Social Issues

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

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Reason May 2007 Jacob Sullum	An Epidemic of Meddling The classic targets of public health were risks imposed on people against their will, communicable diseases being the paradigmatic example. The more recent targets are risks that people voluntarily assume, such as those associated with smoking, drinking, eating junk food, exercising too little, watching TV too much, playing poker, etc.
Reason May 2007 Mike Godwin	Superhuman Imagination Mathematician, computer scientist, and novelist Vernor Vinge on science fiction, the Singularity, and a "convergence" of technological trends that threaten to drastically limit individual freedom.
Reason May 2007 Kerry Howley	Ghetto Capitalists Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh shows how the inner cities are bustling with informal enterprises, but the government has cut them off from the larger economy.
Reason May 2007 Nick Gillespie	Artifact: Scars of War This image is from former Marine Sgt. Ty Ziegel's wedding day, when he married his longtime fiancee Renee Kline. Ziegel was seriously wounded in Iraq, losing an eye and suffering burns over much of his body.
ifeminists May 7, 2007 WolfmanMac	False Rape Claims -- No Publicity is Bad Publicity The structure of sexual harassment law, both in its federal and "campus speech code" incarnations is such that there is little downside to leveling accusations and an excellent possibility that the target's life will be ruined or at least drastically altered as a result.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2007 Humphrey Taylor	Commentary: The Sky is Falling! Healthcare systems in the developed world are in crisis. A permanent one. Patients and their physicians will always want more treatments than governments or employers are willing to pay for.
Chemistry World May 4, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Cutting the Cost of Climate Change Scientists have welcomed a UN climate change report released on Friday that sets out a range of affordable options for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
ifeminists May 3, 2007 Carey Roberts	AAUW's Fuzzy Math an Insult to Working Women Beyond the claims of sex discrimination, Behind the Pay Gap contains a put-down to all working women. That message reads, Ladies, you are unwilling to accept the financial consequences of your decision to work shorter hours and in less lucrative occupations.
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 John Voelcker	Eyes on the Prize Here, the author sits in on energy equivalence debates -- with millions of dollars for a "100 mpg car" riding on the results. The impetus for the session -- and the Auto X Prize itself -- is the growing awareness of climate change.
Psychology Today Mar/Apr 2007 Matthew Hutson	Unnatural Selection There's a thriving industry built on the scientific selection of jurors, but social psychologists aren't sure just how accurate it is, or whether it gives legal adversaries an edge.
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