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But despite the gruesome executions that sometimes happen when ransoms aren't paid, African officials have urged Western governments not to encourage hostage taking by rewarding it. Last September, Algerian President Abellaziz Bouteflika asked the United Nations to adopt an international ban on paying ransoms, which he called "the biggest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror Threat in N. Africa: Kidnapping Foreigners | 2/6/2010 | See Source »

It’s baffling because the cancellation of the Constellation moon program is tantamount to taking the nine billion dollars already spent on the program over six years and setting it on fire. It’s baffling because the decision will eliminate thousands of jobs—this...

Author: By Daniel A. Handlin | Title: Elegy for the Future | 2/5/2010 | See Source »

Obama probably didn’t make the move to boost his image as a unifier, although it’s certainly had that effect: the new plan faces virtually unanimous bipartisan opposition across the Senate and the House. “Simply unacceptable,” said one Democratic...

Author: By Daniel A. Handlin | Title: Elegy for the Future | 2/5/2010 | See Source »

The real problem with the decision is that it undermines the strength of the nation’s economic and technological leadership. To understand this, we can invoke the words of a key Democrat who has previously given eloquent speeches in support of the Constellation program—Barack Obama...

Author: By Daniel A. Handlin | Title: Elegy for the Future | 2/5/2010 | See Source »

Yielding the lead in space exploration to other nations doesn’t just look bad on television—it also has serious long-term repercussions for the nation. Space exploration has long been the source of many of the nation’s most capable engineers and scientists...

Author: By Daniel A. Handlin | Title: Elegy for the Future | 2/5/2010 | See Source »

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