Op Ed

When NBC announced plans to cancel the original "Star Trek" series in 1968, fans responded with a massive letter-writing campaign that won the program an additional season. But this time, Trekkies responded with something networks understand better ó cash. Read More

Public reaction to news such as the recent studies showing America‘s elementary and secondary schools‘ students do not know math, science and other subjects as well as their counterparts in other nations is predictable. Read More

America is experiencing a troubling deja vu - a second coming of the Gilded Age. Marked by an incredible disparity between the wealthy and poor, by waves of layoffs (especially in manufacturing) and business scandal after business scandal, this era is also burdened by a political culture that often seems heedless - or downright hostile - toward the well-being of the general American public. Read More

Every semester I receive calls from parents of children with blindness or low vision wondering if it's true that their school systems cannot find qualified teachers. Families often relocate to try to ensure that their children receive needed services. Our own Department of Special Educationóranked first in the nationóhas more traineeships for preparing teachers of blind and low vision students than we have students. Read More

The telecommunications industry is still struggling to rebound from tough economic times, but it appears that the sector is finally showing signs of renewed vigor. The Nasdaq, having risen 44% from its October 2002 low, is at the leading edge of what some economists are cautiously calling an economic recovery. Read More

The victory that affirmative action's proponents scored in the University of Michigan Law School decision is a loss for our nation, and it may well prove to be the death knell for amicable race relations in the future. Read More

A Wall Street Journal opinion piece written by James Blumstein, Centennial Chair in Law, regarding the case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging admissions policies at the University of Michigan Read More

Tort reform has come to Washington, D.C. with a vengeance. Congress, with the White House's blessing, has begun to propose a dizzying array of federal laws designed to change the way lawsuits are handled in the 50 states. Read More

Opinion piece for Christian Science Monitor by Rick Chappell, director of Science Research Communications Read More

If Al Gore did indeed invent the Internet, it's time for him to return and teach America's public schools how to use it. Electronic technology has revolutionized 21st-century work, but not 21st-century learning. Read More

To justify military action without Security Council approval, the president invoked the doctrine of "pre-emptive" self-defense. In doing so, he dismissed a centuries-old principle of international law and opened the door to a world of unknown dangers and grave moral challenges. Allison Marsten Danner, Vanderbilt University professor of law, collaborated with George Fisher, Stanford University professor of law, to write the following op-ed. Read More