Thursday, March 31, 2011

GOP says 5,000 non-citizens voting in Colorado a 'wake-up call' for states by Debbie Siegelbaum

GOP says 5,000 non-citizens voting in Colorado a 'wake-up call' for states by Debbie Siegelbaum

America's Smallest School: The Family by Paul E. Barton

America's Smallest School: The Family by Paul E. Barton

Returns to Quality of Education by Julian R. Betts

Returns to Quality of Education by Julian R. Betts

Equity Alliance website

Equity Alliance website

Equality of Educational Opportunity: A 40-Year Retrospective by Adam Gamoran and Daniel A. Long

Equality of Educational Opportunity: A 40-Year Retrospective by Adam Gamoran and Daniel A. Long

Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital by James S. Coleman

Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital by James S. Coleman

Fat Stigma Spreads Around the Globe by Tara Parker-Pope

Fat Stigma Spreads Around the Globe by Tara Parker-Pope

The Brain The Trouble With Teens by Carl Zimmer

The Brain The Trouble With Teens by Carl Zimmer

Defining Deviancy Down by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Defining Deviancy Down by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Monday, March 28, 2011

The Phrase Finder website

The Phrase Finder website

On Course for Success: College Readiness by Cyndie Schmeiser and Kati Haycock

On Course for Success: College Readiness by Cyndie Schmeiser and Kati Haycock

Black And Blue 2: Blacks Flee Blue States in Droves by Walter Russell Mead

Black And Blue 2: Blacks Flee Blue States in Droves by Walter Russell Mead

Does belief in free will lead to action? from e! Science News

Does belief in free will lead to action? from e! Science News

Philadelphia School Battles Students’ Bad Eating Habits, on Campus and Off by Michael Moss

Philadelphia School Battles Students’ Bad Eating Habits, on Campus and Off by Michael Moss

Talmud Study now Mandatory in South Korea from the Muqata

Talmud Study now Mandatory in South Korea from the Muqata

Sunday, March 27, 2011

'Mommy Track' Without Shame by Virginia Postrel

'Mommy Track' Without Shame by Virginia Postrel

GE's tax bill by Professor Bainbridge

GE's tax bill by Professor Bainbridge

Obama’s Monetary Policy: Stick It to the Middle Class by Kyle-Anne Shiver

Obama’s Monetary Policy: Stick It to the Middle Class by Kyle-Anne Shiver

Many Eyes website

Many Eyes website

Political Calculations website

Political Calculations website

Language Map

U.S. vs Canada: Assault Edition from Political Calculations

U.S. vs Canada: Assault Edition from Political Calculations

Who Kills Who from Political Calculations

Who Kills Who? from Political Calculations

The Minimum Wage and Job Loss from 2006 through 2010 from Political Calculations

The Minimum Wage and Job Loss from 2006 through 2010 from Political Calculations

What nation has the most progressive tax system? by Greg Mankiw

What nation has the most progressive tax system? by Greg Mankiw

Even terrorists have downward-sloping demand curves from Greg Mankiw

Even terrorists have downward-sloping demand curves from Greg Mankiw

Inflation or Unemployment? by Megan McArdle

Inflation or Unemployment? by Megan McArdle

Friday, March 25, 2011

Anthrax Redux: Did the Feds Nab the Wrong Guy? by Noah Shachtman

Anthrax Redux: Did the Feds Nab the Wrong Guy? by Noah Shachtman

The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

Inca Empire by Heather Pringle

Inca Empire by Heather Pringle

Modern bodies: Our 10,000-year makeover from New Scientist

Modern bodies: Our 10,000-year makeover from New Scientist

Of Coffee and Climate: Anecdote Replaces Science by Todd Myers

Of Coffee and Climate: Anecdote Replaces Science by Todd Myers

Why Don't You Believe In Global Warming? Making Greener Minds by Hank Campbell

Why Don't You Believe In Global Warming? Making Greener Minds by Hank Campbell

Steve McIntyre uncovers another hockey stick trick – where are the academic cops from Watts Up With That

Steve McIntyre uncovers another hockey stick trick – where are the academic cops from Watts Up With That

Grameen Bank and the Public Good by David Bornstein

Grameen Bank and the Public Good by David Bornstein

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Making Economics Relevant Again by Leonard Hardt

Making Economics Relevant Again by Leonard Hardt

Hopeful Message About the World’s Poorest by David Leonhardt

Hopeful Message About the World’s Poorest by David Leonhardt

Tax Foundation: No Country Leans on Upper-Income Households as Much as US from theTaxProf

Tax Foundation: No Country Leans on Upper-Income Households as Much as U.S. from The TaxProf

