Government action regarding the pesticide DDT has moved from one extreme to the other, first overusing it and then prohibiting any use of the pesticide. The controversy over DDT is rooted in the governments violation of property rights during spraying programmes in the 1950s and 1960s, claim researchers at the
Observers have long noted that Americans put in longer hours on the job than their European counterparts. Also, the number of hours Americans work has been rising steadily, while Europeans work fewer and fewer hours each year. Looking for a cause, some experts have chalked it up to differences in
The National Institutes of Health, Harvard University’s School of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the U.S.A., as well as other experts, agree that youngsters follow a definite process in learning how to read that can be applied in the classroom using phonics programmes,
In the 19th century, private expeditions to the Arctic region achieved more success with fewer resources and fewer casualties than government-sponsored exploration. Why was the private sector more efficient and successful?
According to economist Jonathan M. Karpoff, who examined 92 expeditions from 1818 to 1909, the private expeditions were better organised
The end of Social Security as Americans know it is just 15 years away. They face a $19.8 trillion unfunded Social Security liability and the first IOUs will be due in 15 years.
Refusing to accept this reality, some political commentators suggest working around the problem by cutting benefits and
Despite widening public ownership of shares, most people did not boost their spending as a result of the market boom. To be sure, wealthy households went on a spending spree as their share portfolios swelled. But lower- and moderate- income families boosted their savings during the 1990s. Those are conclusions
Tiger Woods is the best of the best. His success has encouraged young golfers worldwide to seek to perfect their golfing abilities so they can try and win the tournaments and earn the large prizes he does. At age 24 he was reputed to have assets exceeding $140 million, all
Many argue that increasing education spending will improve educational results and consequently boost future economic growth. However, a recent study found that the quantity of education is a less important factor in economic growth than the quality of education.
Researchers used test scores in 39 countries in mathematics and science from
Last week’s decision by pharmaceutical firms to drop a lawsuit challenging a South African law that allowed the importation and manufacture of generic AIDS drugs constituted a tragedy of far-reaching proportions. Experts warn that AIDS activists are selling the disease’s victims down the river when they push for price controls
Among the many consequences predicted for global warming are rising sea levels due to the melting of the polar ice caps and increases in the frequency and intensity of storm activity. Many environmentalists today regard the islands of the Pacific as sensitive indicators:
Rising Waters: Global Warming and the
