T.J. Raphael appears in the following:
Iraq War Vets Reflect as Al Qaeda Rebounds
Monday, January 13, 2014
Al Qaeda flags now fly over Fallujah and Ramadi, two of the major conflict zones for American troops throughout the Iraq War. For U.S. veterans who fought in the region, that news is ...
The Challenges of Depicting War on Film
Friday, January 10, 2014
One of the biggest challenges in American cinema has been bringing the stories of war to the civilian big screen. "Lone Survivor" is a new film by director Peter Berg that attempts t...
How Does Christie's Scandal Stack Up in NJ Politics?
Friday, January 10, 2014
In the annals of Jersey political history, in the myths and stories explored so well by the likes of Tony Soprano and Nucky Thompson, how does the Chris Christie Administration compa...
Meeting the Standard: Tech & the Developing World
Friday, January 10, 2014
The challenges of helping large segments of the rural and undeveloped world are extremely complex. Joining The Takeaway in our fourth and final installment of our "Meeting the Standar...
A Failure of Leadership in South Sudan
Thursday, January 09, 2014
More than 1,000 people have been killed in the violence in South Sudan that erupted last month, following a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Mac...
Is NJ Bridge Scandal Business As Usual?
Thursday, January 09, 2014
A series of traffic jams that took place over the summer in Fort Lee, NJ now appear to have implications for Gov. Chris Christie. Newly released emails show that after Fort Lee’s mayo...
Meeting the Standard: Securing Medical Devices
Thursday, January 09, 2014
eHealth has arrived and that means more gadgets, more devices, and more apps that can look inside our bodies and our lives. And if we want a shot at accuracy—or a chance of privacy—it...
The Complex Relationship of Presidents & Generals
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Throughout American history tensions have often flared between the Commander in Chief and his top military brass. But the relationship between the current president and the military m...
The Surprising Sounds Detected by a Nuclear Monitoring Network
Thursday, January 09, 2014
The International Monitoring System is the world’s first planetary surveillance network. The system has picked up everything from the sounds of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunam...
How Olympic Figure Skaters Pick the Perfect Song
Thursday, January 09, 2014
The song that frames an Olympic figure skater's routine needs to have a variety of tempos. It needs to have emotional resonance and perhaps a little bit of edge. Most importantly, it ...
Gov. Christie: 'I Am Not A Bully'
Thursday, January 09, 2014
In a press conference Thursday morning, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said his staff lied to him about their involvement in the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal. Gov. Ch...
Coding Literacy is The Way of the Future
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects jobs in computer programming will grow by 12 percent from 2010 to 2020. Soon, we might all have to learn code—whether we want to or not. Manous...
How to Prepare a Drone for Commercial Use
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Big news for the world of drones came late last month when the FAA announced that it was authorizing sites in 10 states to carry out drone aircraft testing. One of the sites where tes...
Rodman Brings Team to Play Ball in North Korea
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Nothing says happy birthday to one of the world's most ruthless dictators more than a basketball game led by former NBA star Dennis Rodman. Today in honor of Kim Jong-Un's birthday, R...
Meeting the Standard: Safety & Nuclear Power
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
As part of our second conversation in our "Meeting the Standard" series, The Takeaway sat down with Ken Balkey, consulting engineer at Westinghouse and senior vice president of ASME S...
Should We Declare 'War' on Inequality?
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson stood before Congress and announced "unconditional war on poverty in America." Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia Uni...
After the NSA, Is the Internet Forever Changed?
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Are the tech giants of today just friendly competitors with an enlightened sense of customer service, or just the same scary communication monoliths of old? In his new piece for Wired...
Stephen Frears Gets Out of the Way
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
The latest film by British director Stephen Frears is Philomena, the true story of BBC reporter Martin Sixsmith's effort to reveal the extraordinary tale of a mother’s search for her ...
Meeting the Standard in a World Continually Transformed by Technology
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
All this week we are going to seat you next to people who might not have risky professions, but who quietly perform jobs as engineers—setting the standards for everything from nuts an...
An 8-Hour Day? Workdays & Weeks Vary Nationwide
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
On its 100th anniversary, we explored the legacy of the 8-hour workday. But in today’s world, the structure and moderation of that schedule seems almost mythical. Here you'll find two...