Commonplace of a Magpie: August 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Back To School by Walter Russell Mead

Back To School by Walter Russell Mead

Back To School by Walter Russell Mead

Back To School by Walter Russell Mead

Pensees by Blaise Pascal

Pensees by Blaise Pascal

Restoring Names to War’s Unknown Casualties by Anthony Shadid

Restoring Names to War’s Unknown Casualties by Anthony Shadid

Think the Answer’s Clear? Look Again by Katie Hafner

Think the Answer’s Clear? Look Again by Katie Hafner

Monday, August 30, 2010

The World's New Numbers by Martin Walker

The World's New Numbers by Martin Walker

America: Land of Loners? by Daniel Akst

America: Land of Loners? by Daniel Akst

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education by William Deresiewicz

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education by William Deresiewicz

Lost Classics by Daniel Mendelsohn

Lost Classics by Daniel Mendelsohn

Concepts: Risk

Concepts: Risk

Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized Society by G. K. Chesterton

Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized Society by G. K. Chesterton

Detour Ahead: The Great Recession is not over yet by Desmond Lachman

Detour Ahead: The Great Recession is not over yet by Desmond Lachman

The Greening of Godzilla by Walter Russell Mead

The Greening of Godzilla by Walter Russell Mead

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View by Immanuel Kant

Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View by Immanuel Kant

Interdependency Theory China, India, and the West by Simon Tay

Interdependency Theory China, India, and the West by Simon Tay

For black children, daunting divides in achievement and family life by George F. Will

For black children, daunting divides in achievement and family life by George F. Will

The Black-White Achievement Gap When Progress Stopped by Paul E. Barton and Richard J. Coley from ETS

The Black-White Achievement Gap When Progress Stopped by Paul E. Barton and Richard J. Coley from ETS

Why I Am A Rationalist by Bertrand Russell

Why I Am A Rationalist by Bertrand Russell

Coverage of the Scopes Trial by H.L. Mencken

Coverage of the Scopes Trial by H.L. Mencken

Autobiography by John Stuart Mill

Autobiography by John Stuart Mill

The World As I See It By Albert Einstein

The World As I See It By Albert Einstein

Good books? by Danny Postel

Good books? by Danny Postel

Book: The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

Book: The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

On the Origin of Species, Revisited by Steve Jones

On the Origin of Species, Revisited by Steve Jones

Toward a Science of Morality by Sam Harris

Toward a Science of Morality by Sam Harris

Book: The Treason of the Intellectuals by Julien Benda

Book: The Treason of the Intellectuals by Julien Benda

Book: The Undoing of Thought by Alain Finkielkraut

Where Do State and Local Governments Get Their Tax Revenue? via Paul L. Caron

Where Do State and Local Governments Get Their Tax Revenue? via Paul L. Caron

How To Learn Facts from Professor Steven Dutch

How To Learn Facts from Professor Steven Dutch

Top Ten No Sympathy Lines (Plus a Few Extra) from Professor Steven Dutch

Top Ten No Sympathy Lines (Plus a Few Extra) from Professor Steven Dutch

Excerpt from The Treason of the Intellectuals by Julien Benda and translated by Richard Aldington

Excerpt from The Treason of the Intellectuals by Julien Benda and translated by Richard Aldington. Predictions

Saturday, August 28, 2010

A Boy Named Sue, and a Theory of Names by J. Marion Tierney

A Boy Named Sue, and a Theory of Names by J. Marion Tierney

Consumer Vertigo by Virginia Postrel

Consumer Vertigo by Virginia Postrel

The Rise of Family-Friendly Cities by Joel Kotkin

The Rise of Family-Friendly Cities by Joel Kotkin

Separating Friend from Foe Among the Body's Invaders by Abigail Zuger

Separating Friend from Foe Among the Body's Invaders by Abigail Zuger

Free Data Sharing is Here to Stay by Cory Doctorow

Free Data Sharing is Here to Stay by Cory Doctorow

Learning to Love Sprawl by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Learning to Love Sprawl by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Dollars to Doughnuts by Katherine Mangu-Ward

Dollars to Doughnuts by Katherine Mangu-Ward

Which Is Greener: The Prius or the Hummer from The Belmont Club

Which Is Greener: The Prius or the Hummer from The Belmont Club

Politcal Animals (Yes, Animals) by Natalie Angier

Politcal Animals (Yes, Animals) by Natalie Angier

Marinating in 'Decline' by Bret Stephens

Marinating in 'Decline' by Bret Stephens

A Medical Mystery Unfolds in Minnesota by Denise Grady

A Medical Mystery Unfolds in Minnesota by Denise Grady

Buying Time by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm

Buying Time by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm

Coping With the Caveman in the Crib by Tara Parker-Pope

Coping With the Caveman in the Crib by Tara Parker-Pope

Off The Books by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm

Off The Books by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm

Beyond Those Health Care Numbers by N. Gregory Mankiw

Beyond Those Health Care Numbers by N. Gregory Mankiw

Graduates, Take Heed by Daniel Akst

Graduates, Take Heed by Daniel Akst

In Science Classrooms, a Blast of Fresh O2 by Natalie Angier

In Science Classrooms, a Blast of Fresh O2 by Natalie Angier

The Global Poverty Gap by Robert Samuelson

The Global Poverty Gap by Robert Samuelson

To Hell With the Peacemakers by Megan McArdle

To Hell With the Peacemakers by Megan McArdle

Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities by John M. Ellis

Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities by John M. Ellis

The Boy on the Bus by Joel Achenbach

The Boy on the Bus by Joel Achenbach

The Costs of Crime by Thomas Sowell

The Costs of Crime by Thomas Sowell

The Return of the Patriarchy by Phillip Longman

The Return of the Patriarchy by Phillip Longman

"Driving While Black" by Thomas Sowell

"Driving While Black" by Thomas Sowell

From a Few Genes, Life's Myriad Shapes by Carol Kaesuk Yoon

From a Few Genes, Life's Myriad Shapes by Carol Kaesuk Yoon

"Affirmative Action," Hyphenated Americans, and Other Conundrums by Roger Kimball

"Affirmative Action," Hyphenated Americans, and Other Conundrums by Roger Kimball

