The Time for National Missile Defense Is Coming
Despite its many scientific and political detractors, the idea of a national missile defense system remains extremely popular with voters.
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Politics
The Patent Epidemic
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that our system for protecting intellectual property is broken. Rather than encouraging innovation, our patent system
Read moreThe Great American Healthcare Re-invention
U.S. healthcare is the best in the world, but it’s also the most expensive. Fortunately, demographics and technology are converging
Read moreNutrition Deferred
Outside of medicine, genomics can make the biggest impact on the quality of human life by improving the quality and
Read morePension Plan Time Bomb
The downside of longer life spans is that the growing number of retirees — who are living for decades after
Read moreThe Military Recruitment Shortfall
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been embroiled in a new type of warfare. After an initial wave
Read moreTo Tell the Truth
The polygraph test has proven unable to reliably determine whether a person is lying. Now, a breakthrough called “thermal facial
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