Smart watch fails to deliver
Though the new Galaxy Gear is innovative, the watch has too many issues to ignore.
UCLA professor should not be blamed for fire
Instead of criticizing the actions of Patrick Harran, the public must shift their focus to laboratory safety.
Mexico must fight drugs more vigorously
The Mexican government needs to maintain progress in its quest to end drug cartels in this tumultuous region.
Congress’ unity tested by debate over Syria
Lawmakers should recognize that compromise is vital for a solution to the Syrian conflict.
Man had right to blog suicide
“Ordinary” people can leave a legacy after their death with the help of the Internet.
Politics needs nonpartisanship
I am not an Independent. On the vast majority of issues, I find myself squarely to the left of center on the political spectrum. I registered to vote as a nonpartisan. I did this because being nonpartisan does not make one independent on issues of policy — it makes one independent on issues of politics. […]
Nation must help foreign doctors
The shortage of doctors is a real dilemma nowadays, especially under the Affordable Care Act. And in the coming years, this dearth of doctors will only be exacerbated. Though there will be 30 million more citizens insured for healthcare, there will not be enough professionals ready to give that care. This is a critical misstep […]
Morsi’s ousting will impact Egypt negatively
During a visit to Islamabad on Aug. 1, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the overthrowing of Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi had been aimed at “restoring democracy.” But Kerry’s definition of democracy is about as democratic as the restoration of democracy in Nicaragua at gunpoint under former President Ronald Reagan. Contrary […]
Will the new public school proposal help students?
Brown’s proposal is no cure-all, but offers long-awaited aid to the state’s most vulnerable students. The end of May marks the latest round of revisions to Gov. Jerry Brown’s new public school funding proposal and people are weighing in for the new Local Control Funding Formula. And while Brown’s proposal isn’t the panacea to education […]
Should the Guantánamo Bay prison remain open?
The prison must be closed as it stands for hypocrisy and infringes upon international human rights. One hundred of the total 166 inmates at the Guantánamo Bay prison currently on hunger strike have successfully refocused debate on the deplorable conditions at the prison. During a press conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said he remained […]