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...Since then, I have always been intrigued by the processes at play behind such a revival: how does it occur, what does it mean for individual Muslims to be part of it, and how does it play out at the political level, particularly for governments?" Zeghal wrote in an e-mail. "These questions have sparked my broader interest in the study of the relationship between Islam and politics, not only in the Middle East but also in the West...
Public health: Globalization is a public-health hazard. While the recent H1N1 pandemic was non-lethal, there is a disturbing likelihood that either a natural, fatal pandemic will occur or a biological weapon will be unleashed in the near future; global travel and trade patterns make it virtually impossible to cabin such outbreaks. Our public-health models and institutions are not geared to prepare for such a catastrophic health emergency—and yet, such an emergency is becoming more likely. Part of the answer will be research and technology, but much of the outcome will depend upon planning...
Legalization would therefore eliminate most of the violence and corruption that currently characterize marijuana markets. These occur because, in underground markets, participants cannot resolve disputes via non-violent mechanisms such as lawsuits, advertising, lobbying, or campaign contributions. Instead, producers and consumers in these markets use violence to resolve disputes with each other and bribery or violence to resolve disputes with law enforcement. These features of “vice” markets disappear when vice is legal, as abundant experience with alcohol, prostitution, and gambling all demonstrate...
...many Democrats and Republicans are trying to outdo each other to see who can seem “toughest” on reform, but in the process, they are failing to understand which regulations really need to be in place for the economy to function well. Derivatives trading will occur throughout the future, whether in a bank or a distant unregulated entity, and it is best if it occurs in major banks under the watchful eyes of regulators. There will be future crises with politically unpopular but necessary monetary solutions, and an independent Federal Reserve will need to be there...
...privatization is not the remedy to this problem, it is appropriate for the USPS to scale back rather than to build up debt with unnecessary services and then to need to make massive cuts in the future. Furthermore, because the job losses due to cutting service on Saturdays will occur primarily through attrition via retirement and early retirement packages, they will not do the economy too great a disservice. Thus, the Postal Service should continue ahead with its well-researched plan to cut costs but should retain its privileged public position in the years to come...