Tragedy of the Commons II by John Stossel

Tragedy of the Commons II by John Stossel

Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia by Brent Bowers

Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia by Brent Bowers

Where's The Beef? by Greg Beato

Where's The Beef? by Greg Beato

Kyoto Schmyoto by Randall Hoven

Kyoto Schmyoto by Randall Hoven

New Study Increases Concerns About Climate Model Reliability by Jennifer Beal

New Study Increases Concerns About Climate Model Reliability by Jennifer Beal

Mormons, Muslims, and Multiculturalism by Kenneth Anderson

Mormons, Muslims, and Multiculturalism by Kenneth Anderson

The Secret of Raising Smart Children by Carol S. Dweck

The Secret of Raising Smart Children by Carol S. Dweck

Teaching, Principles and the Role of the Professor by Leonard V. Kaplan

Teaching, Principles and the Role of the Professor by Leonard V. Kaplan

Take the Kids, and Don't Feel Guilty by A.O. Scott

Take the Kids, and Don't Feel Guilty by A.O. Scott

Before the White Man Came? War by Mark Steyn

Before the White Man Came? War by Mark Steyn

Book, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Words by Noam Cohen

Book, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Words by Noam Cohen

Early Repairs in Foundation for Reading by John O'Neil

Early Repairs in Foundation for Reading by John O'Neil

The Treason of The Intellectuals and "the Undoing of Thought" by Roger Kimball

The Treason of The Intellectuals and "the Undoing of Thought" by Roger Kimball

Translating Virgil's Epic Poem of Empire by Charles McGrath

Translating Virgil's Epic Poem of Empire by Charles McGrath

Some Katrina Lessons from Instapundit

Some Katrina Lessons from Instapundit

The Real Solution to Poverty by Arnold Kling

The Real Solution to Poverty by Arnold Kling

Americans Will Die for Liberty by Andrew Gimson

Americans Will Die for Liberty by Andrew Gimson

The Frayed Knot from the Economist

The Frayed Knot from the Economist

The Nano Challenge by Anne Applebaum

The Nano Challenge by Anne Applebaum

The Real Key to Development by Mary Anastasia O'Grady

The Real Key to Development by Mary Anastasia O'Grady

Drug Approved. Is Disease Real? by Alex Berenson

Drug Approved. Is Disease Real? by Alex Berenson

Bergen Community College Drafts Student "Code of Responsibility" by Eugene Volokh

Bergen Community College Drafts Student "Code of Responsibility" by Eugene Volokh

Crisis? Maybe He's A Narcissistic Jerk by Richard A. Friedman

Crisis? Maybe He's A Narcissistic Jerk by Richard A. Friedman

Jena: The Case of the Amazing Disappearing Hate Crime by Charlotte Allen

Jena: The Case of the Amazing Disappearing Hate Crime by Charlotte Allen

Giving Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success by Alan Finder

Giving Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success by Alan Finder

Nicholas Carr: Why IT Will Change interviewed by Edward Cone

Nicholas Carr: Why IT Will Change interviewed by Edward Cone

The Poverty Puzzle by Virginia Postrel

The Poverty Puzzle by Virginia Postrel

Media Casualties Mount As War Success Continues from Transterrestrial Musings

Media Casualties Mount As War Success Continues from Transterrestrial Musings

Boys Need an Arena from Sisu

Boys Need an Arena from Sisu

Innovative Minds Don't Think Alike by Janet Rae-Dupree

Innovative Minds Don't Think Alike by Janet Rae-Dupree

Diversity Training Backfires by Hans Bader

Diversity Training Backfires by Hans Bader

A Question of Blame When Societies Fall by George Johnson

A Question of Blame When Societies Fall by George Johnson

Bylines of Brutality by Iowahawk

Bylines of Brutality by Iowahawk

A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig by Charles Lamb

A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig by Charles Lamb

The Lies of Tet by Arthur Herman

The Lies of Tet by Arthur Herman

Adding Up to Failure by Catherine Shock and Jay P. Greene

Adding Up to Failure by Catherine Shock and Jay P. Greene

Islam on the Outskirts of the Welfare State by Christopher Caldwell

Islam on the Outskirts of the Welfare State by Christopher Caldwell

You Are What You Spend by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm

You Are What You Spend by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm

Human Culture Subject to Natural Selection from Science Daily

Human Culture Subject to Natural Selection from Science Daily

Myths of frontier massacres by Keith Windschuttle

Myths of frontier massacres by Keith Windschuttle

The extinction of the Australian pygmies by Keith Windschuttle and Tim Gillin

The extinction of the Australian pygmies by Keith Windschuttle and Tim Gillin

Blue-Eyed Humans Have A Single, Common Ancestor from Science Daily

Blue-Eyed Humans Have A Single, Common Ancestor from Science Daily

The Blue-Eyed Rule: Freakish Fact for Presidents' Day by Michael Medved

The Blue-Eyed Rule: Freakish Fact for Presidents' Day by Michael Medved

The Next Slum? by Christopher B. Leinberger

The Next Slum? by Christopher B. Leinberger

Four Principles of Quotation by Martin Porter

Four Principles of Quotation by Martin Porter

Forget Global Warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age by Lorne Gunter

Forget Global Warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age by Lorne Gunter

The End of Multiculturalism by Lawrence E. Harrison

The End of Multiculturalism by Lawrence E. Harrison

Geldof and Bush: Diary from the Road by Bob Geldof

Geldof and Bush: Diary from the Road by Bob Geldof

The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors by John Tierney

The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors by John Tierney

Women vs. Women by Charlotte Allen

Women vs. Women by Charlotte Allen

When People Drink Themselves Silly and Why by Benedict Carey

When People Drink Themselves Silly and Why by Benedict Carey

A One-Eyed Invader in the Bedroom by Tara Parker-Pope

The Jacksonian Tradition by Walter Russell Mead

The Jacksonian Tradition by Walter Russell Mead

Remarks of Tony Snow Upon Receiving Freedom of Speech Award from the Media Institue

Remarks of Tony Snow Upon Receiving Freedom of Speech Award from the Media Institue

Facts Are Stubborn Things from Stubborn Facts

Facts Are Stubborn Things from Stubborn Facts

Books for the Readers of the 21st Century by Richard Peck

Books for the Readers of the 21st Century by Richard Peck

Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot

Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot

A Farewell to Alms - Supplementary Readings from Gregory Clark

A Farewell to Alms - Supplementary Readings from Gregory Clark

The Dirty Shirt Paradox, or - When Does an Event Happen? by Colin Bower

The Dirty Shirt Paradox, or - When Does an Event Happen? by Colin Bower

A Layered Look Reveals Ancient Greek Texts by Felicia R. Lee

A Layered Look Reveals Ancient Greek Texts by Felicia R. Lee

Our Most Powerful Engine of Production by Nick Schulz

Our Most Powerful Engine of Production by Nick Schulz

The Appearance of Impropriety: How the Ethics Wars Have Undermined American Government, Business, and Society by Peter W. Morgan & Glenn H. Reynolds

The Appearance of Impropriety: How the Ethics Wars Have Undermined American Government, Business, and Society by Peter W. Morgan & Glenn H. Reynolds

