Can Obama Keep His Technology Edge in 2012?
The Obama campaign's adept use of technology in the 2008 election created not a permanent edge but a permanent path for others to follow, suggest two professors.
#OWS: Have We Entered the Age of Protest?
Popular movements like Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party suggest that mass demonstrations have moved from the last resort of the powerless to the first resort of the newly empowered.
Mapping the (11) Divisions in American Society
Might it be that the traits and culture of the first nonnative colonizers in North America have left an indelible mark on the local society where they settled?
Public Feels Military’s Pain But Won’t Share It
A new study, released on the 10th anniversary of the start of America's longest war, highlights the widening disconnect between the nation's troops and its civilians.
Third Parties: The Avant-Garde of Change
While they may not have what it takes to win the White House, third parties have been responsible for putting up many of the road signs to future policy directions.
A Politicized Supreme Court Doesn’t Faze the Public?
Two political scientists review a survey of perceptions about the U.S. Supreme Court and find the public may actually want the justices to trade their black robes for red and blue ones.
Nation’s Science Powerhouse Supports Family Time
With women still a minority among tenure-track researchers, the National Science Foundation unveils a raft of policies to keep women in science and engineering research careers.
Civil Rights Groups’ Surprising Net-Neutrality Bedfellows
The fight over whether the Internet should have a meter has created some unexpected alliances in the groups lobbying the FCC.
Do the Rich Really Make All the Jobs?
The argument that taxing the rich is bad because they're responsible for making jobs has some merit, says a researcher, but only for a subset of the wealthy — those funding start-ups.
The Dutch Can Handle Their Pot
A researcher who compared the Netherlands' marijuana use with that of other European countries and the U.S. finds the Dutch regime of tolerated small sales of cannabis does not lead to a drug free-for-all.