Opinion
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The Sulfate Hypothesis Disproved
Opinion -You know the federal climate drill: No, it didn’t warm up as much as we said it would and the reason is that another emission--sulfate aerosols--is “hiding” it. -
The unappreciated optimist
Opinion -Ronald Bailey is an environmental journalist with a commitment to sound science. He is science correspondent for Reason magazine and the author of several books, including: Eco-Scam: The False Prophets of Ecological Apocalypse (St. -
Tree-Mendous!
Opinion -Forests cover 27 percent of the total land area of the Earth, and they contain 60 percent of the carbon stored in the terrestrial biosphere. -
Who Chooses?
Opinion -One of the favorite arguments raised by voucher opponents in an attempt to show the supposed unfairness of school choice is the question, "Who chooses? -
Worshipping Gaia
Opinion -Although a federal court recently dismissed a suit brought against the Forest Service and environmentalists for creating a state-sponsored religion in the form of “deep Ecology,” there is substantial reason to believe that either the court -
AOL-Time Warner Merger Spells End of Forced Access Campaign
Opinion -The biggest beneficiaries America On-Line's merger with Time Warner may be consumers and computer users who don't use AOL, read Time, or watch Warner Brothers cartoons. -
For the Sake of Consumers, Allow AT&T/MediaOne Merger to Proceed at Once
Opinion -Several consumer organizations recently filed a formal request with the FCC and the Justice Department's Antitrust Division to block the acquisition of MediaOne by AT&T Corp. -
Cheating Is Lying
Opinion -Cheating by students is on the rise, with students taking their cues from adult attitudes, says Michael Josephson, who heads California's Josephson Institute for Ethics. -
‘Accountable’ Public Schools Squander Funds
Opinion -When an Ohio state audit recently revealed that a voucher school in Cleveland had bilked the state out of more than $85,000, state legislators proposed passing a law to prevent any reoccurrence of such incidents. -
Federal Agency Not Following Federal Law
Opinion -Frustrated at the Bureau of Indian Affairs' lack of progress in carrying out its responsibility to bring its schools into compliance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, lawyers with the Native American Protection and Advocacy -
What About the Children? an interview with John E. Berthoud
Opinion -If the "New Unionism" did mean something--if it wasn't just a lot of rhetoric coming from a big public relations firm--then you might expect to see an organization that now was a little more interested in qualitative reforms rather than just the same -
Can Americans Trust Their National Report Card?
Opinion -Testing data tumble out of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the so-called “Nation's Report Card,” with great regularity. But can the numbers always be trusted? -
Reading is Key Science Skill
Opinion -How do scientists acquire most of their knowledge? Surprisingly, it's not by "observing," "measuring," or doing "hands-on" investigations. It's by reading. -
Reading Is Not Enough
Opinion -A new Canadian study has found that children do not learn to read simply by having their parents read to them. Parents must accompany reading with teaching the alphabet in order for children to grasp the mechanics involved in reading. -
Education and Choice: What Does America Think?
Opinion -Pollsters are working overtime these days, plumbing the public's attitudes towards Presidential candidates in upcoming primary states. But many other important polls have taken place. -
TAAS Tests Nudge Up Achievement
Opinion -In his January 7 ruling on the case involving the tenth-grade Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test, U.S. District Court Judge Edward C. Prado made it clear that "unequal education is a matter of great concern and must be eradicated. -
Texas Academic Standards Upheld
Opinion -Who should issue driver's licenses to teenagers? Should it be the driving instructors who are responsible for teaching teens to drive? -
Conservation bill faces rough road in 2000
Opinion -The embattled Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999 (H.R. 701/S. 25) will have a rougher road to travel on its way through the legislative process than its supporters expected. -
Medical scientists call proposed DDT ban unethical
Opinion -DDT--a pesticide known to kill birds and thought by some to endanger humans--has found new friends among the medical community whose responsibility it is to fight a disease once thought to be under control: malaria. -
Diesel or Natural Gas?
Opinion -Which fuel is the right choice for heavy trucks and buses? It’s a question facing policymakers in California, at the U.S. -
FDA loosens rules on labeling, claims by dietary supplements
Opinion -The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule to address the labeling and marketing of dietary supplements. Many health advocates are distressed about some of its content. -
Earth(worms) First
Opinion -Charles Darwin was one of the first scientists to show that earthworms have important effects on the chemistry and physical structure of soils. -
Hot air for the millennium
Opinion -Any of you who don’t think the federal government is composed largely of alarmist gasbags obviously did not survive last December’s Y2K crisis. -
Idaho sues U.S. Forest Service
Opinion -“If the Clinton Administration has its way, many of our state’s public trust lands could be severely devalued--which directly affects the foundation for school funding in our state,” said Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne, announcing that