The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet by Alfred Tennyson

The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet by Alfred Tennyson

This Is Your Life (and How You Tell It) by Benedict Carey

The Story of Burnt Njal from The Online Medieval & Classical Library

The Story of Burnt Njal from The Online Medieval & Classical Library

That 'Top One Percent' by Thomas Sowell

That 'Top One Percent' by Thomas Sowell

Is Race Dying? by Gary Kamiya

Is Race Dying? by Gary Kamiya

In DNA Era, New Worries About Prejudice by Amy Harmon

In DNA Era, New Worries About Prejudice by Amy Harmon

Norman Mailer, A Dissenting View by Roger Kimball

Norman Mailer, A Dissenting View by Roger Kimball

Jewgenics by William Saletan

Jewgenics by William Saletan

Income Mobility in the U.S. from 1996 to 2005 from the Department of the Treasury 2007

Income Mobility in the U.S. from 1996 to 2005 from the Department of the Treasury 2007

Sun Stays Sluggish as WEathermen Fight for Ice-Age Funding by Joe Pappalardo

Crime, Drug, Welfare - And Other Good News by Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin

Crime, Drug, Welfare - And Other Good News by Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin

Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters by Mark Tapscott

Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters by Mark Tapscott

I Wuz Wrong by Megan McArdle

I Wuz Wrong by Megan McArdle

What Is A School? by Jacques Barzun

What Is A School? by Jacques Barzun

Friday, August 27, 2010

The Anonymity Experiment by Catherine Price

The Anonymity Experiment by Catherine Price

Why the West is Best by Ibn Warraq

Why the West is Best by Ibn Warraq

Is the Academy Still a Bastion of White Gentile Male Supremacy? by Steve Burton

Is the Academy Still a Bastion of White Gentile Male Supremacy? by Steve Burton

Back to School Blues by Victor Davis Hanson

Back to School Blues by Victor Davis Hanson

Concepts: Godwin's Law

Concepts: Godwin's Law

Affirmative Action Backfires by Gail Heriot

Affirmative Action Backfires by Gail Heriot

Rebel With a Cause: The Optimistic Scientist interviewed by Benny Peiser

Rebel With a Cause: The Optimistic Scientist interviewed by Benny Peiser

What's So Funny? Well, Maybe Nothing by John Tierney

What's So Funny? Well, Maybe Nothing by John Tierney

How We're Heading Back to the Future by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

How We're Heading Back to the Future by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

E-Mail is Easy to Write (and to Misread) by Daniel Goleman

E-Mail is Easy to Write (and to Misread) by Daniel Goleman

The Big White Lie by Andrew Klavan

The Big White Lie by Andrew Klavan

Lies We Tell Kids by Paul Graham

Lies We Tell Kids by Paul Graham

What You Can't Say by Paul Graham

What You Can't Say by Paul Graham

Seeking Columbus's Origins, With a Swab by Amy Harmon

Seeking Columbus's Origins, With a Swab by Amy Harmon

Something of Myself by Rudyard Kipling

Something of Myself by Rudyard Kipling

Don't Suffer the Little Children by Tony Woodlief

Don't Suffer the Little Children by Tony Woodlief

Don't Worry, Be Students by Jacques Steinberg

Don't Worry, Be Students by Jacques Steinberg

Look and Learn by P.D. Smith

Look and Learn by P.D. Smith a review of Proust and the Squid

The New Affirmative Action by David Leonhardt

The New Affirmative Action by David Leonhardt

Ayn Rand's Literature of Capitalism by Harriet Rubin

Ayn Rand's Literature of Capitalism by Harriet Rubin

A Quick History lesson: America is No Rome by Gerard Baker

A Quick History lesson: America is No Rome by Gerard Baker

The Forbes 400 As a Lesson in Economics by John Tamny

The Forbes 400 As a Lesson in Economics by John Tamny

A Priest Methodically Reveals Ukrainian Jews' Fate by Elaine Sciolino

A Priest Methodically Reveals Ukrainian Jews' Fate by Elaine Sciolino

The Political Problem of Hindsight Bias by Arnold Kling

The Political Problem of Hindsight Bias by Arnold Kling

The Jena Dodge by Heather MacDonald

The Jena Dodge by Heather MacDonald

Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus by John Tierney

Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus by John Tierney

Science and the Islamic World by Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy

Science and the Islamic World by Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy

Questions You should Never Ask a Writer by Doris Lessing

Questions You should Never Ask a Writer by Doris Lessing

The Odyssey Years by David Brooks

The Odyssey Years by David Brooks

Brother, Can You Spare a CHIP by Mark Steyn

Brother, Can You Spare a CHIP by Mark Steyn

Information as a Weapon of Mass Destruction by Petko D. Petkov

Information as a Weapon of Mass Destruction by Petko D. Petkov

Who or What is The Middle Class by John Schoen

Who or What is The Middle Class by John Schoen

American Lawbreaking by Tim Wu

American Lawbreaking by Tim Wu

An Anglosphere Future by Christopher Hitchens

An Anglosphere Future by Christopher Hitchens

A Normal Lesson in Vocabulary, Until a Deer Bursts Through a School Window by Jonathan Miller

A Normal Lesson in Vocabulary, Until a Deer Bursts Through a School Window by Jonathan Miller

A 1600th Anniversary Question: Why Did Rome Fall? by David P. Goldman

A 1600th Anniversary Question: Why Did Rome Fall? by David P. Goldman

More Advice Graduates Don't Want to Hear by Damon Darlin

More Advice Graduates Don't Want to Hear by Damon Darlin

Evaluating the Two-Income Trap Hypothesis by Todd Zywicki

Evaluating the Two-Income Trap Hypothesis by Todd Zywicki

The Purpose of Literature - And Who Cares? by Natalie Babbitt

The Purpose of Literature - And Who Cares? by Natalie Babbitt

The Dance of Evolution, or How Art Got Its Start by Natalie Angier

The Dance of Evolution, or How Art Got Its Start by Natalie Angier

Bowling With Our Own review by John Leo

Bowling With Our Own review by John Leo

Study Links Drop in Test Scores to a Decline in Time Spent Reading by Motoko Rich

Study Links Drop in Test Scores to a Decline in Time Spent Reading by Motoko Rich

Here is the News as We Want to Report It by Anthony Jay

Here is the News as We Want to Report It by Anthony Jay

Resilience vs. Anticipation by Virginia Postrel

Resilience vs. Anticipation by Virginia Postrel

In Defense of the Malthusian Interpretation of History by Gregory Clark

In Defense of the Malthusian Interpretation of History by Gregory Clark

The Indicted and the Wealthy: Surnames,Reproductive Success, Genetic Selection and

