Toll roads are gaining popularity as a possible solution to the traffic jams spreading across America. The number of cars, pickup trucks, buses and motorcycles on U.S. roads surged more than 20 percent during the past decade 10 times the growth rate in road mileage. And fuel
It seems Europes long siesta shorter work weeks and month long vacations has finally reached its limit. A victim of chronic economic stagnation, deteriorating public finances, and competition from former Soviet bloc countries and Asia has impressed upon Europeans that they simply have to work longer hours,
The 8th Economic Freedom of the World report released last week shows South Africa reversing its recent climb up the world rankings. Although SAs overall freedom rating improved from 6.7 to 6.8 it moved down in the overall rankings from 42 to 44, having been overtaken by Greece and Latvia.
Future social unrest and even military campaigns will result from tens of millions of young Chinese and Indian men not being able to marry or have children, say authors Valerie Hudson and Andrea den Boer.
Prenatal sex selection became available in Asia in the mid- to late-1980s. Although identification of
Politicians and activists who decry the high prices of prescription drugs often mention pharmaceuticals cost, but never their true value, says Kerri Houston, vice president of policy for Frontiers of Freedom.
Not only are prescription prices increasing slower than overall medical costs, she says, but prescription drugs often save money by
A new book by James Surowiecki, business columnist for the New Yorker, explores the idea that groups of people are often smarter than the smartest among them. This concept, also called collective wisdom, was first introduced by Francis Galton, a British scientist.
Galton attended a county fair and observed a
