Sunday, April 30, 2017

Anyone Need Some Clear Thinking? One Nation Undecided

One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us
In “One Nation Undecided,” Peter Schuck tackles poverty, immigration, affirmative action, campaign finance, and religious objections to gay marriage and transgender rights.
For each issue he provides
essential context
defines key concepts and values
presents the relevant empirical evidence
describes and assesses the programs that now seek to address it
considers many plausible solutions.

Each chapter is self-contained so that readers may pick and choose among the issues that interest and concern them most. His objective is to educate rather than proselytize — the very nature of these five issues is that they resist clear answers; reasonable people can differ about where they come out on them.
From Yale News
Peter H. Schuck, the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law
(Princeton University Press)
March 27, 2017
One Nation Undecided Professor Peter Schuck talked about his book One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us, in which he examines five challenging issues being debated throughout the country. Professor Schuck spoke about what makes theses top issues - poverty, immigration, affirmative action, campaign finance, and religious objections to gay marriage and transgender rights - so difficult. In his book, he examines all sides of debate for each issue and outlines key factors for clear thinking to design solutions for each.
Listen and watch this 1:18:01 video >> CSPAN

Enof of UNReal Reality TV? Stream-some-Fiction: On Hulu "The Hand-Maid's Tale"

Who's to say?
Reporter Emily Peck writing in The Huffington Post takes a turn making some pointed on-target comments presented in this piece
Women In The U.S. Don’t Live In A Dystopian Hellscape. Yet. “The Handmaid’s Tale” resonates, but there’s reason for hope
What is happening now in the United States is actually real progress for women. Despite progress, women in the U.S. still have a frighteningly long way to go. 
 

Technology + The City with Edward Glaeser

Autonomous vehicles? He's terrified . . .
Published on Nov 7, 2016
Views: 198
The eighth speaker in Volpe’s “The Future of Transportation: Safety, Opportunity, Innovation” speaker series was Edward Glaeser, the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.

His work focuses on the determinants of city growth and the role of cities as places for sharing and spreading ideas, and he has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and law and economics.

Dr. Glaeser regularly teaches microeconomic theory and occasionally urban and public economics, and for a decade has served as director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.

This highlight video captures key excerpts from Glaeser’s talk at Volpe on October 26, 2016.

Please see our Beyond Traffic series page for all speakers and dates:
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Military Generals In Civilian Suits: David Petraeus

From General to Private Equity????
Published on Apr 30, 2017
Views: 2,103
"The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" explores successful leadership through the personal and professional choices of the most influential people in business. Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein travels the country talking to leaders to uncover their stories and their path to success. The fifth episode of season two features former CIA director David Petraeus.
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FIGHTING FOR WAR? Hamid Karzai, Former President of Afghanistan

15+ years + $70Billion$
Published on Apr 30, 2017
Views: 160
Duration: 26:30
As Russia and the United States are becoming increasingly confrontational over Syria, another war-torn nation may become a renewed theatre for their old rivalry. Afghanistan has been a geopolitical chessboard for so long, is a lasting peace there even a possibility? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by the former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai.

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No Passion In Great Britain > This Dull Election

Apathy is new election strategy
Published on Apr 30, 2017
Views: 151
Is this the most boring election ever?

THE U.S. ARMY IS TESTING A DEVASTATING NEW WEAPON: A SUPER 'BAZOOKA' || ...

M3-E1 Evolutionary improvement for urban warfare
Published on Apr 30, 2017
In 1946, two Swedes named Hugo Abramson and Harald Jentzen designed the Carl Gustaf, which at the time appeared to be just another recoilless rifle like the famous bazooka. Many of these weapons fell out of use in the following decades as anti-tank missiles took over.
But the Carl Gustaf stuck around — and for a different role than Abramson and Jentzen had planned in the 1940s. For one, it’s now just as much an anti-infantry weapon owing to its range, low cost and types of ammunition.
Soldiers are fond of the 84-millimeter Carl Gustaf, and it’s easy to see why. The weapon is quite practical for dismounted infantry — especially at long ranges — and creates a thrilling blast, so it’s fun to shoot. The U.S. Army had a handful in service with Special Operations units, and they proved so popular that the Army began distributing them widely.

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