March 10, 2013

In Defense of Daylight Savings Time

The reason daylight savings time (DST) was initially implemented was to save energy by taking advantage of more hours of natural light, although many studies show that this has resulted in minimal savings. It wasn't until World War I was underway (...

February 21, 2012

For Better Debates

Tomorrow will see what could be the last GOP presidential candidate debate, at 8 PM EST on CNN, broadcast from Mesa, Arizona. The next 2 scheduled debates have been cancelled, leaving only one more possible debate, scheduled for March 19 in Portland,...