Swine Flu Fears and Preparations Hit College Campuses
As outbreaks of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, increase around the United States, college campuses are particularly at risk given their dense, diverse populations and the susceptibility of younger people to severe cases. ...
Can Back-to-School Sales Save Struggling Retailers?
Last year's back-to-school and holiday seasons were the beginning of a dismal period for retailers. This year, with many experts predicting that we are coming out of the recession, back-to-school season may be the light at the end of the tunnel that retailers have been looking for. Poor sales this time a year ago edged many retailers into bankruptcy and liquidation. Remember Circuit City? Others could go the way of the former electronics giant if this shopping season doesn't yield better results. Lucky for retailers, recent polls have shown signs that better sales may be just around the ...
Apple Tablet and Kindle: Will E-Textbooks Catch On?
Textbooks have always been synonymous with college, but that could change with the coming schoolyear. The student-textbook relationship may be rapidly approaching its day of reckoning, as high-tech gadgets that emulate and enhance the textbook experience hit the market.The competitionThe Amazon Kindle and the forthcoming gadget from Apple could be the first devices to make a considerable dent in the textbook market. The Kindle has the advantage of being on the market since 2007 and offers a proven system for getting data transmitted seamlessly, and exclusively, through Amazon.com. The price ...
Republicans, Fiscal Responsibility, and $23.7 Trillion
Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), made headlines when he estimated that the Obama administration may have committed as much as $23.7 trillion to patch up the U.S. economy. This figure, and fiscal responsibility in general, should be a galvanizing force for the Republican Party in upcoming political battles.Twenty-three-point-seven-trillion-dollars is a hard number to get your head around. For the sake of simplicity, we'll round up to $24 trillion from here on. After all, if we learned anything from the Obama administration these past six ...
Can Peter Schiff Unseat Chris Dodd in 2010?
One of the Senate seats said to be up for grabs in 2010 is Chris Dodd's in Connecticut. Peter Schiff, of Internet and free-market capitalism fame, may be planning a run to oust the five-term Democrat. ...
Students React to Loyola Maryland's Name Change
In a little under a year, I will no longer be graduating from Loyola College in Maryland. Instead, I'll be one of the first graduates of the new Loyola University Maryland. ...
Poll: American's Split on Right Direction/Wrong Track
An interesting thing happened between June 11 and June 16 in the Real Clear Politics "direction of the country" poll average: There was a tie for right track and wrong direction at 45.8 percent, something we haven't seen in years. ...
Time Warp: What if GM and Chrysler Had Been Allowed to Fail?
The government bailouts of Chrysler and General Motors are complete (we hope). Despite the tantrums thrown by free-market capitalists, the government has intervened in the automobile industry. But what if it hadn't? Would America be in the economic shambles so many warned us about? Maybe not. ...
Poll: Republicans Trusted More Than Democrats on the Economy
A new Rasmussen poll shows likely voters have had a change of heart recently; they now trust Republicans more than Democrats to handle the economy. ...
Memo to GM: Give Young Car Buyers What They Want
What kinds of cars do young people buy? Hondas, Volkswagens, Scions, Toyotas, and even Minis may come to mind. GM brands probably don't. ...
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