The Indicted and the Wealthy: Surnames,Reproductive Success, Genetic Selection and Social Class in Pre-Industrial England by Gregory Clark

Human Capital and the Wealth of Nations by Rodolfo E. Manuelli and Ananth Seshadri

Human Capital and the Wealth of Nations by Rodolfo E. Manuelli and Ananth Seshadri

Industrial Evolution by Benjamin M. Friedman

Industrial Evolution by Benjamin M. Friedman

In Dusty Archives, A Theory of Affluence by Nicholas Wade

In Dusty Archives, A Theory of Affluence by Nicholas Wade

Fateful Voice of a Generation Still Drowns Out Real Science by John Tierney

Fateful Voice of a Generation Still Drowns Out Real Science by John Tierney

Science can answer moral questions by Sam Harris

Science can answer moral questions by Sam Harris

Doing Good and Doing Well by Christine Whelan

Doing Good and Doing Well by Christine Whelan

Demography and Economic Destiny by Phillip Longman

Demography and Economic Destiny by Phillip Longman

Supreme Court of the United States, Morse vs. Frederick with Justice Thomas Concurring

Supreme Court of the United States, Morse vs. Frederick with Justice Thomas Concurring

A Nation of Cowards by Jeffrey R. Snyder

A Nation of Cowards by Jeffrey R. Snyder

Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital by Robert D. Putnam

Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital by Robert D. Putnam

The Death of Diversity by Daniel Henninger

The Death of Diversity by Daniel Henninger

Why Google Can't Stop Tweaking Its Search Engine by Saul Hansell

Why Google Can't Stop Tweaking Its Search Engine by Saul Hansell

Evolution, Ethics, and the Market by Michael Shermer

Evolution, Ethics, and the Market by Michael Shermer

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Why Are the Bees Disappearing by Doug

Why Are the Bees Disappearing by Doug

Optimum Copyright Period Decided by Math by Zonk

Optimum Copyright Period Decided by Math by Zonk

A Survival Imperative for Space Colonization by John Tierney

A Survival Imperative for Space Colonization by John Tierney

A Treatise of Equivocation by Henry Garnet

A Treatise of Equivocation by Henry Garnet

Virtue in Equivocation by Dave Kopel

Virtue in Equivocation by Dave Kopel

Ending poverty from The Economist

Ending poverty from The Economist

My Starvation Diet: I've cut back to 1,500 calories a day. Will I live to be 120 years old? by Emily Yoffe

My Starvation Diet: I've cut back to 1,500 calories a day. Will I live to be 120 years old? by Emily Yoffe

Rudyard Kipling & the god of things as they are by John Derbyshire

Rudyard Kipling & the god of things as they are by John Derbyshire

Sunni vs. Shi'a: It's Not All Islam by Ralph Peters

Sunni vs. Shi'a: It's Not All Islam by Ralph Peters

The Top 1%...of What? by Alan Reynolds

The Top 1%...of What? by Alan Reynolds

Income Distribution Heresies by Alan Reynolds

Income Distribution Heresies by Alan Reynolds

Countering Global Insurgency by David Kilcullen

Countering Global Insurgency by David Kilcullen

Protector of the free world deserves better by Janet Albrechtsen

Protector of the free world deserves better by Janet Albrechtsen

Rudyard Kipling: Review of A Choice of Kipling's Verse by George Orwell

Rudyard Kipling: Review of A Choice of Kipling's Verse by George Orwell

The Moral Instinct by Steven Pinker

The Moral Instinct by Steven Pinker

Lost in a Million-Year Gap, Solid Clues to Human Origins by John Noble Wilford

Lost in a Million-Year Gap, Solid Clues to Human Origins by John Noble Wilford

When Politics Goes to College by Jonathan Yardley

When Politics Goes to College by Jonathan Yardley

Is 'Do Unto Others' Written Into Our Genes? by Nicholas Wade

Is 'Do Unto Others' Written Into Our Genes? by Nicholas Wade

Language Dies But Not Their Last Words by John Noble Wilford

Language Dies But Not Their Last Words by John Noble Wilford

Immanuel Kant's Guide to a Good Dinner Party from Siris

Immanuel Kant's Guide to a Good Dinner Party from Siris

In the Dreamscape of Nightmares, Clues to Why We Dream At All by Natlaie Angier

In the Dreamscape of Nightmares, Clues to Why We Dream At All by Natlaie Angier

Media Myths About the Jena 6 by Craig Franklin

Media Myths About the Jena 6 by Craig Franklin

The Factchecking Facts by Vanderleun

The Factchecking Facts by Vanderleun

Darwin Award Nominees: Shouldn't we just end the contest right now? by Michael Silence

Darwin Award Nominees: Shouldn't we just end the contest right now? by Michael Silence

"Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" . . . but which are said on the Internet. A Lot. by Patrick Ishmael

"Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" . . . but which are said on the Internet. A Lot. by Patrick Ishmael

The Parent Trap by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

The Parent Trap by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

The Theory of the Leisure Class by Steven E. Landsburg

The Theory of the Leisure Class by Steven E. Landsburg

The Effects of Age Structure on Development by Elizabeth Leahy Madsen, Beatrice Daumerie and Karen Hardee

The Effects of Age Structure on Development by Elizabeth Leahy Madsen, Beatrice Daumerie and Karen Hardee

The Security Demographic - Population and Civil Conflict After the Cold War by Richard Cincotta, Robert Engelman, and Daniele Anastasion

The Security Demographic - Population and Civil Conflict After the Cold War by Richard Cincotta, Robert Engelman, and Daniele Anastasion

If Demography is Destiny by Flemming Rose

If Demography is Destiny by Flemming Rose

The Continued Evolution of Creative Darwinism by Dean Keith Simonton

The Continued Evolution of Creative Darwinism by Dean Keith Simonton

College Dropout Factories by Ben Miller and Phuong Ly

College Dropout Factories by Ben Miller and Phuong Ly

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

A Draft Sequence of the Neandertal Genome by Richard E. Green et al

A Draft Sequence of the Neandertal Genome by Richard E. Green et al

The Real Reason for Germany's Industrial Expansion? by Frank Thadeusz

The Real Reason for Germany's Industrial Expansion? by Frank Thadeusz

The Weirdest People in the World? by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, and Ara Norenzayan

The Weirdest People in the World? by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, and Ara Norenzayan

The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results by Irving Kristol

The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results by Irving Kristol

The Negro Family: The Case For National Action by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The Negro Family: The Case For National Action by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Westerners vs. the World: We are the WEIRD ones by Adam McDowell

