Miller-McCune

The research team that exposed the ineffectiveness of the Amber Alert system – the topic of a Miller-McCune report last December – has just published a follow-up study refining its thesis and suggesting a similarly vigorous look at other dubious crime-control strategies.

The cover story of the June/July issue of Miller-McCune magazine looks at whether it is the government’s role to try to make its citizens happier — a notion that has gained far more traction in Europe than in the U.S. Coincidentally, an interesting debate has been taking place in the blogosphere over the past couple of days about religion and happiness — and again, Europeans and Americans seem to be coming to different conclusions.

Less than 18 months after approval was granted for a $4 billion-plus wind farm 12 miles off the south coast of England, Shell, one of three partners in the venture, says it's pulling out.

A position of powerlessness may inhibit one’s ability to perform executive-level tasks such as planning, according to new research from the Netherlands.

A Georgia bar owner is marketing a T-shirt featuring the children's book character Curious George above the logo "Obama '08," and he seems shocked, just shocked, that some see a suspicious undertone (or blatant racism) in his actions.