April 06 # 1 These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous - Joshua D. Rabinowitz and Caroline R. Bartman The importance of viral dose is being overlooked in discussions of the coronavirus. As with any other poison, viruses are usually more dangerous in larger amounts. Small initial exposures tend to lead to mild or asymptomatic infections, while larger doses can be lethal.------------..

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[05 March, 2020] How the Good War Went Bad - Carter Malkasian Washington has spent close to $1 trillion on the war. Although the al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead (at the hands of U.S. special operations forces in Pakistan in 2011) and no major attack on the U.S. homeland has been carried out by a terrorist group based in Afghanistan since 9/11, the United States has been unable to end the..

[04 March, 2020] ○ controversial points marked in red ○ notation (question or refutation) marked in blue ○ domestically relevant issue highlighted in yellow #1 Getting to Less - Kathleen Hicks Since World War II, U.S. defense spending has followed a well-worn pattern of rising during major operations and falling (although never by equal measure) in their aftermath. At the outset of the Korean Wa..

[03 March, 2020] ○ controversial points marked in red ○ notation (question or refutation) marked in blue #1 How China Became the World's Leader in Green Energy - Scott Malcomson Today, Chinese labor is relatively expensive, the country’s environment is toxic, and the Chinese Communist Party is striving to reduce foreign dependence. The remarkable rise of China’s green economy is fueled by all th..