Beware Social Media's Dark Side, Scholars Warn Companies by Jeffrey R. Young

Beware Social Media's Dark Side, Scholars Warn Companies by Jeffrey R. Young

Do You Have Free Will? Yes, It’s the Only Choice by John Tierney

Do You Have Free Will? Yes, It’s the Only Choice by John Tierney

David Brooks on Annette Lareau’s Unequal Childhoods by Harry Brighouse

David Brooks on Annette Lareau’s Unequal Childhoods by Harry Brighouse

Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life by Annette Lareau

Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life by Annette Lareau

Righthaven lawsuits backfire, reduce protections for newspapers by Steve Green

Righthaven lawsuits backfire, reduce protections for newspapers by Steve Green

Monday, March 21, 2011

Cosmonaut Crashed Into Earth 'Crying In Rage' by Robert Krulwich

Cosmonaut Crashed Into Earth 'Crying In Rage' by Robert Krulwich

Pubic Hair Provides Evolutionary Home For Gorilla Lice from Science Daily

Pubic Hair Provides Evolutionary Home For Gorilla Lice from Science Daily

Human Prejudice Has Ancient Evolutionary Roots from Science Daily

Human Prejudice Has Ancient Evolutionary Roots from Science Daily

Questions Abound as the College-Rankings Race Goes Global by Ellen Hazelkorn

Questions Abound as the College-Rankings Race Goes Global by Ellen Hazelkorn

A case of never letting the source spoil a good story by Ben Goldacre

A case of never letting the source spoil a good story by Ben Goldacre

Weak Anthropic Principles by Dave Price

Weak Anthropic Principles by Dave Price

Sunday, March 20, 2011

A Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude E. Shannon

A Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude E. Shannon

The Theory of Successful Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg

The Theory of Successful Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg

Successful Intelligence: Finding a Balance by Robert J. Sternberg

Successful Intelligence: Finding a Balance by Robert J. Sternberg

Institue for Ethics and Emerging Technology website

Institue for Ethics and Emerging Technology website

We’re All Alone and No One Knows Why by Mike Treder

We’re All Alone and No One Knows Why by Mike Treder

Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Before and After 9/11 by Tim Kane

Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits Before and After 9/11 by Tim Kane

Friday, March 18, 2011

Cost of Public Education: Good Return on the Investment? from Intellectual Takeout

Cost of Public Education: Good Return on the Investment? from Intellectual Takeout

The U.S. Economy Needs Fewer Public School Jobs, Not More by Andrew J. Coulson

The U.S. Economy Needs Fewer Public School Jobs, Not More by Andrew J. Coulson

Does Spending More on Education Improve Academic Achievement? by Dan Lips , Shanea Watkins, and John Fleming

Does Spending More on Education Improve Academic Achievement? by Dan Lips , Shanea Watkins, and John Fleming

Intellectual Takeout website

Intellectual Takeout website

Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report Powerpoint Presentation from The Fraser Institute

Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report Powerpoint Presentation from The Fraser Institute

Economic Freedom of the World 2010 Annual Report from The Fraser Institute

Economic Freedom of the World 2010 Annual Report from The Fraser Institute

The Right Trousers from The Economist

The Right Trousers from The Economist

American Achievement in International Perspective by Michael J. Petrilli and Janie Scull

American Achievement in International Perspective by Michael J. Petrilli and Janie Scull

Thomas B. Fordham Institute website

Thomas B. Fordham Institute website

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Great Books Foundation website

The Great Books Foundation website

What Caused Inequality to Grow? by Megan McArdle

What Caused Inequality to Grow? by Megan McArdle

10 Quick Pickups for Your Personal Finances by Megan McArdle

10 Quick Pickups for Your Personal Finances by Megan McArdle

How One Man Waged War Against Gravity by Natalie Wolchover

How One Man Waged War Against Gravity by Natalie Wolchover

Ron Schiller is wrong: People who want small government are not racist by James Lindgren

Ron Schiller is wrong: People who want small government are not racist by James Lindgren

Lessons from the long tail of improbable disaster by Steven Pearlstein

Lessons from the long tail of improbable disaster by Steven Pearlstein

Adieu to the Avant-Garde by Kanchan Limaye

Adieu to the Avant-Garde by Kanchan Limaye

Monday, March 14, 2011

List of wealthiest historical figures from Wikipedia

List of wealthiest historical figures from Wikipedia

Are You an Expert? by Michael J. Mauboussin

Are You an Expert? by Michael J. Mauboussin

The Making of an Expert by K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely

The Making of an Expert by K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely

The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance by K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Th. Krampe, and Clemens Tesch-Romer

The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance by K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Th. Krampe, and Clemens Tesch-Romer

Relative Age Studies from University of Alberta

Relative Age Studies from University of Alberta

The Persistence of Early Childhood Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects by Kelly Bedard and Elizabeth Dhuey

The Persistence of Early Childhood Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects by Kelly Bedard and Elizabeth Dhuey

