In the US, living 10 miles from school means riding a school bus or organizing a car pool. In many African countries, it means
Let’s put math and geography ahead of football
I’ve always been amused by the term “scholar-athlete.” Many players on college sports teams are accomplished athletes who are “scholars” in the sense that
In going green, failure leads to success
Success in going green will require failures first, as it did in the development of information technology.
On the waterfront with Robert Criss
Bob Criss doesn’t claim to walk on water, but on a walk over the water, he has a lot to say about current [pun
Why does Haiti have it so bad?
The economic disparity between Haiti and its island-sharing neighbor, the Dominican Republic, is a question I’ve wondered about a lot since the devastating earthquake
Should bicyclists have unlimited rights?
If David and Goliath really existed, and if their match had taken place in the Roman Coliseum, for whom would the fans be rooting?
In defense of Rand Paul – somewhat
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where, when the other person is speaking, you (a) are not really listening, and/or (b)
Play baseball, learn about Supreme Court!
What do Hunter Wendelstedt (a major-league baseball umpire) and Supreme Court Justice William R. Day (term in office: 1903-1922) have in common? You can
Sounds of the Supreme Court, courtesy of Chicago Cubs
You still can’t watch Supreme Court proceedings on TV, but you can eavesdrop on them. Oral arguments presented to the Supreme Court have been
North Sea cod. A wildlife conservation success story
In the 1960s and 1970s North Sea cod was still cheap and available, and large numbers of British boats set out to sea to