This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)
October 13, 2018 07:34 PM
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This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)According to nonprofit consumer organization FlyersRights.org, seat width has decreased from an average of 18.5 inches to 17 inches and the space between rows — known as the seat pitch — has shrunk from about 35 inches to 31 inches. The tightest seat pitch used by any airline is 28 inches.(Jodi Jacobson/Getty Images) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)Although Trump touts a possible “red wave” on the trail, ever since the White House announced his campaign travel schedule in August it has concentrated heavily on Republican-friendly areas.(Susan Walsh / AP) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)Rep. Sean Duffy, a Wisconsin Republican, is pushing legislation to require Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass, Lewis & Co. to register with the SEC.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)Government debt, expected to reach 78 percent of the U.S. economy this year, will mushroom to 96 percent by the end of 2027, and it will become progressively more costly as interest rates climb.(iStock) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)HUD Secretary Ben Carson argued that cities with the most restrictive land use regulations are the ones that suffer the worst unaffordability and homelessness, citing Los Angeles and San Francisco.(Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)A road runs alongside a border wall that separates Tijuana, Mexico, top, from San Diego. A congressional watchdog agency says the Trump administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers along the border with Mexico fails to adequately consider costs, potentially raising the price and creating delays. The Government Accountability Office said that costs can vary considerably based on the slope and topography, land acquisition costs and other factors.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)RoboSimian is a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory robot capable of mobility and manipulation. Shown in 2015, the robot had just exited a vehicle it had driven as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals. -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)A report, “Modernizing the Social Security Number” written by the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ James Lewis, asserts that “Modernizing the SSN gives the U.S. an opportunity to fix one of the Internet’s most pressing problems: authentication.”(iStock) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)Congressional Democrats argue that new regulations from the Trump administration will put the exchanges on the brink of collapse.(CatLane/Getty Images) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)“Why spend all this money on these repetitive loss properties every time there is a hurricane. It’s kind of ridiculous isn’t it? An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. If you are going to be exposed with floods you ought to incentivize raising up your structure,” says Rep. Francis Rooney.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)The president is feeling triumphant as he returns to his comfort zone on the campaign trail.(Justin Merriman for the Washington Examiner) -
This Week in the Magazine (10/16/18)The first major tranche of federal rules came in 2016. Now, civilian drone pilots need to register aircraft over 0.55 pounds. Recreational drones can’t fly above 400 feet, in restricted airspace, or near airports. Commercial drone pilots need licenses.(iStock)
