Simply punishing students for bullying will not address the problem
Apr 12, 2016 12:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The spring legislative season is well underway, and, as has been the case for the last several years, a number of states are again considering and passing amendments to their anti-bullying laws. This year, Florida and...
Panama Papers show how easy it is to finance terror using U.S. shell companies
Apr 12, 2016 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Panama Papers have exposed the largest financial crime scandal of our lifetimes. But what has been uncovered by the Panama Papers is much more dangerous than simply greed and corruption. For those of you who have...
Does the First Amendment protect religious freedom laws?
Apr 12, 2016 12:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Boss is boycotting North Carolina. Bruce Springsteen canceled a planned April 10 show in Greensboro to show solidarity with those protesting the passage of HB2, which bars local governments from protecting LGBT...
Has China's coal use peaked? Here's how to read the tea leaves
Apr 12, 2016 12:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world, how much coal China is burning is of global interest. In March, the countrys National Bureau of Statistics said the tonnage of coal has fallen for the second year...
Brexit campaign is doomed – if bookmakers are right again
Apr 12, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As we edge closer to the EU referendum on June 23, the latest opinion polls put the Remain and Leave campaigns either neck and neck or at least close together. But the reputation of opinion polls has plummeted following...
Pleasure, porn and power: rethinking sex and disability
Apr 12, 2016 12:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Is sexual attraction to curving spines, scarred stumps, leg braces and prostheses any different to finding large breasts, small waists, and long legs appealing? Devotees dont think so. If you dont know, a (disability)...
Panama Papers: why we're looking at global corruption the wrong way
Apr 12, 2016 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Although the size and scale of the Panama Papers leak was shocking, the offshore dealing they revealed was hardly a surprise. After all, many organisations, including Transparency International, Global Witness, Action Aid,...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects