Month March 2011

Walls that capture and release heat

National Gypsum’s Thermalcore walls contain a core of parrafin-wax capsules. When the temperature rises above 73, the parrafin melts, bringing in heat and lowering the temperature in the room. When it drops below 73, the parrafin turns to a solid…

US so over that democracy thing in Middle East

After weeks of internal debate on how to respond to uprisings in the Arab world, the Obama administration is settling on a Middle East strategy: help keep longtime allies who are willing to reform in power, even if that means…

J Street frames the debate: Global Israel vs. Greater Israel

Polizeros contributor Byron DeLear attended the recent J Street (“the political home for pro-Israel pro-peace Americans”) conference in D.C., a three year old lobbying group with a decidedly more pro-peace message than the troglodytes at AIPAC. A potent meme emerged at the…