Larry Grant

Contributing Writer

Latest Articles

Is Your Cell Phone Killing You?
The World Health Organization just released a ten-year long study on the effects of cell phone radiation on the brain. The results? Depends on your editor.
Jun 2, 2011 - Larry Grant
Protection of Limits to Territorial Seas
Territorial seas mark the edges of the international maritime commons. Who will protect freedom of trade if not the large naval powers? A Libyan example.
Jun 2, 2011 - Larry Grant
Atrocity Propaganda, Telling Tales About the Enemy
The first official use of atrocity propaganda took place during World War I by the British government. Oddly, Germans cooperated in their own defamation.
May 27, 2011 - Larry Grant
What Color Is an Earthquake? A Tornado?
Preparing children for emergencies requires that parents and other responsible adults speak to them in a language they understand.
May 27, 2011 - Larry Grant
We Are Ready Now, Taussig and Destroyer Division Eight
The first US Navy ships, six small destroyers, joined the Royal Navy in Queenstown, Ireland, within weeks of the American declaration of war in April 1914.
May 26, 2011 - Larry Grant
Iceland and the Ridge of Fire: Atlantic Volcanoes
Volcanic rings or volcanic ridges--wherever found, these 'fire mountains' deserve continuing respect.
May 22, 2011 - Larry Grant
Obama and the Origins of the 1967 Israeli Boundary
What are the 1967 boundary lines? How did they come into being, and why were they changed?
May 21, 2011 - Larry Grant
The Biology of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
The Fukushima Nuclear disaster spread contaminants that now have to be cleaned up. Biology may provide the tools.
May 20, 2011 - Larry Grant
Stepping Over, Stepping Back: Torture and Enhanced Interrogation
Discussion of T/EI suffers from lack of causal information, few facts, an abundance of emotion and political wish-fulfillment - and historical perspective.
May 19, 2011 - Larry Grant
What Do Crowds Know?
Are crowds wise or dumb? History provides good examples of both, but the final answer is not in yet.
May 19, 2011 - Larry Grant