Spiegel sees the U. S. as despondent, hopeless, pessimistic and with a political system plagued by lobbyism and stark hatred, and incapable of reaching consistent decisions.
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“We are at a crossroads in the music business… But I see the glass as half-full: the internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.”
“The pieces of our universe fell into the places where they are, not because of a guiding hand and a grand design, but through mere accident,” says physicist Victor Stenger.
The pioneering feminist acknowledges that people are frustrated with the Democrats, but warns that the “extreme” policies of the Republican party are bad for everyone—especially women.
From the Ohio State University Research News Service, a discussion of issues closely followed here at Age of Engagement. See also the full report. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Evidence is no […]
Greenwashing is like whitewashing. Whitewashing means covering up any black marks on something’s record to make it seem better than it really is. By the same token, greenwashing means making […]
In late August 1893, painter Paul Gauguin returned to Paris after spending the previous few years in Tahiti, the Polynesian paradise that propelled his art to a whole new level. […]
Claims about the size of rallies on the National Mall are an important framing device that advocates and journalists use to communicate the strength and impact of a movement. Of […]
I’ve been at the 2010 GSA Meeting for the last day or so and as usual, there is more information that I can handle. However, there is a lot of […]
I’m still at GSA 2010 – I’ll have another post with some news/facts from the meeting – but my lack of a computer yesterday and the fact that my hotel […]
The journalist, campaigner and on-air reporter for the Iranian Press TV channel in London, recently became a Muslim. Here she talks about Islam, the West and her brother-in-law’s legacy.
“A democracy is strengthened when its citizens are confronted with the raw truths that follow from the choices of their elected leaders.” The New Yorker on WikiLeaks.
“England’s economic crisis is a great deal like ours; its response has been dramatically different.” Judge Richard Posner on the U.K.’s austerity measures.
Could life on earth have come from outer-space? NASA finds that the universe is filled with giant carbon buckyballs that might have fallen to earth a long time ago.
“It’s high time we recognize that carbon dioxide has been treated unfairly.” Forbes’ Larry Bell touts the accomplishments of the oft-reviled chemical compound.
The Supreme Court is to consider whether to strip First Amendment protection from violent videogames that critics say appeal to the deviant interests of children.
“Why does the name ‘Hitler’ still hold this magical fascination?” Cornelia Günther reviews only the second exhibition in Germany ever dedicated to Adolf Hitler.
Was the development of computing the most significant technological advance of the twentieth century? The Economist hosts an online forum for debate.
“Some of the boldest eco-warriors are those with the most to lose—our children.” The Independent says pester power can get parents to go green.
“Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong.” The Atlantic investigates the veracity of medical science.
A study from the U.K. says that while heroin causes the user harm, the adverse effects of alcohol on the wider community are significantly greater.
It’s actually pretty simple to get a severed mooshead delivered to your bed, Godfather style. Step One—raise money only from rich donors and foreign corporations to back GOP candidates you […]
We have all sat through the laborious exercise of having a family picture taken. The end result of the chaos is typical across almost all families: a happy picture showing two gray […]
Theodore C. Sorensen, the special counsel to President John F. Kennedy who wrote the president’s speeches and helped shape his policy, has died, according to an obituary in the New […]
I recently wrote of the bear pit into which habitual ‘Twitterers’ can fall, and today the British newspapers are full of writer and broadcaster, Stephen Fry’s Twitter comments about women […]
Let us now praise Doonesbury, a body of work and a work of art that could be compared to the Bayeux Tapestry, and which also has been compared, in the […]
“I don’t know why the telephone, the analog landline telephone, was never formally mourned.” Virginia Heffernan remembers when phones actually worked.
“It’s easy to decide to change, but harder to make that change feel normal.” Trent Hamm gives tips on how to turn good intentions into new good habits.
It’s time we accept that Halloween isn’t dangerous, says Lenore Skenazy at The Wall Street Journal. While we’re at it, we should give children their childhoods back.