a win for startups and economy

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:16:19 EDT

Amy Wilkinson says the JOBS Act makes it easier to raise money and start a business, and is a win for entrepreneurship and bipartisan politics.

Mike Wallace, America's investigator

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:18:26 EDT

Brant Houston says Mike Wallace reflected the evolution and struggles of investigative reporting in a career that spanned decades

To most Americans, it doesn't feel like an economic recovery

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:38:48 EDT

Friday's weak jobs report is more than a disappointing blip; it is a sign of continuing trouble ahead for the economy, says David Frum

1940 Census: Snapshot of a very different America

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:02:24 EDT

Michael Snow: The overwhelming response to the 1940 Census release shows our hunger for family history about a time when America was changing rapidly

The 'Buffett Rule'

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:22:47 EDT

President Obama wants to tax the rich more and proposes the 'Buffett Rule.' What is it?

Attacks on Romney's money?

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:36:01 EDT

Cain and Barber disagree on whether Romney's wealth should be a factor in the race

Hillary Clinton in 2016?

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:25:13 EDT

Bill Clinton talks about the possibility of Hillary Clinton running for president again.

JOBS Act a victory for startups

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:24:17 EDT

Amy Wilkinson says the JOBS Act makes it easier to raise money and start a business, and is a win for entrepreneurship and bipartisan politics.

Huge interest in 1940 Census

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:57:51 EDT

Michael Snow: The overwhelming response to the 1940 Census release shows our hunger for family history, about a time when America was changing rapidly

Mike Wallace, America's investigator

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:18:26 EDT

Brant Houston says Mike Wallace reflected the evolution and struggles of investigative reporting in a career that spanned decades

Frum: Our dim economic future

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:38:48 EDT

Friday's weak jobs report is more than a disappointing blip; it is a sign of continuing trouble ahead for the economy, says David Frum

Romney, make a boring pick for VP

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:36:10 EDT

Julian Zelizer says if Romney clinches the nomination, he shouldn't try for a "game changing" running mate

Launch masks N. Korea struggles

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:58:32 EDT

In the next week North Korea will launch a satellite to coincide with the 100th birthday of Kim Il Sung, the late "Great Leader," and the man perhaps most responsible for the reclusive state's status as the world's most irresponsible country.

Gilding: The Earth is full

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:03:56 EDT

Paul Gilding says the limits to the earth's resources will put a brake on economic growth, and we should get ready.

Launch masks North Korea's internal struggles

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:49:03 EDT

Mars can wait. Oceans can't

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:26:39 EDT

Amitai Etzioni says there are bigger priorities than a new push for manned exploration in space

Why journalists need public interest defense

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:17:45 EDT

Journalism is not as black and white as most people would like to believe. We ought to be able to see all shades of grey between the fresh revelations of email hacking by a Sky News reporter, the News International phone hacking scandal and other examples of journalists breaking the law to obtain stories.

Romney, make a boring pick for VP

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:36:10 EDT

Julian Zelizer says if Romney clinches the nomination, he shouldn't try for a "game changing" running mate

Belafonte: Plight of poor needs attention

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:20:29 EDT

In an interview, Harry Belafonte says more attention needs to be paid to the plight of the poor and the views that perpetuate poverty.

If health care law is overturned

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:53:41 EDT

Ford C. O'Connell says health care will be a highly volatile issue in this election year and Republicans should be ready with an alternative plan

GSA junket a case of D.C. hypocrisy

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:29:02 EDT

Matt Welch says the surprise isn't that a federal agency was "busted" for its $822,000 Las Vegas junket, it's that taxpayers haven't figured out that the government has been on a spending binge for years

Can Romney win over women?

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:22:52 EDT

Tim Stanley says Romney is trailing Obama with women voters. If he wants to be president, he needs to rediscover the empathetic side that got him elected governor in Massachusetts

Obama should know better on Court

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:32:30 EDT

Stephen Presser says the president was wrong in saying the top court would break with precedent if it throws out the health care law.

Koch believes in an independent Cato

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:37:39 EDT

Kevin Gentry says that the public relations fight over Cato Institute is harming the organization and must come to an end.

Stop blaming on gas prices

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:55:20 EDT

Frank Verrastro and Robinson West say presidents have little to do with fluctuating gas prices, although in a political season opponents will try to make hay. The reasons for hikes are complex

Why Iran-Brazil has gone cold

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:23:00 EDT

Eduardo Gómez says Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff personally objects to human rights violations by Iran

Ease sanctions on Myanmar

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:39:51 EDT

Suzanne DiMaggio and Priscilla Clappe say democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's victory in Myanmar's by-elections creates an opportunity for the easing of U.S. sanctions

Clues in Bo Xilai's ouster

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:20:04 EDT

Jeffrey Wasserstrom says that a Chinese politician's fall signals the Communist Party is not as united as it may seem

Tibetans' cries for help

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:48:53 EDT

"If China doesn't step up, then the West must help Tibetans make the point that an end to repression is the fastest road to stability."

What if Israel bombed Iran?

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:11:30 EDT

Gary Sick: Imagine that Israeli planes bombed Iran. The reverberations of that act would make the situation today look very attractive

Politics of Tibetan self-immolations

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:56:19 EDT

Costica Bradatan says a Tunisian set himself afire and brought on Arab spring. Why don't 30 Tibetan self-immolations bring on dramatic change?

Toulouse shootings and election

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:07:25 EDT

French journalist and political analyst Agnes Poirier assesses the impact of the Toulouse shootings on the French presidential campaign.