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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Allied With France, the Enemy of Our Enemy
America needed the French to defeat the Brits, but it was Paris that lost in the end At the outbreak of the American Revolution, England and France had been waging almost uninterrupted war with each other for nearly a century. From King William’s War in 1689 through the Seven Years’ War that wrapped up...
A controversial customs practice creates a legal backlash
Returning from a vacation to Germany in February, freelance journalist Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington. Agents searched his luggage, he said, “then they told me that they were impounding my laptop.”
Seizing Laptops and Cameras Without Cause
Returning from a brief vacation to Germany in February, Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. Agents searched Hogan’s luggage and then popped an unexpected question: Was he carrying any digital media cards or drives in his pockets? “Then they told me that they...
CNN appearance on Pew study of global opinions
A link to the Pew study can be found here. Global Economic Gloom – China and India Notable Exceptions Some Positive Signs for U.S. Image Download the Complete Report Five years after the start of the war in Iraq, the image of the United States abroad remains far less positive than it was before...
A New Debate Over Steering Hurricanes
In theory, the idea is simple: Lower the temperature of the clouds, and scientists could weaken a hurricane or even alter its path. In one scenario, airplanes would spread a layer of soot into the icy clouds at the top of a storm system, cooling them further and slowing the winds. Cut those wind...