Game changer for industry. Plus eyes wide shut. Kids in sleep and getting the right amount of rest is essential for everyone. And we begin tonight with the latest on u. S. Plans to fight the Islamic State group. According to the New York Times the white house has approved the use of drones over syria. Both manned and unmanned vehicles, kill Senior Leaders there. So far the u. S. Has only conducted air strikes against the Islamic State inside iraq. U. S. Officials said the drones might fly into syrian air space without approval from the assad regime. Jim walsh is a Research Studies associate at the mit program. What do you make of this move . Well john im not surprised because you had the president of the United States come out and remark to the American People saying, essentially, speaking with a new tone and a new emphasis, a new priority for the Islamic State. And then the day after, you have secretary of defense hagel and a top ranked uniformed officer come out with even more aggres
Seven Days' special Dairy Issue was devoted entirely to examining the viability of Vermont's signature agricultural industry. Here the elephant in the room is the "cow in the barn." I was the lead editor on the project. The anchor story, by Kirk Kardashian, provided a historical overview as well as essential info about how the business works. It needed some color, so I inserted a quick anecdote about Fred Tuttle, the folksy dairy farmer who had starred in John O'Brien's 1996 film Man With a Plan, then actually ran for the U.S. Congress in real life as a publicity stunt to promote the movie.
How do we make sense of what could have happened? Tuck professor Raghav Singal created a framework that helps solve the age-old counterfactual conundrum.