Rationality

For Gun-Shy Consumers, Debit Is Replacing Credit: Visa announced this spring that spending on Visa debit cards in the United States surpassed credit for the first time in the company's history. In 2008, debit payment volume was $206 billion, compared with credit volume of $203 billion. MasterCard reported that for the first six months of this year, the volume of purchases on its debit cards increased 4.1 percent, to $160 billion, in the United States. Spending on credit and charge cards sank 14.8 percent, to $233 billion. "Consumers are rational thinking individuals, and they're going to…
tags: John Scopes, Scopes Monkey Trial, Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial, evolution, creationism, religious fundamentalism, education Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes. Image: Watson Davis (1896-1967), courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution (copyright free). [larger view]. Description: Taken the month before the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. June 1925 Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 4.25 in x 3 in Culture: American Geography: USA Date: 1925 Persistent URL Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives…
tags: John Scopes, Scopes Monkey Trial, Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial, evolution, creationism, religious fundamentalism, education Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Privies outside the Rhea County (Tennessee) courthouse with "Read Your Bible" sign. Image: Watson Davis (1896-1967), courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution (copyright free). [larger view]. For the first time ever, a series of 39 original photographs from the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial are now available for your viewing pleasure. Description: Taken during the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. July 1925 Creator/…