Westerners vs. the World: We are the WEIRD ones by Adam McDowell

The Times Gets Lost in the National Parks by Jack Shafer

The Times Gets Lost in the National Parks by Jack Shafer

Administrative Bloat at Universities by Todd Zywicki

Administrative Bloat at Universities by Todd Zywicki

REM Sleep Improves Creativity from FuturePundit

REM Sleep Improves Creativity from FuturePundit

Tags: Ability, Creativity, Imagination, Development

Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime by Matt Richtel

Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime by Matt Richtel

‘Deliverance’: A Dark Heart Still Beating by Dwight Garner

‘Deliverance’: A Dark Heart Still Beating by Dwight Garner

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Maslow's Pyramid Gets a Much Needed Renovation from e! Science News

Maslow's Pyramid Gets a Much Needed Renovation from e! Science News

Ranking The Economic Forecasters by David Simons

Ranking The Economic Forecasters by David Simons

The 72-Hour Expert: Everything you always wanted to know about Afghanistan . . . by P. J. O'Rourke

The 72-Hour Expert: Everything you always wanted to know about Afghanistan . . . by P. J. O'Rourke

How Accurate Are Your Pet Pundits? by Philip E. Tetlock

How Accurate Are Your Pet Pundits? by Philip E. Tetlock

An Israeli in Kosovo by Michael J. Totten

An Israeli in Kosovo by Michael J. Totten

The Decay and Fall of the West by Bernard Chapin

The Decay and Fall of the West by Bernard Chapin

What The Caine Mutiny Can Teach Us About Global Warming Scientists by Frank J. Tipler

What The Caine Mutiny Can Teach Us About Global Warming Scientists by Frank J. Tipler

Student Expectations Seen As Causing Grade Disputes by Max Roosevelt

Student Expectations Seen As Causing Grade Disputes by Max Roosevelt

Household Income in the United States from Wikipedia

Household Income in the United States from Wikipedia

Movin' Up and Down The Income Quintiles in 2 Yrs. by Mark J. Perry

Movin' Up and Down The Income Quintiles in 2 Yrs. by Mark J. Perry

Love Doesn't Scale by Joshua Herring

Love Doesn't Scale by Joshua Herring

Government and Moral Hazards by Shannon Love

Government and Moral Hazards by Shannon Love

Genetic Surveillance for All by Jeffrey Rosen

Genetic Surveillance for All by Jeffrey Rosen

Stranger Knows Best: Other People Know More About What Will Make Us Happy Than We Do from e! Science News

Stranger Knows Best: Other People Know More About What Will Make Us Happy Than We Do from e! Science News

Learning How to Think by Nicholas D. Kristof

Learning How to Think by Nicholas D. Kristof

Macroeconomics 'Experts' Apply Astrology, Not Science by Frank J. Tipler

Macroeconomics 'Experts' Apply Astrology, Not Science by Frank J. Tipler

The Unfortunate Case of Herbert Spencer by Damon W. Root

The Unfortunate Case of Herbert Spencer by Damon W. Root

Audience Atomization Overcome: Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press by Jay Rosen

Audience Atomization Overcome: Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press by Jay Rosen

Man Versus the State by Damon W. Root

Man Versus the State by Damon W. Root

No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else by Sarah Lyall

No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else by Sarah Lyall

Extracts From Adam's Diary by Mark Twain

Extracts From Adam's Diary by Mark Twain

Eve's Diary by Mark Twain

Eve's Diary by Mark Twain

The True Origins of This Financial Crisis by Peter J. Wallison

The True Origins of This Financial Crisis by Peter J. Wallison

Little Asia on the Hill by Timothy Egan

Little Asia on the Hill by Timothy Egan

Indecision-Making by Virginia Postrel

Indecision-Making by Virginia Postrel

Childhood and the Family: An Anthorpological View by Melvin Konner

Childhood and the Family: An Anthorpological View by Melvin Konner

Why the Reckless Survive by Melvin Konner

Why the Reckless Survive by Melvin Konner

Aesop, Aristotle, and animals: the role of fables in human life by Edward Clayton

Aesop, Aristotle, and animals: the role of fables in human life by Edward Clayton

20 Natural Desires--Useful or Agreeable to One's Self or to Others by Larry Arnhart

20 Natural Desires--Useful or Agreeable to One's Self or to Others by Larry Arnhart

The Natural Desire for War in the Axial Age by Larry Arnhart

The Natural Desire for War in the Axial Age by Larry Arnhart

The Trouble With Amazon by Colin Robinson

The Trouble With Amazon by Colin Robinson

The Art of Slow Reading by Patrick Kingsley

The Art of Slow Reading by Patrick Kingsley

Adventures in Very Recent Evolution by Nicholas Wade

Adventures in Very Recent Evolution by Nicholas Wade

Science Shows That Markets Make People Fairer by Ronald Bailey

Science Shows That Markets Make People Fairer by Ronald Bailey

Cognitive Gaps in the Early Years by Elizabeth Washbrook and Jane Waldfogel

Cognitive Gaps in the Early Years by Elizabeth Washbrook and Jane Waldfogel

What Do Philosophers Believe? by Anthony Gottlieb

What Do Philosophers Believe? by Anthony Gottlieb

Fairness is an Emergent Self-Organized Property of the Free Market for Labor by Venkat Venkatsubramanian

Fairness is an Emergent Self-Organized Property of the Free Market for Labor by Venkat Venkatsubramanian

America's Ruling Class and the Perils of Revolution by Angelo M. Codevilla

America's Ruling Class and the Perils of Revolution by Angelo M. Codevilla

Rajendra Pachauri: Voodoo Scientist and Lone Ranger of Love? by Walter Russell Mead

Rajendra Pachauri: Voodoo Scientist and Lone Ranger of Love? by Walter Russell Mead

The Importance of Common Knowledge in Postwar Reconstruction by Christopher J. Coyne

The Importance of Common Knowledge in Postwar Reconstruction by Christopher J. Coyne

Medical Care Facts and Fables by Thomas Sowell

Medical Care Facts and Fables by Thomas Sowell

Accidents, Murders, Preemies, Fat, and U.S. Life Expectancy: American health care to the rescue? by Ronald Bailey

Accidents, Murders, Preemies, Fat, and U.S. Life Expectancy: American health care to the rescue? by Ronald Bailey

Monday, August 23, 2010

Concept: Ill-posed Problems

Concept: Ill-posed problems

Is The US Really Losing the International Horse Race in Academic Achievement by Erling E. Boe and Sujie Shin

Is The US Really Losing the International Horse Race in Academic Achievement by Erling E. Boe and Sujie Shin

