http://www.rebeccacosta.com/ Rebecca Costa - Blog en-us Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:38:56 GMT Copyright 2026, Rebecca Costa http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SunStar Media - https://www.sunstarmedia.com/ kathy@rebeccacosta.com kathy@rebeccacosta.com 60 https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/forward-352.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/forward-352.htm Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/in-space-as-on-earth-351.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/in-space-as-on-earth-351.htm Sat, 10 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/4-actions-to-head-off-further-economic-fallout-345.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/4-actions-to-head-off-further-economic-fallout-345.htm Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/covid-19-as-social-trigger-344.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/covid-19-as-social-trigger-344.htm Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMT In the midst of a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be asking a lot of readers to consider similarities between this emergency and the nuclear disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima; the global subprime mortgage banking meltdown; extreme weather events such as super-typhoons, drought, wildfires and flooding; a disturbing spike in worldwide suicides, and the largest migration of humans in the history of mankind. These events feel separate and distinct in our minds. Yet, from a thirty-thousand-foot level, they have more in common than previously understood. They are threads plucked from the same fabric. https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/coronavirus-a-lesson-on-exponentiation-343.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/coronavirus-a-lesson-on-exponentiation-343.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-5g-342.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-5g-342.htm Sat, 14 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/dont-ask-me-this-question-341.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/dont-ask-me-this-question-341.htm Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/scientists-know-how-to-stop-mass-shootings-is-anyone-listening-339.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/scientists-know-how-to-stop-mass-shootings-is-anyone-listening-339.htm Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/trumps-sotu-in-two-words-earn-it-338.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/trumps-sotu-in-two-words-earn-it-338.htm Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMT John Edwards almost got it right in 2004 when he claimed there were "two Americas." Where Edwards went wrong was describing the two as the wealthy and poor. In truth, it's not our income or the size of our bank accounts which separates Americans. Nor is it our race or gender. What divides America is a fundamental disagreement between the rights we are entitled to by virtue of being human, and privileges which must be earned. And, based on the president's recent State of the Union (SOTU) speech, there can be no doubt as to where Trump stands: https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/is-robust-economic-recovery-fake-news-337.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/is-robust-economic-recovery-fake-news-337.htm Wed, 24 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/make-america-happy-again-335.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/make-america-happy-again-335.htm Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/3-reasons-roy-moore-lost-alabama-334.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/3-reasons-roy-moore-lost-alabama-334.htm Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/sexual-harassment-what-women-can-and-should-do-333.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/sexual-harassment-what-women-can-and-should-do-333.htm Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/my-secret-work-backwards-to-success-329.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/my-secret-work-backwards-to-success-329.htm Sun, 29 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/pence-can-help-outsider-trump-by-following-mondales-example-327.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/pence-can-help-outsider-trump-by-following-mondales-example-327.htm Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT We have short memories. Not only short, but often selective. When I hear a pundit or reporter describe Trump's presidency as a historical event wherein an "outsider" was elected to clean up Washington I shake my head and wonder if they ever heard of Jimmy Carter. From the moment Carter arrived in Washington, he was treated as an outsider. His experience in the Georgia State Senate and as Governor did little to blunt the cold reception he received from beltway Republicans and Democrats. Though Carter may have thought a Democratic majority in the House and Senate would be an advantage, the initiatives he put forth quickly divided his own party. For a long period of time there was so much tension between the Oval Office and the Hill, the nation's business came to a complete standstill. https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/actually-las-vegas-shooter-stephen-paddocks-massacre-was-highly-predictable-326.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/actually-las-vegas-shooter-stephen-paddocks-massacre-was-highly-predictable-326.htm Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT Every time a mass murder or terrorist attack occurs, we begin working backwards. Did the perpetrators offer early telltale signs? Could the tragedy have been stopped beforehand? In the hours and days that follow, we quickly discover it isn't any single action, but a pattern of many behaviors, transactions and activities that foreshadow carnage. But what if we could get our arms around those patterns and predict an attack was going to occur with 80%, 90%, or even 100% certainty? What if we had the ability to intercept a tragedy such as the shooting that recently occurred in Las Vegas? https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/could-emoluments-lawsuit-trigger-trump-resignation-323.