Those who support using private military and security contractors often claim that a major reason for doing so is that it is more cost-effective than using regular military forces.
While there hasn’t been a whole lot of …
The Most Dangerous States To Work In America—And The Most Dangerous Jobs To Have In Them
There’s surprisingly wide variation in workplace-injury rates from state to state—even within the same industries
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Listen to the Kids
A decade of war does a lot to parents serving in the military…and even more to their children left behind at home.
Child Trends, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center, has issued a report on the risks facing young …
Registered Sex Offender Charged in Deaths of 3 Cleveland Women That Shocked Police
Michael Madison, 35, was charged with three counts of aggravated murder and three counts of kidnapping
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Emblematic…But of What?
The Thin Red Line of American Law
VENCE, France – I have concerns over the trends toward all-knowing supervision (what former Vice President Dick Cheney called “total information awareness”) and full-spectrum dominance. (Reading such phrases drove me back …
Fewer Americans Will Work: What That Means for the Economy
As the economy improves, however, should we expect to see the participation rate bounce back? According to new analysis from Macroeconomic Advisers, it’s not likely
The Administrator: New EPA Head Gina McCarthy Has the Toughest Job in D.C.
The new head of the EPA had to wait some five months for confirmation. Now that she’s got the job, the really difficult part begins
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SGT Scapegoat? The Latest on Lariam and the Sergeant
What a difference a month can make.
In late June, I published “A Smoking Pillbox,” about a report of a soldier with a history of traumatic brain injury, who after taking Lariam (mefloquine), had gunned down 16 Afghan …
Homeless Soccer Takes Over Times Square
Coming from shelters and the streets, competitors participate in a league that provides a way out. On Monday, their annual tournament is staged in the heart of Manhattan
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Nuclear Perspective: What’s the Fallout in Your Neighborhood?
Sure, it’s morbid, but there’s a fascination associated with figuring out just how many of your neighbors – along with you – would perish if a nuclear bomb went off down the street.
That’s the ghoulish tug of
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Even Toy Ships Can’t Escape Islands Dispute
TOKYO — It’s not every day that the illustration on a box cover for a model warship can annoy the Chinese, alarm the Japanese and amuse the U.S. Marine Corps – not to mention sinking the model ship itself.
But that’s …
Surprising Solutions for a Bankrupt City
Detroit has plenty of company in cities that have faced dire financial prospects. From selling Roosevelt’s rifle to selling the whole town, a look at the innovative ways municipalities have found extra cash