Is technology to blame for the rise of behavioral disorders?
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July 4th: For Some, Freedom Is Fleeting
Well, it’s been quite a couple of weeks, depending on your viewpoint, for social reform or social un-inform.
The Joint Chiefs, admitting the military has not done enough to ensure the safety of women and men against rape and …
Violent Video Games Don’t Make Us Less Caring
Do violent video games make people more callous and less likely to help others?
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The Air Force’s Future May Be in Drones, But Its Generals Won’t Be
Ever since Predator drones appeared on the horizon in a big way shortly after 9/11, the Air Force has dismissed any suggestion that its core constituency of fighter pilots feels threatened by the unmanned aircraft.
That may, …
We Love to Hate the ‘Bad’ Teacher
The new novel Tampa fuels our national anxiety about public education
After Sex Scandal, Eliot Spitzer Makes a Comeback
Disgraced by ties to a prostitution ring, the former governor announced his candidacy for New York City comptroller angling to challenge Wall Street once again
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The Sergeant-Lariam Link Seems to Grow Stronger
San Francisco’s Boeing 777 Crash: Why It Was Survivable
Just two of the 307 people aboard Asiana Flight 214 died in the fiery wreck on the runway. But it’s not divine luck. How pilots, crews and airports prepare for these rare but devastating crashes
Boeing 777 Crash-Lands at San Francisco Airport
Asiana Airlines flight 214 was en route from Seoul, South Korea when it crashed upon landing late Saturday morning, killing two people and injuring 181
The Fight Over Keeping Austin Weird
Is the hippest city in Texas selling out its oddball charm?
Plight of Rural Schools Laid Bare in Dying Delta Town
With few teachers and little hope, Friars Point, Miss. illustrates the shortfalls of city-centric education reform
Gettysburg: Wanted, A Man to Match Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln was, on balance, an astute judge of character, but now and then he made a mistake. Unfortunately, during the months that led to Gettysburg, those mistakes involved the commanders of the Army of the Potomac.
For Hotshot Firefighters, No Such Thing As a Routine Wildfire
The 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire about 85 miles northwest of Phoenix Sunday were members of an elite group known as Hotshots, so named because they are deployed into the hottest and often most dangerous parts of the …