In the 12 years since the creation of the TSA it has become clear that the federal takeover of airport security was a mistake. Cato scholar Chris Edwards writes in an upcoming paper that TSA operations should be privatized and passenger and baggage screening "moved to the control of airports and opened to competitive bidding." In a recent New York Times article, EPIC administrative law counsel Khaliah Barnes highlighted that the TSA deploys Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) squads... Читать дальше...
Long gone are the days when secret societies were, in fact, secret. Now, hacks use underground organizations as shorthand for evil in their pop culture products and Angry Nerd demands an end to it. Is a mention of the Templars in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Jay Z rapping about the Illuminati worth taking away from the power of the actual conspiracy theories?
Long gone are the days when secret societies were, in fact, secret. Now, hacks use underground organizations as shorthand for evil in their pop culture products and Angry Nerd demands an end to it. Is a mention of the Templars in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Jay Z rapping about the Illuminati worth taking away from the power of the actual conspiracy theories?
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The independent film "Blue Is the Warmest Color" would be approaching the $1 billion mark worldwide. [...] Fast & Furious 6" grossed a modest $5.5 million opening weekend - overlooked next to the runaway success of the art house film "Before Midnight." It's a bit of a generalization, but for the most part the highest-grossing video games of the year coincide with some of the stronger critical reviews. There are exceptions: "Gravity" is raking in profits with huge critical support, and more... Читать дальше...
For many fields of science, there is little doubt that the period 1830-1965 was a golden age. There is also little doubt that changes in the support structure for science since the late 60's have powerful elements that serve to inhibit major developments. Dr. Lindzen will discuss these changes from the personal perspective of a climate scientist, and place them in the historical perspective of other areas of study.
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