Zuckerberg’s Get-Away Car

Zuckerberg’s Get-Away Car

Let us now praise “Lord Zuckerberg, The Magnificent!” Mark Zuckerberg, the wunderkind of Silicon Valley who co-founded Facebook and amassed roughly a gabillion dollars in personal wealth, is now being hailed as a new giant of American altruism. This started after the...
In OtherWords: January 20, 2016

In OtherWords: January 20, 2016

This week in OtherWords, John Kiriakou explains why judges should sentence more people to probation and Jill Richardson describes how community gardens bring people together. If you haven’t already subscribed, please ensure that you don’t miss the latest from...
Your Fear of Terrorism Could Get You Killed

Your Fear of Terrorism Could Get You Killed

One in 3.5 million: That’s the risk you’ll die from a terrorist attack in the United States, Ohio State professor John Mueller estimates. Rounded generously, that chance comes to 3 one-hundred thousandths of a percent. That’s not how most Americans see it, though. In...
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught

You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught

We all remember the teachers who most influenced us. Life lessons learned in the classroom stay with you for decades. I was lucky to have several great teachers, but my fifth grade teacher stands out the most. Nancy Livingston taught for 25 years in Princeton, New...
Digging Up a Mountain of Debt

Digging Up a Mountain of Debt

For the first time in more than 30 years, the federal government has decided to hold off on authorizing new leases for coal mining on federal land. It will undertake a review to see whether taxpayers are getting a fair deal while assessing the program’s environmental...