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...
Dan Barry’s recent New York Times article “The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse” shed light on the deplorable use of segregated workshops, which keep developmentally disabled (DD) individuals in life-long jobs that often consist of little more than ...
Dan Barry’s recent New York Times article “The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse” shed light on the deplorable use of segregated workshops, which keep developmentally disabled (DD) individuals in life-long jobs that often consist of little more than ...
Exaggeration serves no purpose when it comes to the Syrian crisis. From horrifying tales of rebel extremists eating hearts of dead men to acts of medieval corporal punishments, these past three years have made Syria a hub of the unimaginable. With ...
Exaggeration serves no purpose when it comes to the Syrian crisis. From horrifying tales of rebel extremists eating hearts of dead men to acts of medieval corporal punishments, these past three years have made Syria a hub of the unimaginable. With ...
The good news is that the nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the major global powers have so far delivered quite optimistic progress. Iran has been complying with its compromise to temporarily stop nuclear activities, and in exchange, some sanc...
The good news is that the nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the major global powers have so far delivered quite optimistic progress. Iran has been complying with its compromise to temporarily stop nuclear activities, and in exchange, some sanc...
When “Adam” told the psychiatrist he was a pedophile she told him he was wrong, that he must be mistaken. But Adam knew he was, sexual thoughts about young children — children around the age of three — started plaguing Adam around the same ti...
When “Adam” told the psychiatrist he was a pedophile she told him he was wrong, that he must be mistaken. But Adam knew he was, sexual thoughts about young children — children around the age of three — started plaguing Adam around the same ti...
Spoiler alert: Check out what you can do to keep the conversation going here. It’s almost impossible not to be cynical, reading the Times story about the White House and America’s young billionaires-to-be. Have you seen it? 100 twenty-somethings,...
Spoiler alert: Check out what you can do to keep the conversation going here. It’s almost impossible not to be cynical, reading the Times story about the White House and America’s young billionaires-to-be. Have you seen it? 100 twenty-somethings,...
I was curious yesterday why CNN and the Wall Street Journal were ostensibly publishing restaurant recommendations when I repeatedly read, “It’s the best sushi I’ve ever had,” in headlines. Reading more closely, I realized that on Wednesday Pr...
I was curious yesterday why CNN and the Wall Street Journal were ostensibly publishing restaurant recommendations when I repeatedly read, “It’s the best sushi I’ve ever had,” in headlines. Reading more closely, I realized that on Wednesday Pr...
The podcast Radiolab recently devoted an hour to the 60 words they say became the “the legal foundation for the ‘war on terror.'” The podcast discusses the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which was passed by Congre...
The podcast Radiolab recently devoted an hour to the 60 words they say became the “the legal foundation for the ‘war on terror.'” The podcast discusses the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which was passed by Congre...
Just over a year ago, I sat down after the Boston Marathon bombings and tried to make sense of the day. It was the darkest day in recent memory for Boston, but I hoped the city would not succumb to fear or anger. By the end of that week, after terrif...
Just over a year ago, I sat down after the Boston Marathon bombings and tried to make sense of the day. It was the darkest day in recent memory for Boston, but I hoped the city would not succumb to fear or anger. By the end of that week, after terrif...
When Barbara Walters implied that Joe Biden would not run for president if Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy on a recent episode of The View, the vice president was taken aback. What followed was the most concrete sign thus far that Hillary Cli...
When Barbara Walters implied that Joe Biden would not run for president if Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy on a recent episode of The View, the vice president was taken aback. What followed was the most concrete sign thus far that Hillary Cli...
A majority of Americans have now begun to embrace human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. With each report of a new successful application of stem cells to a medical use, Democrats and Republicans alike are further recognizing hESC’s biomedical ...
A majority of Americans have now begun to embrace human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. With each report of a new successful application of stem cells to a medical use, Democrats and Republicans alike are further recognizing hESC’s biomedical ...
America needs to find a distraction from the presidential obsession. In Sunday’s New York Times we have an article about Republican presidential hopefuls visiting New Hampshire. Remember we are fully 31 months away from Election Day 2016. I me...
America needs to find a distraction from the presidential obsession. In Sunday’s New York Times we have an article about Republican presidential hopefuls visiting New Hampshire. Remember we are fully 31 months away from Election Day 2016. I me...
The idea of religious liberty has enjoyed many roles in American society — throughout our nation’s history it has been the object of vituperative disagreement, the inspiration for liberals and conservatives alike and the fodder for countless soci...
The idea of religious liberty has enjoyed many roles in American society — throughout our nation’s history it has been the object of vituperative disagreement, the inspiration for liberals and conservatives alike and the fodder for countless soci...