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...surprised that none of your heroes are focusing on the root cause of Earth's numerous environmental challenges: unchecked population growth. This issue is apparently so fraught with religion and nationalism that to bring it up would stain the reputation of any heroes and cast their virtuous achievements as questionable. As our little planet hurtles toward a projected 9.4 billion humans by 2050, however, I suspect the topic will eventually come into vogue. Stephen Ehrenberg, Stavanger, Norway...
...most of the developed world, globalization is a deeply fraught topic. Not in Denmark. There, 76% of respondents in a recent poll said globalization was a good thing. And why shouldn't they? Living standards in Denmark are among the highest in the world. Per capita income trails that of the U.S. but is distributed far more equally. Unemployment is just 3.1%. The country exports more goods and services than it imports. And while only two Danish corporations (shipper A.P. Moller-Maersk and the Danske Bank) are big enough to make the FORTUNE Global 500 list, Denmark has more than...
...find it ironic that none of the heroes has touched with the proverbial barge pole the root cause of Earth's numerous environmental challenges: unchecked population growth. This politically incorrect issue is apparently too religiously and nationalistically fraught to tackle. As our little planet hurtles toward a projected population of 9.4 billion by 2050, however, I suspect that the topic will eventually come into vogue. Stephen Ehrenberg, Stavanger, Norway...
...given his superhuman portrayal, it is doubtful he will remain unknown for much longer. A short list of flaws somewhat tarnishes the film. The Coens’ expert use of silence leaves viewers on the edge of their seats for almost the entire movie. One or two moments fraught with unnecessary tension, however, detract from the more pensive scenes. Towards the end, Jones’s character waxes introspective about his looming obsolescence in old age, and his meditation dampens the momentum of the denouement. But these minor setbacks are of little consequence. Most will be too busy picking their...
...government's backtracking came after months of fraught debate over its rugby team - South Africa's surest hope in any sport of capturing a world title. While the Springboks played a spectacular tournament, they did so with few black players, despite coming from a country with an 80% black majority. All but six of the 30-man rugby squad were white, and only two Springboks of color played in the World Cup final...