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/could-emoluments-lawsuit-trigger-trump-resignation-323.htm Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/labor-day-lets-stop-debating-income-inequality-and-get-real-about-whats-happening-to-americas-workers-by-rebecca-d-costa-336.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/labor-day-lets-stop-debating-income-inequality-and-get-real-about-whats-happening-to-americas-workers-by-rebecca-d-costa-336.htm Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/trump-should-emulate-truman-by-balancing-military-perspectives-321.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/trump-should-emulate-truman-by-balancing-military-perspectives-321.htm Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/decentralization-is-healthcares-best-hope-320.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/decentralization-is-healthcares-best-hope-320.htm Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/bring-back-the-draft-319.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/bring-back-the-draft-319.htm Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/the-truth-about-china-and-north-korea-317.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/the-truth-about-china-and-north-korea-317.htm Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/is-america-safer-than-europe-312.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/is-america-safer-than-europe-312.htm Thu, 19 May 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/who-rules-the-world-311.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/who-rules-the-world-311.htm Fri, 13 May 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/governor-jan-brewer-at-top-of-trump-vp-list-310.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/governor-jan-brewer-at-top-of-trump-vp-list-310.htm Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/congress-should-not-be-a-part-time-job-309.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/congress-should-not-be-a-part-time-job-309.htm Wed, 06 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/are-you-ready-for-sensorworld-308.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/are-you-ready-for-sensorworld-308.htm Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/will-the-parties-line-up-behind-trump-and-clinton-305.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/will-the-parties-line-up-behind-trump-and-clinton-305.htm Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/job-number-one-for-the-next-president-of-the-united-states-304.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/job-number-one-for-the-next-president-of-the-united-states-304.htm Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/leadership-and-likeability-in-2016-303.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/leadership-and-likeability-in-2016-303.htm Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT The 2016 race for the White House has raised many more questions about leadership than it has answered. What attributes do Americans want in their next President? Experience? Decisiveness? Honesty? And how much does likeability matter? Thus far, the primary debates have been riddled with more nasty accusations and counter- punches than we'd allow in a sporting event or divorce court, never mind at the average supper table. Yet, when it comes to the Presidential contenders, many Americans see these behaviors as strength, certainty and resolve. Frontal assaults reflect fearlessness. Demeaning comments, superiority. Interrupting and talking over each other, a sign of taking charge. Welcome to the new portrait of leadership. https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/are-plummeting-oil-prices-killing-clean-energy-302.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/are-plummeting-oil-prices-killing-clean-energy-302.htm Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/death-of-the-campaign-blueprint-300.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/death-of-the-campaign-blueprint-300.htm Sun, 21 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT When it comes to political campaigns, the past used to be the best predictor of the future. But no more. Speaking on The Costa Report, political history buff and host of MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily, Steve Kornacki, summed up the 2016 Presidential race, "New rules for politics are being written in real time right now. And finding out what those rules are is invigorating!" So what's different about this year? https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/capital-punishment-no-longer-a-moral-argument-299.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/capital-punishment-no-longer-a-moral-argument-299.htm Sun, 14 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT For the past forty years, the moral grounds for legally sanctioned executions have been passionately argued by proponents and opponents, with opponents making slow gains. Beginning in 2011, approximately one state per year has abolished capital punishment - Illinois in 2011,Connecticut in 2012, Maryland in 2013 and Nebraska in 2015. Yet, in spite of the slow drift, thirty-one states presently enforce the death penalty, and nearly 3,000 inmates are waiting for their sentences to be carried out. According to the host of CNN's 'Legal View', and former anchor for CourtTV, Ashleigh Banfield, the time has come to put facts ahead of moral arguments, "It's not so much about the philosophy behind whether the death penalty is right or wrong. I still go back and forth about that," admitted Banfield. "We're really good with crime-fighting tools, which makes you think we're getting better and better at being more accurate when we make the ultimate decision to take someone's life. The truth of the matter is, we might be really good with the science, but we're really bad at handling the science. I've witnessed time and time again catastrophic failures of "perfect material" - meaning the material is perfect, but the people aren't." https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/the-price-of-china-phobia-may-be-americas-leadership-in-space-298.