As the industry’s all-important Paris Air Show gets underway, the outlook for the defense sector appears like a UFO blip on a radar screen: something’s definitely there, but how much of a threat it poses is uncertain.
One …
Critics of the Liberal Arts Are Wrong
Yes, science and tech are important, but a new report shows that employers prize a more broadly-based education
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Some Hope Amid the Calendar’s Grim Pages
June is PTSD Awareness Month.
May was Mental Health Awareness Month.
September will be Suicide Awareness Month. More public-service announcements about “seeking help is a sign of strength.”
Despite the monthly …
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Women in Combat Marching Orders Issued
One thing the U.S. military can do is draft reports.
The Pentagon has released the services’ plans detailing how women are to be integrated into front-line combat units over the next couple of years.
The reports are from …
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Women in Combat: The Numbers Racket
The Pentagon will detail Tuesday when women will be eligible to train for and join the U.S. military’s most elite units, including Army Rangers and Navy SEALs.
But it’s not those dates on the calendar – 2015 for Rangers …
All of a Sudden, There Aren’t Enough Electric Cars to Keep Up with Demand
Electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and Honda Fit EV used to languish on dealership lots for months. A pricing war with aggressive incentives and cheap lease deals has changed all that.
A Glimmer of Hope in Iran’s Nuclear Posture
The surprise landslide for moderate Hassan Rouhani to the Iranian presidency over the weekend offers no guarantee that the Islamic Republic will soften its position on its problematic nuclear program.
But the man who holds …
Adding Red Meat to Your Diet Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Loading up on burgers and deli meats may be tempting, but too much red meat could trigger metabolic changes that upset the body’s glucose balance.
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The Fulcrum of Sexual Assault in the Military
Experts say sexual violence isn’t about sex as much as it is about power.
That may help explain why the problem has long seemed intractable in the U.S. military, where hierarchy defines everything, and a commander’s order …
Four Ways Obama’s Syria Gambit Could End
The White House last week said the U.S. will start arming certain Syrian opposition groups with light weapons, moving to intervene in that country’s bloody civil war.
The question now is how deeply America will become …
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Does This Mean the CIA Might Soon Have Access to Your Amazon Wish List?
All kidding aside, this has nothing to do with government prying. It’s just that the Central Intelligence Agency wants to award four-year contract worth up to $600 million “for commercial cloud services” to Amazon Web …
Viewpoint: The Real Proof of Citizenship
In the immigration reform debate, we talk about pathways to citizenship, but we almost never discuss the destination of those pathway
Food Recycling: Composting the Big Apple
New York has always been terrible when it comes to recycling, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg is trying to change that. But can he get New Yorkers to recycle their leftovers?