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Strange things happen when you apply the statistical methods of economics to medical science. You might say you get dismal science, but that's a bit glib. You certainly get some strange claims - like the contention of three economists that autism may be caused by watching too much television at a tender age. It gets stranger still when you look at the data upon which this argument is based. The as yet unpublished Cornell University study, which will be presented Friday at a health economics conference in Cambridge, Mass., is constructed from an analysis of reported autism cases, cable...
...Haass was giving a wide-ranging review of the U.S. foreign policy challenges around the globe - challenges he described as ranging from grim to dismal. Between North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, the U.S. faces a more daunting set of strategic tasks than it did even during the Cold War, he said. He believes the U.S. is in for several decades of difficulty in the region of the world that the Administration is hoping to remake with freedom and democracy. "How do you deal with a Middle East that does not have the building blocks of stability?" he asked...
...DISMAL SCIENCES...
...unattainable ideal. Any movement to stop this travesty should be lauded and supported. If Madrid outlaws the use of dangerously thin models in fashion work, perhaps that could begin to force those responsible to adapt. Minna Baker Narberth, Pennsylvania, U.S. Folding Newspapers Michael Kinsley's piece on the apparently dismal future of the newspaper industry made some valid arguments about the value of traditional journalism [Oct. 2]. Kinsley's attempt, however, to place most of the blame for newspapers' decreasing readership on the Internet and bloggers - whom he characterized as "some acned 12-year-old in his parents' basement recycling...
...Still, the federal government's response to concerns about school security has been dismal. In fact, since 2003, federal funds to improve security in our schools have been severely cut back, with fewer than 2% of the nation's school districts having received emergency-response grants from the U.S. Department of Education...