Human Rights Watch’s Take on Obama’s Drone Speech Is Worth Reading
Did you miss the president's important speech about the War on Terror? Here's the one response you should make some time for.
Do (Cheap) Mid-Century Schoolhouses Worsen Disasters Like the Moore Tornado?
At least seven children died in Oklahoma this past week when two elementary schools were destroyed. Is shoddy construction to blame?
A Survivor of the Deadliest Tornado in U.S. History Tells Her Tale
At 70, Lela Hartman believed we would one day use technology to prevent disasters like the Tri-State Tornado she witnessed as a small child. Are we getting any closer?
What Can’t It Do? European Austerity Policies Now Giving the World Anti-Matter, Clones
Talented natives of southern Europe that have fled their homes for opportunities elsewhere are starting to produce major breakthroughs.
Mao’s Granddaughter Is Filthy Rich. Who Cares?
Is Kong Dongmei a classic gold digger figure, who traded on her name when it suited her, then schemed her way into wealth? Or a keeper of the family legacy?
Study: If You’re a Narcissist, It’s Not Your Generation’s Fault. You’re Just a Narcissist.
Time magazine's cover story on millennials misses one key point from the academic literature: Generational cohesion may not exist at all.
Does It Matter That the CIA Script-Doctored ‘Zero Dark Thirty’?
While balancing the need for access against an intelligence agency's incentive to control the message, the movie botched the job.
Should We Retire the Word ‘Sweatshop’?
Sweatshops are great political targets for unions, who have incentives to drive up the price of manufacturing abroad. But better building inspectors is a rare union demand, at least compared to longer break times and higher wages.
A Note on the Brush Fires in Camarillo
Why are we still building homes in areas we know the fires will return to? Pacific Standard contributing editor Marc Herman, who grew up just outside of Camarillo, where a wildfire is currently raging out of control, reflects on lessons not learned.