It’s easy to assume that air pollution is a relic of America’s industrial past: a phenomenon that belonged to the age of steel mills and smog-choked skylines. But drive through the petrochemical corridor of Louisiana, or the refinery-lined neighb...
“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” These are the 26 words that serve as the foundation for many policy and jud...
Last year, Elon Musk proclaimed that AI was already smarter than the smartest person in the world, and soon will be smarter than all of the smartest people in the world collectively. No matter how one might feel about this statement, it is undeniable...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
As if it weren’t already hard enough to get out of bed for early classes, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) may just make it that much more tempting to stay in. MOOCs are educational online courses available to the public, providing mass quantiti...
As if it weren’t already hard enough to get out of bed for early classes, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) may just make it that much more tempting to stay in. MOOCs are educational online courses available to the public, providing mass quantiti...
Much to the dismay of environmentalists, progressives, and worried citizens, the national political climate remains frozen on climate change while ice caps melt. Under the shadow of the global inability to address the issue, alarmed and alert America...
Much to the dismay of environmentalists, progressives, and worried citizens, the national political climate remains frozen on climate change while ice caps melt. Under the shadow of the global inability to address the issue, alarmed and alert America...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...
School funding in Pennsylvania is so unequal that the state nearly turned its entire tax system upside down trying to fix the situation this past March. In an attempt to mend a system where per-pupil spending in low-income districts is 33 percent low...
School funding in Pennsylvania is so unequal that the state nearly turned its entire tax system upside down trying to fix the situation this past March. In an attempt to mend a system where per-pupil spending in low-income districts is 33 percent low...
Eleven states have laws that require police departments to sell all confiscated weapons. Some sell to licensed dealers, others put them up for auction, but the end result is the same: These ownerless guns return to the public. Reselling guns to the p...
Eleven states have laws that require police departments to sell all confiscated weapons. Some sell to licensed dealers, others put them up for auction, but the end result is the same: These ownerless guns return to the public. Reselling guns to the p...
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture wars. But while many view the court’s decision as the death knell to social conservatism, narrowly winning over fiv...
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture wars. But while many view the court’s decision as the death knell to social conservatism, narrowly winning over fiv...
Though more than 60 years have passed since the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education, many school districts are still effectively segregated by race and ethnicity. They are not explicitly segregated by law; the Brown case found legally s...
Though more than 60 years have passed since the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education, many school districts are still effectively segregated by race and ethnicity. They are not explicitly segregated by law; the Brown case found legally s...
The 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, or COP 21, begins on December 7th in Paris. The Paris Agreement already promises to be the most significant agreement on climate change since the Kyoto Protocol. As heads of state, negotiator...
The 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, or COP 21, begins on December 7th in Paris. The Paris Agreement already promises to be the most significant agreement on climate change since the Kyoto Protocol. As heads of state, negotiator...
On November 1, 2014, Brittany Maynard ingested lethal medication to commit physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Her decision to take her own life made her the face of the PAS movement and gave Compassion and Choices — a nonprofit specializing in end-o...
On November 1, 2014, Brittany Maynard ingested lethal medication to commit physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Her decision to take her own life made her the face of the PAS movement and gave Compassion and Choices — a nonprofit specializing in end-o...
The media now drops the term “dynastic politics” almost as frequently as they mention Trump’s toupee. The January edition of the New York Times featured a piece entitled, “Are Two Dynasties Our Destiny?” referring to what the author...
The media now drops the term “dynastic politics” almost as frequently as they mention Trump’s toupee. The January edition of the New York Times featured a piece entitled, “Are Two Dynasties Our Destiny?” referring to what the author...
With just over twelve months remaining for the Obama administration, the public’s attention has been focused on the president’s legacy. This summer, Obama was hailed as the anti-lame duck; he garnered congressional support in passing the Trans-Pa...
With just over twelve months remaining for the Obama administration, the public’s attention has been focused on the president’s legacy. This summer, Obama was hailed as the anti-lame duck; he garnered congressional support in passing the Trans-Pa...