What Sandy Hook Should Really Teach Us about School Safety
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The End of Chinese Labor Camps and Why Americans Never Knew about Them
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Six months from now, a new bill that Mayor Bloomberg signed will go into effect. The minimum age to buy tobacco will rise from 18 to 21, making New... Read more →
LAX Shooting: Now We Know What Blowback Means
CBS says that he is remembered as a "hero." NPR reported that flags were flown at half-staff for his death around Los Angeles. The Washington... Read more →
Why I’m Skeptical About the Breast Cancer Vaccine
My father lost his mother in a car crash when he was 17 years old. Breast cancer therapy had made her chest tender, and the seat belt that might have... Read more →