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids by Carol S. Dweck

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids by Carol S. Dweck

Six Words Tell All You Need To Know by Beverly Beckham

Six Words Tell All You Need To Know by Beverly Beckham

Japan's Big-Works Stimulus is Lesson by Martin Fackler

Japan's Big-Works Stimulus is Lesson by Martin Fackler

Google Next Victim of Creative Destruction? by John Borthwick

Google Next Victim of Creative Destruction? by John Borthwick

Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time by Reid Hastie

Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time by Reid Hastie

The Royal We by Steve Olson

The Royal We by Steve Olson

How Republics Die: Plato's Cautionary Tale by Mark J. Boone

How Republics Die: Plato's Cautionary Tale by Mark J. Boone

Special Preview Stimulus: A History of Folly by James K. Glassman

Special Preview Stimulus: A History of Folly by James K. Glassman

When Humans Need A Nudge Toward Rationality by Jeff Sommer

When Humans Need A Nudge Toward Rationality by Jeff Sommer

Risk, Uncertainty, and Greatness by Lane Wallace

Risk, Uncertainty, and Greatness by Lane Wallace

In Search of Proof and Control by Lane Wallace

In Search of Proof and Control by Lane Wallace

State of the First Amendment 2008 from the First Amendment Center

State of the First Amendment 2008 from the First Amendment Center

McNamara, Aristotle, and the Limits of Analytic Thinking by Lane Wallace

McNamara, Aristotle, and the Limits of Analytic Thinking by Lane Wallace

NASA Data Worse Than Climate-Gate Data, Space Agency Admits by Blake Snow

NASA Data Worse Than Climate-Gate Data, Space Agency Admits by Blake Snow

The Minefields of Race, Gender, and Meaning by Lane Wallace

The Minefields of Race, Gender, and Meaning by Lane Wallace

The Sky Isn't Falling by Jeff Jacoby

The Sky Isn't Falling by Jeff Jacoby

The New Year's Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters by Benedict Carey

The New Year's Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters by Benedict Carey

Getting the Gurus We Deserve by Lane Wallace

Getting the Gurus We Deserve by Lane Wallace

Whatever Happened to the Work Ethic? by Steven Malanga

Whatever Happened to the Work Ethic? by Steven Malanga

Persistent Myths in Feminist Scholarship by Christina Hoff Sommers

Persistent Myths in Feminist Scholarship by Christina Hoff Sommers

The Bias of Veteran Journalists by Lane Wallace

The Bias of Veteran Journalists by Lane Wallace

High Population Density Triggers Cultural Explosions from e! Science News

High Population Density Triggers Cultural Explosions from e! Science News

Key to Happiness: Location, Location, Location by Meredith Small

Key to Happiness: Location, Location, Location by Meredith Small

Changing a Culture Against Its Will by Lane Wallace

Changing a Culture Against Its Will by Lane Wallace

May 1968: 40 Years Later by Sol Stern et al

May 1968: 40 Years Later by Sol Stern et al

Original Sin on Wall Street by Lane Wallace

Original Sin on Wall Street by Lane Wallace

By the Book: How Democracies Perish by Lance Fairchok

By the Book: How Democracies Perish by Lance Fairchok

The Pandora's Box of DNA Identity by Lane Wallace

The Pandora's Box of DNA Identity by Lane Wallace

The Sex Scholar by Kara Platoni

The Sex Scholar by Kara Platoni

Get It Right Today, Be Glad Tomorrow by Ben Stein

Get It Right Today, Be Glad Tomorrow by Ben Stein

The Dangers of Ding-Dongs by Lane Wallace

The Dangers of Ding-Dongs by Lane Wallace

A Superstorm for Global Warming Research by Marco Evers, Olaf Stampf, and Gerald Traufetter

A Superstorm for Global Warming Research by Marco Evers, Olaf Stampf, and Gerald Traufetter

Can You Choose to Be a Luckier Person? from Shine

Can You Choose to Be a Luckier Person? from Shine

How Your Brain Remembers the Future from The New Scientist

How Your Brain Remembers the Future from The New Scientist

Is Survival Selfish? by Lane Wallace

Is Survival Selfish? by Lane Wallace

Today on Good Friday, Here's Why I Remain Catholic by Elizabeth Scalia

Today on Good Friday, Here's Why I Remain Catholic by Elizabeth Scalia

The Super-Economy in One Picture from Super-Economy

The Super-Economy in One Picture from Super-Economy

Liberal Professors: Self-Fulfilling Stereotype? by Lane Wallace

Liberal Professors: Self-Fulfilling Stereotype? by Lane Wallace

Government by Wishful Thinking by Steven Den Beste

Government by Wishful Thinking by Steven Den Beste

The Frightful Neglect of Mencken by Benjamin Marks

The Frightful Neglect of Mencken by Benjamin Marks

A Revolutionary Future, Ctd by Lane Wallace

A Revolutionary Future, Ctd by Lane Wallace

Bribery Strikes Out by Heather MacDonald

Bribery Strikes Out by Heather MacDonald

Concept: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Concept: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Can Good Leadership Be Learned? by Lane Wallace

Can Good Leadership Be Learned? by Lane Wallace

Cultural Coevolution: How the Human Bond with Crows and Ravens Extends Theory and Raises New Questions by John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell

Cultural Coevolution: How the Human Bond with Crows and Ravens Extends Theory and Raises New Questions by John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell

