Dan Margolis
LATEST ARTICLES BY Dan Margolis
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Thousands wrongly convicted
May 22, 2012In the last 23 years alone, more than 2,000 people were falsely convicted, but probably far more people are in prison for crimes they did not commit.
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Report from space: Earth in trouble
May 16, 2012According to a message beamed from space, the demands humanity places on the Earth exceed its capabilities.
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New report: Obesity fight requires national effort
May 9, 2012It looks like Michele Obama is right on obesity.
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Do wind farms really cause global warming?
May 1, 2012If you get your news from Fox or a handful of other news outlets that are not, to be charitable, best known for their fact checking, you will be relieved to learn that wind farms do...
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Study shows tea party not what it pretends to be
April 23, 2012Shedding some light on membership in the Tea Party Caucus in Congress.
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Controversial new president inherits changing World Bank
April 17, 2012Jim Yong Kim, the Korean-American president of Dartmouth College picked to lead the World Bank by President Obama, was confirmed today by a vote of the institution's 25-member executive board.
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Global warming does not benefit plants: new study
April 10, 2012A study by researchers at Northern Arizona University shows that a somewhat rosy predictions about purported beneficial effects of global warming on plant life are likely not true.
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Stand Your Ground: Self-protection or vigilante justice?
April 9, 2012A recent decision by a local judge seems to some to suggest the law is turning Florida into a modern Wild West, in which vigilante justice is the norm.
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