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How Much Is an Astronaut’s Life Worth? (Reason.com)

“NASA’s irrational approach to risk undermines its mission and costs thousands of lives.” Sadly, it’s a direct result of our PR-obsessed, risk-averse …

Should Cable “News” Be In Courtrooms?

And yet another sensationalized trial has come and gone. A significant faction of the public will be incensed. If not naturally, then fueled by the opinionated back-and-forth by fervent cable “news” commentators. We need to make this go away.

Female Athletes: An Unspoken Sisterhood | BlogHer

Totally important. Female Athletes: An Unspoken Sisterhood | BlogHer.

Walter Cronkite’s Lost Legacy

Walter Cronkite died on July 17, 2009. Understandably, people are focused on what a great newsman he was. He reported concisely, fairly, and rarely broke out from behind the fourth wall. Cronkite and his peers were, sadly, perhaps the last of televisions true journalists.

Foreclosing on the Fourth Estate

I’ve never been much of a newspaper reader. I am a news reader, however. A better method of delivery than RSS, but just as easy and common, would fit those of us who simply can’t deal with the unwieldiness and expense (economic and environmental) of paper.