America's education system has become less a ladder of opportunity than a structure to transmit inequity from one generation to the next.
Nicholas D. KristofThe greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books.
Nicholas D. KristofThe U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesn't operate in this region. It's difficult to expand, because President Bush has cut funding
Nicholas D. KristofIf 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.
Nicholas D. Kristof