We’ve all seen it, and many of us have even experienced it firsthand. The heated pounding away at the cell phone keyboard that has become indicative of a “texting war.” But what effect does texting...
There are plenty of reasons to love Sweden: midnight sunshine, IKEA and smörgåsbord, but the newest and by far the coolest? Some Swedish movie theaters have adapted the Bechdel test in their...
The NFL is willing to award $10 million to those searching for technologies that detect or prevent concussions in football. Many rules have already been changed in the sport, including closer kickoffs...
Some things are not always as they seem particularly in economics, where social justice concerns are at play. Workplace safety is a straight forward and well supported concept. But an individual’s...
Recent congressional misadventures all have the same theme. Be it the continuing debate over health care or the near annual budget crisis, the legislature is defined by partisan gridlock. Congressmen...
The political realm is by no means unaccustomed to pandering — it has become commonplace for politicians to scoff at the very idea of keeping their campaign promises. Taglines, slogans and labels...
I love Christmas as much as the next guy, but I prefer to have it occur right around Dec. 25. It is clear, however, that there are many people in this world who are not like me. Take Venezuela president...
Since I don’t want to implicate myself in a crime, the following is akin to a dream confession, which is to say I’m not actually admitting guilt, I’m simply exploring the possibility of it. For example,...
Drone strikes in other countries, spying programs that collect data from across almost all facets of the web and taps on the phones of foreign leaders, even allies. As questions continue to arise about...
I worry our generation has been overexposed to crisis. Rather, we have built up a dangerously high crisis tolerance. The government shutdown, the debt ceiling, Iraq, Afghanistan, the bailout, Florida...
