Critics say futuristic schemes and rigid insistence on organic methods undermine farmers' efforts to gradually improve agriculture.
In the effort to modernize the medical establishment, there are monumental challenges in installing adaptable systems that will truly improve patient care and cut costs.
An architecture critic says it's time to call a halt to monumental visitor centers, a "pointless, wasteful building type we'd be well rid of."
A high level of corruption in an oil-producing economy, oddly, can actually lessen the chances of armed conflict.
The "special relationship" between the United States and Saudi Arabia died in the ashes of the World Trade Tower and the Pentagon in 2001.
The Soviets mandated health spa retreats for their workers, but never quite understood that sometimes people just want to enjoy a little quality time with their spouse and family.
There are some lessons that never seem to get learned: When you realize you're fighting a lost cause, it's time to quit.
Bringing high-speed Internet access to the hinterlands has not—so far—paid off huge dividends.
The 500-year-old technology of the book may be poised for assisted living, or maybe even perpetual care.