Opinion
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More Trouble for Establishment Would Be Even Better
Opinion -Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform Since Sputnik By Chester E. Finn, Jr. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008 376 pages, hardcover, ISBN 9780691129907, $26. -
Louisiana Black Caucus Does Students a Disfavor
Opinion -The Ides of March brought good tidings to newly minted Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), who saw his economic development tax cuts approved by bipartisan majorities in both legislative chambers on March 15. -
Differences in ‘Last Mile’ Service Determine Value of P2P Apps
Opinion -An Internet user's experience is dependent on the applications he or she uses on the Internet, and these work the same regardless of whether the user has a DSL or fiber connection from a traditional telecommunications provider or an Internet connection -
Markets Still Rule in Protocol Issues
Opinion -A big tech policy story in recent weeks was Comcast's announcement that it will stop impeding BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing traffic and instead will respond to network congestion by slowing traffic from the highest-volume users, regardless of what -
China Restricts Access to Popular Web Sites
Opinion -Reports of China restricting access to the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube amid protests in Tibet and Western China are bringing renewed scrutiny of the country's government and the American technology companies that do business with them. -
Net Neutrality Concerns May Soon Fade as P2P Improves ISPs’ Performance, Reduces Costs
Opinion -Concerns about network neutrality as a policy matter may fade as a new approach to dealing with peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic emerges, according to a group of academic researchers, software developers, and Internet service providers (ISPs). -
Service Providers Solving Traffic Speed Problems
Opinion -Comcast and BitTorrent are working together to improve the delivery of video files on Comcast's broadband network. -
Employer Interest in Health Savings Accounts Is Growing in Colorado
Opinion -Fifteen percent of Colorado employers offered Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in 2007, and 23 percent considered offering one, according to a survey conducted by the Mountain States Employers Council (MSEC). "It's a good thing! -
Circuit Court Backs San Francisco’s Draconian Health Care Mandate
Opinion -Businesses and employees in San Francisco are facing higher health costs and likely job losses after a three-judge panel from the Ninth U.S. -
Business Groups and Union Make Strange Bedfellows in Individual Health Mandate Push
Opinion -The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has been a stalwart defender of health freedom. But its recent association with two activist liberal groups is raising eyebrows. -
New Climate Science Group Formed
Opinion -The International Climate Science Coalition used the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change to announce its formation and encourage the scientists and policy experts attending the conference to join it. -
Florida Commission Green-Lights More Nukes
Opinion -The Florida Public Service Commission has approved the construction of two new nuclear power plants in Dade County. The commission voted unanimously, 5 to 0, to allow construction of Florida's first new nuclear power plants since 1983. -
Emerging Human Embryo Market Poses Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
Opinion -What is a human life worth? For centuries, that question has been asked in the context of the cost of keeping people alive. -
New Polls: Majority of Americans Oppose Expansion of Clean Water Act
Opinion -Most Americans oppose a proposal to expand the Clean Water Act, according to a new nationwide survey released by the National Center for Public Policy Research. -
Grand Canyon Flooding Splits Eco Activist Groups
Opinion -The U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to flood the Grand Canyon for three days, beginning March 5, has split the environmental community. -
Hundreds More Scientists Acknowledge Natural 1,500-Year Climate Cycle
Opinion -The co-authors of the bestseller Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1,500 Years have released a second list of peer-reviewed scientists who've recently found physical evidence of the long, natural climate cycle. -
Maryland May Target Dropouts by Increasing Compulsory Attendance Age
Opinion -School dropout rates have been an intractable problem for decades. Until recently the actual rate has been universally understated, concealing a problem creating a national peril. -
Court Rejects Minnesota Youth Video Game Restriction
Opinion -A federal appeals court has upheld a permanent injunction against a Minnesota law intended to discourage children under 17 from buying or renting video games classified as violent. -
Sirius, XM Merger a Victory for Customers, Shareholders Alike
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Deal Between U.S., China Firms Collapses
Opinion -A proposed co-investment deal between Bain Capital and Huawei, a major Chinese provider of telecom equipment, collapsed after preliminary review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). -
Instead of Outsourcing Tech Jobs, U.S. Should Insource Skilled Labor
Opinion -One facet of the immigration debate has seldom been controversial but is now unnecessarily unsettled because of politics and the nation's economic situation. That's the issue of tailoring U.S. -
Definition: Mesh Wireless Network
Opinion -In a "mesh" configuration, WiFi hotspots, in addition to connecting to PCs, also act as transmission relays. -
Bearing in Mind the Purpose of Forbearance
Opinion -There has been a lot of discussion the past several months about the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) exercise of its forbearance authority. -
California Bill Would Take Pest Control Decision Away from Scientists
Opinion -With federal and state scientists supporting a plan to spray pheromones to eradicate the invasive light brown apple moth, some California legislators are supporting legislation to give the governor, instead of scientists, authority to decide when
