The Russian Defense Ministry has reportedly given state-owned Russian Helicopters $158 million to develop a series of indigenous medium and heavy drones. Ever since its war with Georgia in 2008, when the Kremlin witnessed firsthand the effectiveness of Tbilisi’s Israeli-built … read more
NY Times Economix — “According to the Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey, the majors that give you the best chance of reaching the 1 percent are pre-med, economics, biochemistry, zoology and, yes, biology, in that order (see chart above).”
Authorities at Guantanamo Bay recently began reading privileged attorney-client communications in an effort to prevent terrorists from passing messages and receiving unauthorized information from their brethren on the outside. Detainee advocates have responded with outrage, but we may now have … read more
Harvard Business School recently surveyed 10,000 alumni about the state of U.S. economic competitiveness. Unfortunately, 71 percent said national competitiveness will decline over the next three years. That result actually tracks numerous public surveys finding the vast majority of Americans … read more
