Last week the Pew Research Center released a survey of American and European attitudes on a host of issues.
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Why Japan Is Still Not Sorry Enough
PTSD: How Much Is Your Brain’s Fault?
The Bad News Behind the Good Jobs Numbers
Never underestimate the importance of expectations.
‘D’ is for Divorce: Sesame Street Tackles Another Touchy Topic
In early 1992, a census report predicted that 40 percent of children would soon live in divorced homes.
Why Gift Cards Need Stronger Regulation
If you buy a Chase gift card for a friend or relative or employee, you may notice that it comes with snowflakes or bubbles or one of the other decorative choices the bank offers.
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— The drop in enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan over the first nine months of 2012 compared to the first nine months of 2011, according to the Pentagon’s latest report on progress there. “EIAs are now disproportionately occurring outside of populated areas," it adds, "and the security of many of Afghanistan’s largest cities increased substantially during the reporting period.”
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Software Nightmare
All-too-depressingly common military-procurement tale from Sunday’s New York Times on the failure of the Air Force to modernize the software system designed to keep its airmen outfitted with sufficient supplies to wage war:
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Definitely Not…TMI on TBI
The Pentagon reports that the incidence of traumatic brain injury among U.S. troops has dropped from 644.6 per month in 2011 to 372.8 for 2012, through October. TBIs – the so-called “signature wound” of the post 9/11 wars – …
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Paris, a military working dog, stands in a tactical vehicle in Farah province, Nov. 24.
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Doubling the Threat: Drones + Lasers?
The unfolding revolution wrought by unmanned aerial vehicles has freed a number of military missions from the tyranny of human endurance. Plinking terrorists no longer requires an aircraft with oxygen flowing into the cockpit, …
Apple CEO Tim Cook Announces U.S. Mac Production, Warns: ‘Don’t Bet Against Us’
What’s up with Apple CEO Tim Cook? The normally low-key 52-year-old operational wizard, who assumed command of Apple last year following the death of Steve Jobs, has been on something on a publicity tour this week, with a cover …
Families Matter in Our Military. All Families
West Point, the country’s oldest continuously operated military post and home to the eldest of all American military academies, held two weddings last week.
Every aspect of these weddings spoke to tradition. Each was held in …