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An E15 ethanol \u201cblend, although approved for many cars and trucks, is not for boats,\u201d and \u201cusing higher ethanol blends can damage fuel systems, create performance problems, increase safety risks and even void warranties,\u201d says David Kennedy. \u201cClearer labeling at the pump could have saved me that expense and time lost on the water,\u201d and it is a \u201cwarning for policymakers to inform their constituents of potential risks to their boats as E15 becomes more widely available.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Tuskegee University\u2019s bonnet and durag ban \u201chas produced polarized responses,\u201d says A.D. Carson. The \u201cpolicy is ultimately rooted in politics of respectability.\u201d One of the \u201cdamaging implications of such a dress code is the reinforcement of anti-Black standards that have been externally and internally imposed on Black people in the United States for decades and have never equaled success or safety.\u201d Debates \u201cabout \u2018proper attire\u2019 have polarized the country throughout its history\u201d and are \u201ctied to violence.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Albertson and Jason Blakely at The Boston Globe<\/p>\n
The \u201cmost extravagant sci-fi utopians today are also the richest men on the planet,\u201d say David Albertson and Jason Blakely. But it is \u201cnot only the billionaires and Marxists who dream of sci-fi abundance.\u201d It is \u201chigh time to dispense with outdated nostrums that assume utopianism is either silly or dangerous.\u201d Utopianism \u201cought to be considered a plausible politics, alongside progressivism, libertarianism and neoliberal realism.\u201d But the \u201ccontemporary menu of futuristic imaginings offers rather limited and bizarre fare.\u201d<\/p>\n
America is \u201cmaking a costly mistake by treating industrial hemp as just another crop,\u201d says David M. Klein. It is an \u201cindustrial material that can strengthen manufacturing, create jobs, reduce dependence on imported raw materials and help build more resilient supply chains.\u201d If Americans \u201ckeep limiting hemp to an agricultural debate, we will hand another major manufacturing opportunity to other countries.\u201d If \u201cwe build the industries that process and manufacture hemp-based products here at home, America wins.\u201d<\/p>\n
Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.<\/p>\n