I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership.

In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was the battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world.

The tide of history is turning women from beasts of burden and sexual playthings into full-fledged human beings.

...Environmental groups are too often alarmists. They have an awful track record, so they've lost credibility with the public.

If you just try to make rational arguments about why people should care about Congo and how 5 million people have died, then people tend not to be receptive. But once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.

Random violence is incredibly infectious

Women aren't the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity.