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Most of the people who died on 9/11 had no choice. They were above the impact zone of the planes and could not find a way out. But investigators are only now beginning to understand the actions and psychology of the thousands who had a chance to escape. The people...
Mac McLean has been studying plane evacuations for 16 years at the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. He starts all his presentations with a slide that reads IT'S THE PEOPLE. He is convinced that if passengers had a mental plan for getting out of a plane, they would...
Bolton's supporters acknowledge he has a temper and may not always have treated subordinates kindly, but they say Democrats are using Bolton's abrasive personality as an excuse to kill a nomination they oppose on ideological grounds. "If being occasionally tough and aggressive and abrasive were a problem," chided...
Independent of concerns for the environment, we have an obvious, national security interest in reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Oil imports account for 62 percent of current domestic consumption, and their contribution continues to increase. A tax on gasoline could promote a switch to more energy efficient vehicles. Politicians...
There are four obvious strategies to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. while still preserving energy functions we have come to value. We could encourage substitution of energy efficient for energy inefficient electrical devices (replace incandescent lights with fluorescent lights, for example). We could institute standards for construction of more...