Green Development? Not in My (Liberal) Backyard by Elisabeth Rosenthal

Green Development? Not in My (Liberal) Backyard by Elisabeth Rosenthal

Asteroids, Stars and the Love of God by Krista Tippett

Asteroids, Stars and the Love of God by Krista Tippett

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Niall Ferguson: 'Westerners don't understand how vulnerable freedom is' by William Skidelsky

Niall Ferguson: 'Westerners don't understand how vulnerable freedom is' by William Skidelsky

John F. Kennedy's PT-109 Disaster by Thomas Fleming

John F. Kennedy's PT-109 Disaster by Thomas Fleming

Kwintessential website

Kwintessential website

Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions website

Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions website

Keys to long life: Longevity study unearths surprising answers from Physorg.com

Keys to long life: Longevity study unearths surprising answers from Physorg.com

The land that feminism forgot by Liz Jones

The land that feminism forgot by Liz Jones

The American President by Megan McArdle

The American President by Megan McArdle

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

In Health Law, Rx for Trouble by Janet Adamy

In Health Law, Rx for Trouble by Janet Adamy

Publications on Reasoning and Rationality by Keith E. Stanovich website

Publications on Reasoning and Rationality by Keith E. Stanovich website

A Framework for Critical Thinking, Rational Thinking, and Intelligence by Keith E. Stanovich and Paula J. Stanovich

A Framework for Critical Thinking, Rational Thinking, and Intelligence by Keith E. Stanovich and Paula J. Stanovich

On the Relative Independence of Thinking Biases and Cognitive Ability by Keith E. Stanovich and Richard F. West

On the Relative Independence of Thinking Biases and Cognitive Ability by Keith E. Stanovich and Richard F. West

Project Syndicate A World of Ideas website

Project Syndicate A World of Ideas website

Rational and Irrational Thought: The Thinking That IQ Tests Miss by Keith E. Stanovich

Rational and Irrational Thought: The Thinking That IQ Tests Miss by Keith E. Stanovich

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Paul Krugman Gets It Half Right by Walter Russell Mead

Paul Krugman Gets It Half Right by Walter Russell Mead

After the Revolution by Ross Douthat

After the Revolution by Ross Douthat

Why Fire Teachers? by Megan McArdle

Why Fire Teachers? by Megan McArdle

It seems teaching experience does matter from the Education Matters blog

It seems teaching experience does matter from the Education Matters blog

When Energy Efficiency Sullies the Environment by John Tierney

When Energy Efficiency Sullies the Environment by John Tierney

Disruption, Delivery and Degrees from Inside Higher Ed

Disruption, Delivery and Degrees from Inside Higher Ed

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Endogenous Technological Change by Paul M. Romer

Endogenous Technological Change by Paul M. Romer

The Phenomenon Of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

The Phenomenon Of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Teilhard's Gnosis: Cosmogenesis by Beatrix Murrell

Teilhard's Gnosis: Cosmogenesis by Beatrix Murrell

You've Been Verbed by Anthony Gardner

You've Been Verbed by Anthony Gardner

Better Living Through Beowulf website

Better Living Through Beowulf website

Haiku Economics Money, metaphor, and the invisible hand by Stephen T. Ziliak

Haiku Economics Money, metaphor, and the invisible hand by Stephen T. Ziliak

Laelaps by Brian Switek, website

Laelaps by Brian Switek, website

Understanding evolution: Stephen Jay Gould vs. Ken Wilber from RFK Action Front

Understanding evolution: Stephen Jay Gould vs. Ken Wilber from RFK Action Front

The Decline And Fall of Effects In Science from Cerebellum & Sebrainstian

The Decline And Fall of Effects In Science from Cerebellum & Sebrainstian

The 9 Circles of Scientific Hell from Cerebellum & Sebrainstian

The 9 Circles of Scientific Hell from Cerebellum & Sebrainstian

The Evolution of Life on Earth by Stephen Jay Gould

The Evolution of Life on Earth by Stephen Jay Gould

Why America Will Stay on Top by Brian M. Carney

Why America Will Stay on Top by Brian M. Carney

Friday, March 4, 2011

Saving the village in order to destroy it by Richard Fernandez

Saving the village in order to destroy it by Richard Fernandez

The Clash of Civilizations? by Samuel P. Huntington

The Clash of Civilizations? by Samuel P. Huntington

Public Unions Get Too 'Friendly' by Peggy Noonan

Public Unions Get Too 'Friendly' by Peggy Noonan

An Equilibrium-Adjustment Theory of the Fourth Amendment by Orin S. Kerr

An Equilibrium-Adjustment Theory of the Fourth Amendment by Orin S. Kerr

The Impact of Teacher Collective Bargaining Laws on Student Achievement: Evidence from a New Mexico Natural Experiment by Benjamin A. Lindy

The Impact of Teacher Collective Bargaining Laws on Student Achievement: Evidence from a New Mexico Natural Experiment by Benjamin A. Lindy