Society

In America tomorrow is July 4th, which is a big celebration.  For a lot of people it means fireworks.  But, fireworks are actually pretty dangerous.  So before you go out and buy those illegal M-80s, you need to watch this…

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more questionable in Washington, then along comes this (hat tip Tom). Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive "salon" at…

As Americans ponder the health care reform initiatives now coming from Congress and the Obama Administration, I want to say a few words about what the subject means to me. America is often touted as the richest country in the world.  It…

I happened upon an article about shops being closed in France that highlighted a larger issue about cultural attitudes in the U.S. and Europe regarding work, leisure and material wealth.  I would like to share some thoughts with you on…

I was catching up with some of my reading when I happened across a quote from 1930 twice, which led me to write this post on how poor the Obama reform agenda really is. And I want ask you: is Obama Change you can believe in? The first…

This case is going to the Supreme Court of the United States.  It will be a landmark ruling when the issue is decided. Take a look at what David Boies has to say about the issue.

I do think that we have seen a robust response to Swine Flu, sometimes bordering on panic.  Much of this seems like overkill.  However, first analyses of the H1N1 virus suggest this response is entirely warranted: H1N1 swine flu is…

This is a pretty cool video from New Scientist.  This team of modelers has come up with a way to model human mobility using data from dollar bill tracking site Where’s George? The result is a model that tracks smaller human movements,…

This comes from Bloomberg. Unfortunately it is pretty scary stuff: The World Health Organization said the first pandemic since 1968 is imminent after an outbreak of swine flu spread to eight nations and 11 U.S. states. The WHO’s…