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Paul W. Rasmussen recalls childhood memories associated with his father, Wayne Rasmussen, the head historian at the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the mid-20th century. He discusses how his father rose through the ranks of the federal government to become the USDA historian, as well as his own career path as a federal government employee and an urban planner. Rasmussen reminisces about living in Washington D.C. during the John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon presidential administrations, and his experiences working with high-level government officials during that time. He tells of his father's passion for both his job and his family life. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/rasmussenfamily_interviews/1001/thumbnail.jpg

Rather than being considered merely an illegal act, the drinking‐driving phenomenon can be viewed as a form of social behavior, governed by a set of socially shared rules. This article reports a study which identifies these rules through observation of individuals participating in drinking‐driving behavior in four different settings: a close‐knit neighborhood bar, a neighborhood bar that draws on a larger population, a social club, and "a fairly fashionable watering hole." The study indicates that the particular social and economic environment of the drinking establishment influences drinking‐driving behavior. The intimacy of the neighborhood bar allows the bartender to exert control over drinking and assist in finding alternatives to driving. As the practical possibilities for contact with the bartender are reduced, the ability for the drinking establishment to control drinking‐driving is lessened. Moreover, the economic reality in all bars—the need to sell drinks—takes precedence over controlling drinking‐ driving. Alternative countermeasures which take into account these social rules of drinking‐driving are suggested as preferable policy developments.

"In architecture, ethics are malleable. In theory, the terms are rigid, yet the reality is elastic. Although much of the built environment is ostensibly designed for an individual client's needs, architecture's effects reverberate politically, environmentally and culturally, often in unexpected ways and far beyond the limits of any parcel or project. This issue of Perspecta considers the ethical questions and moral tensions that arise during the ideation, development, completion and aftermath of the design process"--Foreword

Preliminary Material /Wade B. Worthen , A. Scott Henderson , Paul R. Rasmussen and T. Lloyd Benson -- Introduction: Competition and context in the Euro-Atlantic historical mind /T. Lloyd Benson -- Competition from a scientific perspective /Wade B. Worthen , A. Scott Henderson , Paul R. Rasmussen and T. Lloyd Benson -- Darwin's entangled bank: The competition paradigm in ecology /Wade B. Worthen -- The global competition for planetary resources /C. Brannon Andersen and Weston R. Dripps -- Competition in the social sciences /Wade B. Worthen , A. Scott Henderson , Paul R. Rasmussen and T. Lloyd Benson -- Competition reconsidered: A perspective from psychology /Beth A. Pontari and Paul R. Rasmussen -- Competition in economics /Nathaniel P. S. Cook and Kailash Khandke -- A sociological approach to the competition paradigm /David E. Redburn -- Competition from the perspective of the humanities /Wade B. Worthen , A. Scott Henderson , Paul R. Rasmussen and T. Lloyd Benson -- Competition and religion: Abrahamic religions and Islam /Alfons H. Teipen -- The competition paradigm and modern politics /Aristide Tessitore -- Thrasymachus or Socrates: Some philosophical and pedagogical reflections on competition and cooperation /James C. Edwards -- Competition in sports, business, politics, and education /Wade B. Worthen , A. Scott Henderson , Paul R. Rasmussen and T. Lloyd Benson -- Competition in sport /William J. Pierce -- The paradigm of competition: The business perspective /Kirk R. Karwan and Thomas I. Smythe Jr. -- Gender and politics: How the competition paradigm determines who governs and how in American politics /Elizabeth S. Smith -- The brain race: Competition, national security, and the rise of federal aid to education /A. Scott Henderson -- Competition and education: How the market forces failure on and in our schools /Renita R. Schmidt and P. L. Thomas -- Conclusion: The future of competition /A. Scott Henderson -- Index /Wade B. Worthen , A. Scott Henderson , Paul R. Rasmussen and T. Lloyd Benson.