Reason.tv

According to the Reason.tv video, "Your Flight is Being Delayed - and It's Washington's Fault," America is in dire need of a switch in power concerning air traffic control. Currently, the government has the power over it, while the people at Reason.tv think it should be a privately owned corporation. Canada has done so, with great success. Although the amount of planes used today has increased three-fold since the forties, the technology has remained the same. It is outdated and inefficient. Al Gore made an attempt to reform these problems, but sadly, it was to no avail. Unfortunately, "Congress doesn't like to give up control of anything."

Response to "Watching TV Makes You Smarter"

Steven Johnson does a very good job of establishing his credibility in his article, "Watching TV Makes You Smarter." He explores the possibility that as America becomes evermore entranced by television, the shows become more difficult to follow, making the viewers more intelligent. He uses different shows as examples. He utilizes charts to show how in different shows, there are different amounts of story threads. The more difficult to understand shows charts spike up and dip down all over the place. This use of charts is ingenious. It is a literal interpretation of what he is trying to describe. It just goes to show that sometimes, the most obvious path is the best to take. It is simple, clean, and easy to get. Anyone could figure it out.