Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon

The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon

Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding

Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding

Story of My Life by Augustus J.C. Hare

Story of My Life by Augustus J.C. Hare

Diane Ravitch: Teachers' Hero or Education Hypocrite? by Adam Ozimek

Diane Ravitch: Teachers' Hero or Education Hypocrite? by Adam Ozimek

What Might Have Been: The French View by James Fallows

What Might Have Been: The French View by James Fallows

The Illusions of Psychiatry by Marcia Angell

The Illusions of Psychiatry by Marcia Angell

The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? by Marcia Angell

The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? by Marcia Angell

Britain Is More Germanic than It Thinks by Matthias Schulz

Britain Is More Germanic than It Thinks by Matthias Schulz

Ups and Downs: The Making of a Hegemon by Camille Pecastaing, book review

Ups and Downs: The Making of a Hegemon by Camille Pecastaing, book review

Why the ‘Unexpected’ Keeps Happening by Paul Hsieh

Why the ‘Unexpected’ Keeps Happening by Paul Hsieh

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie

The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie

Real Union Enemy Isn’t Boeing, It’s Competition by Ramesh Ponnuru

Real Union Enemy Isn’t Boeing, It’s Competition by Ramesh Ponnuru

Economic Freedom of the World 2010 Annual Report by James Gwartney, Joshua Hall, and Robert Lawson

Economic Freedom of the World 2010 Annual Report by James Gwartney, Joshua Hall, and Robert Lawson

Fraser Institute Foundation website

Fraser Institute Foundation website

Economic Freedom & Quality of Life video

Economic Freedom & Quality of Life video

Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like website

Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like website

Anti-Mormon bias persists, notably among Democrats by Byron York

Anti-Mormon bias persists, notably among Democrats by Byron York

Brown v. EMA casts doubt on the “weapons effect” justification for gun control by David Kopel

Brown v. EMA casts doubt on the “weapons effect” justification for gun control by David Kopel

No one really uses reason by Chris Frith

No one really uses reason by Chris Frith

The Failure of Al Gore: Part Deux by Walter Russell Mead

The Failure of Al Gore: Part Deux by Walter Russell Mead

Teacher Grades: Pass or Be Fired by Sam Dillon

Teacher Grades: Pass or Be Fired by Sam Dillon

Monday, June 27, 2011

No one really uses reason by Chris Frith

No one really uses reason by Chris Frith

Hollowing out the ivory tower by Tim Black

Hollowing out the ivory tower by Tim Black

Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change? by James Owen

Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change? by James Owen

The Real Cost of College by David Leonhardt

The Real Cost of College by David Leonhardt

The Workplace Realities by Anthony P. Carnevale

The Workplace Realities by Anthony P. Carnevale

The Undereducated American by Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen J. Rose

The Undereducated American by Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen J. Rose

Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off by David Leonhardt

Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off by David Leonhardt

Saturday, June 25, 2011

In Lean Times, Schools Squeeze Out Librarians by Fernanda Santos

In Lean Times, Schools Squeeze Out Librarians by Fernanda Santos

Static electricity: how does it work? by John Timmer

Static electricity: how does it work? by John Timmer

America's Best High Schools from Newsweek

America's Best High Schools from Newsweek

Racial Sunset by Walter Russell Mead

Racial Sunset by Walter Russell Mead

The Failure of Al Gore: Part One by Walter Russell Mead

The Failure of Al Gore: Part One by Walter Russell Mead

Bioepehemera website

Bioepehemera website

Ribbons of water: vintage maps of the wandering Mississippi by Jessica Palmer

Ribbons of water: vintage maps of the wandering Mississippi by Jessica Palmer

The Art of Science Learning website

The Art of Science Learning website

Aardvarchaeology website

Aardvarchaeology website

Aetiology website

Aetiology website

Thursday, June 23, 2011

The end is always nigh in the human mind by Michael Shermer

The end is always nigh in the human mind by Michael Shermer

Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops by Thomas Goetz

Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops by Thomas Goetz

What Makes Us Happy? by Ross Pomeroy

What Makes Us Happy? by Ross Pomeroy

The Crime Rate Puzzle by Radley Balko

The Crime Rate Puzzle by Radley Balko

Remembering Drucker from The Economist

Remembering Drucker from The Economist

Land of Eastern promise: India's membership of Asia remains primarily cartographic from The Economist

Land of Eastern promise: India's membership of Asia remains primarily cartographic from The Economist

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Live and Learn: Why we have college by Louis Menand

Live and Learn: Why we have college by Louis Menand

"Look At the World Through the Eyes Of A Fool" by Stewart Brand

"Look At the World Through the Eyes Of A Fool" by Stewart Brand

Murder Most Academic by Theodore Dalrymple

Murder Most Academic by Theodore Dalrymple

Bourgeois Virtue by Deirdre McCloskey

Bourgeois Virtue by Deirdre McCloskey

"The Usual Scientific Credo in Economics, and What's Wrong with It" by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

"The Usual Scientific Credo in Economics, and What's Wrong with It" by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

Deirdre N. McCloskey website

Deirdre N. McCloskey website

An Obvious Secret: The monumental achievements of middle-class morality by Hames Seaton

An Obvious Secret: The monumental achievements of middle-class morality by James Seaton

Robin Dunbar How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks, Book review by Michele Pridmore-Brown

Robin Dunbar How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks, book review by Michele Pridmore-Brown

After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World by John Noble Wilford

After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World by John Noble Wilford

Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas by Benedict Carey

Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas by Benedict Carey

Perceptual Learning - developing an Eye for Problem Solving from Ann Althouse

Perceptual Learning - Developing an Eye for Problem Solving from Ann Althouse