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/the-price-of-china-phobia-may-be-americas-leadership-in-space-298.htm Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT Space is a great stage for diplomacy. Yet, when it comes to cooperating with China's space program, the United States may have forgotten that lesson. This week, former NASA Commander of the International Space Station, Leroy Chiao, urged leaders in Washington DC to strongly consider the consequences of rebuking China's offer to collaborate in space. "We Americans have taken for granted that we've been the leader in human space flight. But it's been almost five years since we gave up the ability to launch astronauts into space ... It's much more constructive to engage (with China) than to isolate. If we don't we risk being left behind." https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/how-to-win-a-religious-war-ignore-ideology-297.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/how-to-win-a-religious-war-ignore-ideology-297.htm Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/when-it-comes-to-voting-is-it-ever-right-to-abstain-five-time-presidential-candidate-ralph-nader-has-a-better-idea-296.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/when-it-comes-to-voting-is-it-ever-right-to-abstain-five-time-presidential-candidate-ralph-nader-has-a-better-idea-296.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/some-or-all-trump-v-coulter-on-immigration-295.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/some-or-all-trump-v-coulter-on-immigration-295.htm Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/losing-the-will-to-live-293.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/losing-the-will-to-live-293.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/tavis-smiley-says-african-americans-lost-ground-under-first-black-president-symbolism-matters-but-is-no-guarantee-292.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/tavis-smiley-says-african-americans-lost-ground-under-first-black-president-symbolism-matters-but-is-no-guarantee-292.htm Sat, 01 Aug 2015 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/scientist-author-derek-t-cheung-exposes-scoundrels-who-changed-our-world-291.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/scientist-author-derek-t-cheung-exposes-scoundrels-who-changed-our-world-291.htm Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/ex-defense-secretary-william-cohen-calls-sequester-absurd-and-obscene-290.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/ex-defense-secretary-william-cohen-calls-sequester-absurd-and-obscene-290.htm Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMT Interview with former Defense Secretary William Cohen on The Costa Report https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/democratic-presidential-candidate-lincoln-chafee-says-america-can-talk-its-way-out-of-trouble-289.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/democratic-presidential-candidate-lincoln-chafee-says-america-can-talk-its-way-out-of-trouble-289.htm Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMT Interview with Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee on The Costa Report https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/congresswoman-marcy-kaptur-says-trans-pacific-trade-agreement-plays-fast-and-loose-with-american-jobs-288.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/congresswoman-marcy-kaptur-says-trans-pacific-trade-agreement-plays-fast-and-loose-with-american-jobs-288.htm Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMT Interview with Cong. Marcy Kaptur on The Costa Report https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/rare-earth-and-scorched-earth-self-described-optimist-lesley-stahl-bares-hard-truths-287.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/rare-earth-and-scorched-earth-self-described-optimist-lesley-stahl-bares-hard-truths-287.htm Sun, 28 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT Interview with CBS correspondent Leslie Stahl https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/speaking-up-for-the-quiet-man-john-sununu-says-george-h-w-bush-would-be-an-even-more-effective-leader-today-286.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/speaking-up-for-the-quiet-man-john-sununu-says-george-h-w-bush-would-be-an-even-more-effective-leader-today-286.htm Sat, 20 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/the-motor-city-madman-mad-or-marginalized-285.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/the-motor-city-madman-mad-or-marginalized-285.htm Sat, 13 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT Interview with rock legend Ted Nugent https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/ex-hud-secretary-henry-cisneros-says-urban-investment-critical-to-robust-economy-284.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/ex-hud-secretary-henry-cisneros-says-urban-investment-critical-to-robust-economy-284.htm Sat, 06 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT Interview with former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/publisher-larry-flynt-takes-on-the-death-penalty-283.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/publisher-larry-flynt-takes-on-the-death-penalty-283.htm Fri, 29 May 2015 12:00:00 GMT Interview with publisher Larry Flynt on The Costa Report https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/a-dream-takes-flight-282.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/a-dream-takes-flight-282.htm Sun, 24 May 2015 12:00:00 GMT AeroMobil "flying roadster" could be lifting off commercially in 2017, says CEO Juraj Vaculik https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/fcc-commissioner-mignon-clyburn-says-net-neutrality-protects-an-american-right-281.htm https://www.rebeccacosta.com/blog/fcc-commissioner-mignon-clyburn-says-net-neutrality-protects-an-american-right-281.htm Sun, 17 May 2015 12:00:00 GMT