Archive | Columns
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Column: America, drones, and the future of combat
On November 26, 2011, an American drone flew over the hilly Pakistani border after successfully hitting its target. The result: 24 Pakistani soldiers lay dead, and 13 civilians were injured. This dramatic incident was no anomaly.
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Column: The politics of food
In his 2008 book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, Michael Pollan advised people to restore simplicity to food practices. Pollan’s message, clearly encapsulated as, “Eat food. Not too much.
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Column: Afghanistan and the U.S. tendency to perpetual warfare
“There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.” This quotation is attributed to Sun Tzu, who wrote the most influential treatise on warfare in history, "The Art of War.
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Column: Exporting obesity to China
With the American public increasingly wary of obesity and diabetes, sales of unhealthy food products in the US have slowed over the past few years. Nevertheless, the profits of American food corporations continue to grow, due in large part to the corporate focus on emerging markets.
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Column: Eulogy for a dear childhood friend, AOL Instant Messenger
A piece of my childhood died last week. I used to spend hours pecking furiously at the keyboard, chimes ringing back and forth as hours raced by while I communicated with my friends in an amazing new way — over the Internet.
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Column: The descent of Mann
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled March 2nd against Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and his renewed attempts to obtain access to the emails and documents used in the research of a former U. Virginia professor.
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Column: SXSW’s ‘Homeless Hotspots’ respectable
Ever consider using homeless people as mobile hotspots? Rethink possible. This year’s South by Southwest festival is doing just that.
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Column: Cuban Embargo has been 50 years of failure
February 2012 marked the 50 Anniversary of the US trade embargo against Cuba. President Kennedy put the embargo in place as punishment to Fidel Castro's regime, and the US hoped the embargo would force Castro into accepting democratic reforms and allowing more political and economic freedom for the C...
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Column: Twenty years of texting has changed the English language for the better
“Lawl,” “jay kay,” “roffle” and “gee tee eff oh.” Sound familiar? It’s odd you’d have heard them at all, for each of these terms originated in print and for print’s sake.