Monthly Archives: July 2009
France Eliminates Sunday Work Restrictions
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the French government has relaxed restrictions on requiring retailers to close on Sundays. Americans will find this strange but most European countries are rather quiet places on Sundays, where many retailers are … Continue reading
Not so fast on Cheney…
This LA Times Editorial discusses the complexities of the situation. In a nutshell, it’s not clear that the program had advanced to the point to where it triggered a Congressional notification. Furthermore, if the program was, as is being reported, … Continue reading
Dick Cheney Orders CIA to not inform Congress?
The news media is reporting a story that former Vice President Dick Cheny ordered the CIA to not inform Congress about a secret, and presumably controversial, program. While there are almost no details about what the program is, there are, … Continue reading
NY Times has an epiphony: Buses are Eco-Friendly!
This may come as a great shock to some, but the New York Times has found that when you take cars off the road in crowded cities and replace them with fuel efficient buses, you reduce CO2 emissions! Sound crazy? … Continue reading
New Research: Social Security Numbers (SSN) are Entirely Predictable
New research published in yesterday’s Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences has dramatic implications for Americans and identity theft. Alessandro Acquisti is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at Heinz College of Carnegie Mellon. He has … Continue reading
