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Ameliorating (Not!) Race Relations Richard E. Vatz
Category: Law & Justice Published: July 2015
"As long as politicians focus on limited aspects of the complex matter of violent and social unrest, this unrest will continue--with periods of quiet followed by violence and infinitum."
 
Bridging the Credibility Gap Julie Miller , Brian Bedford
Category: Business & Finance Published: July 2015
"The world is full of people who only want to do the bare minimum. When you push yourself to commit to just a little bit extra, and then make sure you get it done, you set yourself apart in the best possible way."
 
Capra's Quest John Marini
Category: American Thought Published: July 2015
"The past has come to seem no longer meaningful to the present and the celebration of past heroes, like Lincoln, has come to appear naοve. The moral regeneration of America will require more than another [filmaker Frank] Capra. It will require a Lincoln."
 
Come Fly Away Matthias C. Huhne
Category: Going Places Published: July 2015
"Following the infant years of commercial aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, passenger flight became a symbol of glamour and adventure in the decades after WWII, and a magnet for the world's greatest creative minds in the fields of design and advertising."
 
Food for Thought Nick Nicholson
Category: Medicine & Health Published: July 2015
"Gastric bypass and sleeve surgery … will take the hunger hormone off of your back so that your diet can work."
 
Gratitude for--and on--July 4 Jonathan W. Emord
Category: USA Yesterday Published: July 2015
"When we celebrate Independence Day, we should be reminded of the rights revolution that gave birth to our nation, and grateful for the unique privilege of living in a land whose founding charter promises protection for the unalienable rights of man."
 
Is 10th-Grade Graduation the Answer to the Dropout Crisis? Blair E. Lybbert
Category: Education Published: July 2015
"A fundamental redesign of secondary education that will maintain the benefits of the school improvement movement, while accommodating the needs of all students, is warranted."
 
Is the Arctic Carbon Bomb About to Go Off? John J. Berger
Category: Ecology Published: July 2015
"The implications of uncontrolled permafrost melting and the release of carbon from northern latitudes do not seem to be on the minds of most world leaders."
 
ISIS on the Recruitment Trail Johnnie Moore
Category: The World Today Published: July 2015
"So, just what drives someone to join a suicidal movement famous for burning captives alive, sexual slavery of children, the beheading of thousands, ethnic cleansing of religious minorities … and the indiscriminate destruction of ancient relics and art?"
 
Mapping the "Big Bang" of Bird Evolution Kelly Rae Chi
Category: Science & Technology Published: July 2015
"… The family tree of modern birds has confused biologists for quite a long time, and the molecular details of how birds arrived at the spectacular biodiversity of more than 10,000 species is barely known"--until now.
 
Memorial Day Memories Jack Estes
Category: USA Yesterday Published: July 2015
"A scrap of paper, a few names, a soldier's vision… At the cemetery, Boy Scouts will have placed flags on each resting place. The National Guard will fire two cannons three times, and a small band will play … ."
 
Playing Dumb Is Smart Geoffrey Tumlin
Category: Psychology Published: July 2015
"… Dumb statements are a fact of life, but you can reduce the negative impact of someone else's dumb statements by playing dumb yourself … ."
 
Protecting Loved Ones (Especially Pets) During Hurricane Season Don Landy
Category: Natural Disasters Published: July 2015
"You do not leave family members behind to fend for themselves, yet 50,000 pets were abandoned during Hurricane Katrina."
 
Summertime Savings John J. Vento
Category: Economics Published: July 2015
"If you want to become financially independent, you must live within your means, and that translates into carefully controlling and budgeting your spending over the summer."
 
Teaching Children Self-Control Ivana Cortes
Category: Life in America Published: July 2015
"Do not cave in to whiny demands and offer a reward for a measly effort at self-control, or no effort at all. This is … kiddie extortion … Parents are held ransom by a fitful child until they, too, want to scream."
 
The "Grand Illusion" of Theatrical Design
Category: Focus on Theater Published: July 2015
"[This exhibition] shows how designers create their magic, with a behind-the-scenes look at stage productions, from the Baroque courts of Europe to the Broadway venues of the U.S."
 
The Battle of Indiana and the Promise of Battles to Come David French
Category: National Affairs Published: July 2015
"These battles will stop only if Christians abandon their historic faith on a national scale or if the Left decides that it is content to 'live and let live'--to work, attend school, and share the public square with people who express moral disagreement."
 
The Fun--and Foibles--of Fatherhood Richard Greenberg
Category: Life In America Published: July 2015
"… As parents, we all may not be in the same boat, but we all are on the same ocean."
 
The Man Behind the Rise of Barack Obama Raymond L. Fischer
Category: Political Landscape Published: July 2015
"The President presented [David] Axelrod with a book in which he had written, 'This book is a testament to our collaboration and how you have always been there to help me find my voice.'"
 
The Tramp's Influence on Television Wes D. Gehring
Category: Entertainment Published: July 2015
"… Three of [TV's] iconic figures (Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, and Dick Van Dyke) have character-defining material drawn directly from 'Modern Times.'"
 
What Great Statesmen Have to Teach Us Paul Johnson
Category: The World Yesterday Published: July 2015
"… From the heroes of the past we learn … and what they teach, by the example of their lives and words, has the quality of truth by personal example. Thus, the good hero lives on, in our minds, if we are imaginative, and in our actions, if we are wise."
 
World Travel on the Cheap Russell Eric Eobda
Category: Americans Abroad Published: July 2015
"Once, I got so lost that the GPS lady told me, 'Stop and ask for directions,' but that is all part of the adventure."