The Descent of Liberalism by Michael Knox Beran

The Descent of Liberalism by Michael Knox Beran

The Inefficiency of Creative Thinking by Lane Wallace

The Inefficiency of Creative Thinking by Lane Wallace

Last Chance for School Reform by Katherine Mangu-Ward

Last Chance for School Reform by Katherine Mangu-Ward

What's The Matter With Fox News? by Megan McArdle

What's The Matter With Fox News? by Megan McArdle

The Importance of Critical Thinking by Lane Wallace

The Importance of Critical Thinking by Lane Wallace

Curing Diversity by Peter W. Huber

Curing Diversity by Peter W. Huber

The Economy is Not A Machine by Max Borders

The Economy is Not A Machine by Max Borders

Is Thinking Back In Fashion by Lane Wallace

Is Thinking Back In Fashion by Lane Wallace

Does Reason Know What It Is Missing? by Stanley Fish

Does Reason Know What It Is Missing? by Stanley Fish

Unintended Consequences by Lane Wallace

Unintended Consequences by Lane Wallace

The Parent Problem in Young Adult Lit by Julie Just

The Parent Problem in Young Adult Lit by Julie Just

The Irony of Social Networking by Lane Wallace

The Irony of Social Networking by Lane Wallace

Dukedom Large Enough by Michael Knox Beran

Dukedom Large Enough by Michael Knox Beran

On Language, Art . . . And Getting the Point Across by Lane Wallace

On Language, Art . . . And Getting the Point Across by Lane Wallace

The Importance of Individuals by William James

The Importance of Individuals by William James

An Introduction to General Systems Thinking by Gerald Weinberg

An Introduction to General Systems Thinking by Gerald Weinberg

Japan Tries to Face Up To Growing Poverty Problem by Martin Fackler

Japan Tries to Face Up To Growing Poverty Problem by Martin Fackler

What Makes A Book "Neglected"? from The Neglected Books Page

What Makes A Book "Neglected"? from The Neglected Books Page

Weighing the Evidence on Exercise by Gretchen Reynolds

Weighing the Evidence on Exercise by Gretchen Reynolds

Early Humans May Have Bred With Other Species - Twice by Ewen Callaway

Early Humans May Have Bred With Other Species - Twice by Ewen Callaway

When The 'Trust Hormone' Is Out of Balance by Alix Spiegel

When The 'Trust Hormone' Is Out of Balance by Alix Spiegel

Reader, Marry Him! by Megan McArdle

Reader, Marry Him! by Megan McArdle

Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough by Lori Gottlieb

Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough by Lori Gottlieb

The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way Into Elite Colleges by Paul L. Caron

The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way Into Elite Colleges by Paul L. Caron

Why Do Some Writers Disappear? by Cynthia Crossen

Why Do Some Writers Disappear? by Cynthia Crossen

Risk The Story of America's Greatest Idea by John Dickerson

Risk The Story of America's Greatest Idea by John Dickerson

Manual for Civilization by Alexander Rose

Manual for Civilization by Alexander Rose

Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Dismal Economics of Utopia by William M. Briggs

The Dismal Economics of Utopia by William M. Briggs

Boredom is a Killer by Hank Hyena

Boredom is a Killer by Hank Hyena

Meaningfulness and Mortality by Max More

Meaningfulness and Mortality by Max More

On the Track of History by Yael Dar

On the Track of History by Yael Dar

Intelligent People Have 'Unnatural' Preferences and Values That Are Novel in Human Evolution from e! Science News

Intelligent People Have 'Unnatural' Preferences and Values That Are Novel in Human Evolution from e! Science News

Positively Misguided: The Myths and Mistakes of the Positive Thinking Movement by Steve Salerno

Positively Misguided: The Myths and Mistakes of the Positive Thinking Movement by Steve Salerno

The Hazards of Resisting Progress by Lane Wallace

The Hazards of Resisting Progress by Lane Wallace

When Good Guys Lie by Glenn Hodges

When Good Guys Lie by Glenn Hodges

Filtering History by Thomas Sowell

Filtering History by Thomas Sowell

There is No End to This Stuff! from Parent News

There is No End to This Stuff! from Parent News

Obama and Sowell: Who Can Tell When People Have Made Enough Money? from Neo-Neocon

Obama and Sowell: Who Can Tell When People Have Made Enough Money? from Neo-Neocon

Moral Life of Babies by Paul Bloom

Moral Life of Babies by Paul Bloom

Sorry, Men ARE More Brainy Than Women (and More Stupid Too!) by Professor Richard Lynn

Sorry, Men ARE More Brainy Than Women (and More Stupid Too!) by Professor Richard Lynn

Parental Pressue on Students: Not Enough in America; Too Much in Asia from Pew Research

Parental Pressue on Students: Not Enough in America; Too Much in Asia from Pew Research

Doubt is Cast on Many Reports of Food Allergies by Gina Kolata

Doubt is Cast on Many Reports of Food Allergies by Gina Kolata

A Downside of Racial Awareness by Mark Bauerlein

A Downside of Racial Awareness by Mark Bauerlein

In Defense of the Liberal Arts by Lane Wallace

In Defense of the Liberal Arts by Lane Wallace

Why Abundance is Good: A Reply to Nick Carr by Clay Shirky

Why Abundance is Good: A Reply to Nick Carr by Clay Shirky

Yes, The Internet is Rotting Your Brain by Laura Miller

Yes, The Internet is Rotting Your Brain by Laura Miller

Doomsayers Beware, A Bright Future Beckons by John Tierney

Doomsayers Beware, A Bright Future Beckons by John Tierney

In Honor of a President Few Remember by Alan Snyder

In Honor of a President Few Remember by Alan Snyder

A requiem for the phantom pandemic by Michael Fumento

A requiem for the phantom pandemic by Michael Fumento

Why Do We Continue to Believe Bizarre Things? by Michael Fumento

Why Do We Continue to Believe Bizarre Things? by Michael Fumento

The Enemy WIthin by Mark Bowden

The Enemy WIthin by Mark Bowden

A Hidden History of Evil by Claire Berlinski

A Hidden History of Evil by Claire Berlinski

Israel's Value to Transhumanism by Hank Hyena

Israel's Value to Transhumanism by Hank Hyena

The New Free Speech Movement from Pajamas Media

The New Free Speech Movement from Pajamas Media

The Teachers' Unions' Last Stand by Michael Mulgrew

The Teachers' Unions' Last Stand by Michael Mulgrew

Histomap of World History from CoolTools

Histomap of World History from CoolTools

The Contours of World Development by Angus Maddison

The Contours of World Development by Angus Maddison

Share of GDP: China, India, Japan, Latin America, Western Europe, United States from Visualizing Economics

Share of GDP: China, India, Japan, Latin America, Western Europe, United States from Visualizing Economics

Data Scientist>Data Geek>Designer

Data Scientist>Data Geek>Designer from Visualizing Economics

State and County Estimates of Low Literacy from National Assessment of Adult Literacy

State and County Estimates of Low Literacy from National Assessment of Adult Literacy

