Archive for December 2008

Executive Orders: The Power of the President’s Pen

Dec 11th, 2008

Written by: Kirk Strohman
Researched by: Casey E. Sanders
Edited by: Daniel Kwak
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
Executive orders can be as socially important as integrating the armed forces or simply a means of calming public anxiety in the face of the “Y2K problem.” They can be effective tools to block financing to terrorist organizations or authorize controversial [...]



LEGO Blocks Get EU Court Copyright Block

Dec 4th, 2008

Written by: Eric Blaine
Researched by: Jeff Hinman
Edited by: Jeff W. Richards
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
LEGO Group, the Danish manufacturer of the beloved building toy, has been riding high lately.  Where other toy companies seemed to be falling victim to age compression (the idea that children are not spending their time playing with toys as much as [...]