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Snowden Amnesty Debate Misses the Point — Again

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Amidst this week's revelation that a federal judge would likely rule in favor of a judicial activist who argues that the NSA's activities violate the Fourth Amendment — and the revelation that some in the NSA would rather grant fugitive Edward Snowden amnesty than drive him further into the open arms of the Russians and …

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American Competitiveness: The New Untouchables or The New Half Truth?

On By The Social CriticIn Economics & Globalization, Politics & Public Policy, Technology & Science4 Comments

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?

GreenSmart vs. GreenDumb

On By The Social CriticIn Health & Environment, Technology & Science2 Comments

If you assume that replacing books, magazines and newspapers with Kindle and the Internet are eco-friendly tradeoffs, think again. Carbon footprints don't tell all.