Were Liberals Wrong on Crime? by Richard Cohen

Repeat After Me: 'Welcome home, Dear' by Maggie Jackson

Repeat After Me: 'Welcome home, Dear' by Maggie Jackson

Erik Erikson by Dr. C. George Boeree

Erik Erikson by Dr. C. George Boeree

Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 from the Denver Post

Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 from the Denver Post

FBI Crime State Show an Armed Public Is a Safer Public by Howard Nemerov

FBI Crime State Show an Armed Public Is a Safer Public by Howard Nemerov

The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In by Julie Scelfo

The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In by Julie Scelfo

Stimulus Was A Clunker from Coyote Blog

Stimulus Was A Clunker from Coyote Blog

Genius is Not Enough by Jonah Goldberg

Genius is Not Enough by Jonah Goldberg

In Defense of Elitism by William A. Henry III reviewed by John W. Barry

In Defense of Elitism by William A. Henry III reviewed by John W. Barry

Under Pressure, Teachers Tamper With Tests by Trip Gabriel

The Left's Strange Hostility to Hirsi Ali by Mark Steyn

The Left's Strange Hostility to Hirsi Ali by Mark Steyn

Count Your Lucky Stars from Denny Davis

Count Your Lucky Stars from Denny Davis

Shattering Logic to Explain the Flynn Effect by Linda S. Gottfredson

Shattering Logic to Explain the Flynn Effect by Linda S. Gottfredson

The Calculus of Small But Consistent Effects by Linda S. Gottfredson

The Calculus of Small But Consistent Effects by Linda S. Gottfredson

Color of Crime from American Renaissance

Color of Crime from American Renaissance

Culture War by Lee Congdon

Culture War by Lee Congdon

Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends by Sean Silverthorne

Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends by Sean Silverthorne

Legislation Won't Close Gender Gap In Sciences by John Tierney

Legislation Won't Close Gender Gap In Sciences by John Tierney

Overlords by David Thompson

Overlords by David Thompson

The Internet is dragging Britain away from Europe and towards the Anglosphere by Daniel Hannan

The Internet is dragging Britain away from Europe and towards the Anglosphere by Daniel Hannan

A Wizard's Words Finally Set Free by Paul Grondahl

A Wizard's Words Finally Set Free by Paul Grondahl

The Butterfield Effect by Michael Graham

The Butterfield Effect by Michael Graham

Aeschylus: Dignity of and Sympathy for the Persians, Or, Why Edward Said is Wrong Yet Again by Ibn Warraq

Aeschylus: Dignity of and Sympathy for the Persians, Or, Why Edward Said is Wrong Yet Again by Ibn Warraq

Chimps, Too, Wage War and Annex Rival Territory by Nicholas Wade

Chimps, Too, Wage War and Annex Rival Territory by Nicholas Wade

Drinking Games by Malcolm Gladwell

Drinking Games by Malcolm Gladwell

Merely Human? That's So Yesterday by Ashlee Vance

Merely Human? That's So Yesterday by Ashlee Vance

Deep in the Heart of Texas by Stanley Fish

Deep in the Heart of Texas by Stanley Fish

How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck from Visual Economics

How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck from Visual Economics

Concentration of Income Among Top 1% Is Greatest Since 1928 by Paul L. Caron

Concentration of Income Among Top 1% Is Greatest Since 1928 by Paul L. Caron

You Deserve to Know by J. Christian Adams

You Deserve to Know by J. Christian Adams

Who Pays the Taxes by John Hinderaker

Who Pays the Taxes by John Hinderaker

Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind by John Tierney

Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind by John Tierney

The Case Against Happiness by Megan McArdle

The Case Against Happiness by Megan McArdle

The Simple Truth About Illegal Immigration by Mark Landsbaum

The Simple Truth About Illegal Immigration by Mark Landsbaum

In Praise of Tough Criticism by Jeffrey R. Di Leo

In Praise of Tough Criticism by Jeffrey R. Di Leo

News to Obama: The OECD Says the United States Has the Most Progressive Tax System by Scott A. Hodge

News to Obama: The OECD Says the United States Has the Most Progressive Tax System by Scott A. Hodge

Online Bullies Pull Schools Into the Fray by Jan Hoffman

Online Bullies Pull Schools Into the Fray by Jan Hoffman

None of the Above by Malcolm Gladwell

None of the Above by Malcolm Gladwell

We Must Stop the Avalanche of Low Quality Research by Mark Bauerlein et al

We Must Stop the Avalanche of Low Quality Research by Mark Bauerlein et al

Secret of AA: After 75 Years, We Don't Know How It Works by Brendan I. Koerner

Secret of AA: After 75 Years, We Don't Know How It Works by Brendan I. Koerner

Human Culture, an Evolutionary Force by Nicholas Wade

Human Culture, an Evolutionary Force by Nicholas Wade

The Last Four Minutes of Air France Flight 447 by Gerald Traufetter

The Last Four Minutes of Air France Flight 447 by Gerald Traufetter

E.D. Hirsch Jr.: The Twentieth Century’s Liberal Conservative Educator by Dr. Jason R. Edwards

E.D. Hirsch Jr.: The Twentieth Century’s Liberal Conservative Educator by Dr. Jason R. Edwards

In Defense of a Common Culture by E.D. Hirsch

In Defense of a Common Culture by E.D. Hirsch

How the Science of Global Warming was Compromised by Axel Bojanowski

How the Science of Global Warming was Compromised by Axel Bojanowski

Humans: Why They Triumphed by Matt Ridley

Humans: Why They Triumphed by Matt Ridley

Sympathy Deformed by Theodore Dalrymple

Sympathy Deformed by Theodore Dalrymple

Who is Ayn Rand? by Charles Murray

Who is Ayn Rand? by Charles Murray

Beach Books: What Do Colleges Want Students to Read Outside Class? from the National Associaton of Scholars

Beach Books: What Do Colleges Want Students to Read Outside Class? from the National Associaton of Scholars

Message to Freshmen: Let's Start With Kafka and Darwin by Leon Botstein

Message to Freshmen: Let's Start With Kafka and Darwin by Leon Botstein

How Pleasure Works by Paul Bloom and Peter D. Kramer

How Pleasure Works by Paul Bloom and Peter D. Kramer

The Bright Side of Wrong by Kathryn Schulz

The Bright Side of Wrong by Kathryn Schulz

Eating Vichyssoise in Athens by Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Eating Vichyssoise in Athens by Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Holy Terror: The Rise of the Order of Assassins by Jefferson Gray

Holy Terror: The Rise of the Order of Assassins by Jefferson Gray

Stoicism is Just So Yesterday by Emily Colette Wilkinson

Stoicism is Just So Yesterday by Emily Colette Wilkinson

The Openness Elixir by Trevor Butterworth

The Openness Elixir by Trevor Butterworth

Variety by Jonathan Ree

Variety by Jonathan Ree

Thinkers and Tinkerers by Edward Glaeser

Thinkers and Tinkerers by Edward Glaeser

A Best Friend? You Must be Kidding by Hilary Stout

A Best Friend? You Must be Kidding by Hilary Stout

The baby boomers and the price of personal freedom by Will Hutton

The baby boomers and the price of personal freedom by Will Hutton

Debt’s Deadly Grip by Gretchen Morgenson

Debt’s Deadly Grip by Gretchen Morgenson

You can be anything you want from Maggie's Farm

You can be anything you want from Maggie's Farm

Surnames, Part 1. What's in a Name? from Maggie's Farm

Surnames, Part 1. What's in a Name? from Maggie's Farm