Don't look now, but we seem to have a moral panic on our hands. The term moral panic, at least as a social science concept, is relatively modern. It was coined by Stanley Cohen in the 1972 book "Folk Devils and Moral Panics." Moral panics emerge when large numbers of people start to freak ...
The world is sleepwalking into a new nuclear arms race. As arms-control treaties hashed out over decades lapse, countries that formerly rejected possessing nuclear weapons are starting to reconsider. The Doomsday Clock is set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to the symbolic hour of the apocalypse. The United States and Russia, which control 86 percent of the world’s nuclear arsenal, are without an arms-limitation treaty for the first time since 1972. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and extended under President ...
ATLANTA — Min Woo Lee made his first trip to the Tour Championship a memorable one, playing bogey-free on a rain-softened East Lake for an 8-under 62 that matched his career low on the PGA Tour and gave him a two-shot lead Thursday. A pair of runner-up finishes this year, at Pebble Beach ...
NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz will open the defense of his U.S. Open title against an opponent who made a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury. Along with some interesting opening-round matches, the draws for men's and women's singles Thursday delivered one what-could-have-been possibility: Had Serena Williams decided to play, there could have been a Williams sisters showdown in Round 1. When Venus Williams was given a wild card into the event at 46, the U.S. Tennis Association initially held one spot, which surely would have gone to Serena if the ...
DALLAS — Kevin Jennings wasn't even one of the players that coach Rhett Lashlee went to recruit at a local high school playoff game right after being hired by SMU. The dynamic quarterback, who happened to be playing for the other team that December day, is now going into his fifth season ...
PROVO, Utah — Bear Bachmeier and LJ Martin are back at No. 14 BYU as the Cougars again try to contend for a Big 12 title. Bachmeier enjoyed a breakout season at quarterback after transferring from Stanford before fall camp. Martin led the Big 12 in rushing in his third season in the ...
