The future of nuclear deterrence; Bioscience security issues; A better war on drugs; U.S. aeronautics; A new science degree; Improving energy policy; Energy clarified; Research integrity; Safer chemical use

U.S. flexibility on farm subsidies key to trade progress

Federal R&D funding stuck on hold; New Bush climate plan falls short, critics say; EPA revises clean air standard

Kevin Finneran
Don’t Know Much Trigonometry

Michael M. Crow
None Dare Call It Hubris: The Limits of Knowledge

Joan Johnson-Freese
The New U.S. Space Policy: A Turn Toward Militancy?

Richard E. Benedick
Avoiding Gridlock on Climate Change

Alan E. Pisarski
Commuting in America

The end is near (Review of The Revenge of Gaia: Earth’s Climate in Crisis and the Fate of Humanity)

Moonstruck (Review of The Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest)

Dump deterrence? Not yet (Review of Beyond Nuclear Deterrence: Transforming the U.S. Russian Equation)

Transparency in jeopardy (Review of Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age)

Blue Mesa, Utah

Laura L. Carstensen

Growing Old or Living Long: Take Your Pick

Robert D. Atkinson

Deep Competitiveness