Decline In Arctic Sea Ice -- Yeah, so?
By Jeffrey Perren09/30/2005
Science News Daily today felt the need to alert their readers to the continuing decrease in frozen water near the North Pole. Santa may have reason to be concerned at the reduction in area of his landing pad, but should anyone else be worried?
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The Roberts Court
By Stephen Macklin09/29/2005
As expected John Roberts has been confirmed and sworn in as the Chief Justice of the United States. For all intents and purposes, the court is unchanged. Roberts replacing Renquist maintains the status quo.
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The moral question of Gattaca and our Genetic Destiny
By Alexander Rai09/23/2005
Athletic, intelligent, efficient, and breeding-class good looks: a combination none can resist. Indeed, a combination idealized in the greatest spirit and aspirations of Civilizations: Greek, Roman, Persian, and Hollywood.
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Media Bias In Iraq War Reporting?
By Jeffrey Perren09/22/2005
Between Sept. 10 and Sept. 16 U.S. and Iraqi forces staged an operation to eliminate enemy fighters from Tal Afar in Iraq, near the Syrian border. The operation was "an extremely successful tactical operation," according to U.S. commander of Multinational Force Iraq, Gen. George W. Casey, Jr.
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Grilling Roberts
By Dennis Fox09/13/2005
There's little chance the Senate will reject John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States, so watching the Judiciary Committee's opening statements yesterday seemed somewhat beside the point. The predictable back-and-forth between Republicans and Democrats, and Judge Roberts' own careful statement at the end, did little more than illustrate contending political-legal philosophies without delving deeply into their rationales or consequences.
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Katrina
By Vivian Greentree09/03/2005
Catastrophic. Natural Disaster. Devastating. These are some of the adjectives that are being used to describe Katrina, the hurricane that descended onto the Louisiana coast with all the fury only mother nature can harness.
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Capitalism and the power of Cuteness
By Alexander Rai09/02/2005
Cuteness has always been associated with smitten things. It maybe the expression engraved on a child’s face as it observes a mischief, sealed permanently within the minute, and recorded on a Panasonic GV PS65, which retails for $599 at Circuit City, but was purchased at half that on a nifty eBay deal, FedEx shipping included. But where the mundane always carries a price tag, memory is priceless. For everything else, indeed, there is mastercard.
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