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Human beings, by nature, are a skeptical bunch. Fads and le dernier cri (the trendy French for "the latest trends," ironically) aside, we are often hesitant to accept concepts which are new and alien, especially when it comes to technology. Consider the group of Aristotelian professors who made the following...
Much of Driskell's first month in power has been dominated by questions surrounding Burton's conduct during the council election in December. And last night, the council voted to consider impeachment charges against Burton. Ten council members filed a petition for Burton's recall, alleging that he had taken...
Be that as it may, the USTR decision to pursue a trade war over bananas was sharply at odds with its handling of similar agricultural issues. Consider this: today, even with the tough trade restrictions still in place, Chiquita controls 20% of the European market. By way of contrast, the...
If that sounds like a tough position to fill, consider that the future of 14% of America's public school kids depends on the person who gets the job. The post is big-city school superintendent, and it's open in 13 major cities across the U.S. as a crisis...
Is one form of the death penalty more cruel and unusual than another? That's what the U.S. Supreme Court will have to decide when they hear arguments in the case of Alabama death row inmate Robert Lee Tarver. Convicted of robbery and murder in 1984, Tarver was hours from...