Social Issues

Magazine articles on social issues such as crime, the environment, abortion, wealth distribution, drugs, etc.

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BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	Mad Cow's Stubborn Mystery Scientists still know far too little about the disease -- and the feds are making rules in the dark. Many uncertainties are in the spotlight right now as the Agriculture Dept. prepares to resume trading of some live cows and packaged beef with Canada.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 John Carey	Side Effects Of The Drug Scares New fears give rise to a more honest look at the risks for a pill-popping nation.
IEEE Spectrum March 2005 DeBlois et al.	Star-Crossed Should the United States, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities---and serious problems.
IEEE Spectrum March 2005 Justin Mullins	London Broil? The UK's capital prepares for rising tides and temperatures. "It's not a question of if, but when," says Baroness Barbara Young, head of Britain's Environment Agency.
Reason March 2005	The Born-Again Individualist Fox News Channel's Judge Andrew Napolitano on lying cops, out-of-control government, and his bestselling new book, Constitutional Chaos.
Reason March 2005 Poole & Harper	Transportation Security Aggravation Debating the balance between privacy and safety in a post-9/11 aviation industry.
Reason March 2005 Jacob Sullum	Psychedelic Tea Drugs and religious freedom in the U.S. In November the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction barring the government from interfering with a church's ritual use of a controlled substance.
Reason March 2005 Brian Doherty	Somali Success Story In a recent study two World Bank economists found a surprising side to Somali statelessness. Areas where the country is doing as well as or better than neighboring countries include the percentage of population living on less than $1 a day, roads per capita, and telephones per thousand people.
Reason March 2005 Julian Sanchez	Gimme Shelters The benefits of tax havens.
Reason March 2005 Ted Balaker	Railroading the Poor The chief argument for public transit is that it's necessary for those who can't afford cars. But many cities tailor their transit services to those who need them the least.
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