Monday, August 29, 2011

What We Do to Books by Geoff Dyer

What We Do to Books by Geoff Dyer

The Meaning of Utopia by Yves Charles Zarka

The Meaning of Utopia by Yves Charles Zarka

Think You're An Auditory Or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It's Unlikely by Patti Neighmond

Think You're An Auditory Or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It's Unlikely by Patti Neighmond

Partners: Will Clarence and Virginia Thomas succeed in killing Obama’s health-care plan? by Jeffrey Toobin

Partners: Will Clarence and Virginia Thomas succeed in killing Obama’s health-care plan? by Jeffrey Toobin

New Blue Nightmare: Clarence Thomas and the Amendment of Doom by Walter Russell Mead

New Blue Nightmare: Clarence Thomas and the Amendment of Doom by Walter Russell Mead

Timon's Opus website

Timon's Opus website

Setting the Baseline by Christina Clark

Setting the Baseline by Christina Clark

How We Got the Best-Selling Book of All Time by Leland Ryken

How We Got the Best-Selling Book of All Time by Leland Ryken

What Killed American Lit. by Joseph Epstein

What Killed American Lit. by Joseph Epstein

Don't Waste Money on SAT, ACT Prep Courses by Alec Campbell

Don't Waste Money on SAT, ACT Prep Courses by Alec Campbell

Ben Goldacre website

Ben Goldacre website

Studies of studies show that we get things wrong by Ben Goldacre

Studies of studies show that we get things wrong by Ben Goldacre

Researchers don't mean to exaggerate, but lots of things can distort findings by Ben Goldacre

Researchers don't mean to exaggerate, but lots of things can distort findings by Ben Goldacre

Vitamin pills can lead you to take health risks by Ben Goldacre

Vitamin pills can lead you to take health risks by Ben Goldacre

Science getting settled by Lawrence Solomon

Science getting settled by Lawrence Solomon

Milton Friedman, Comparativist by King Banaian

Milton Friedman, Comparativist by King Banaian

Online Review Too Good To Be True? Sometimes It Is from NPR

Online Review Too Good To Be True? Sometimes It Is from NPR

The Climate Wars Myth by Dr. Bruno Tertrais

The Climate Wars Myth by Dr. Bruno Tertrais.

Markets and Morals by Richard Epstein

Markets and Morals by Richard Epstein

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path to a College Degree by Tamar Lewin

Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path to a College Degree by Tamar Lewin

Older Brains Better At Longer Term Strategy Games? from FuturePundit

Older Brains Better At Longer Term Strategy Games? from FuturePundit

Was Buffett Right? Do Workers Pay More Tax than Their Bosses? by Roberton Williams

Was Buffett Right? Do Workers Pay More Tax than Their Bosses? by Roberton Williams

Memorandum from the Devil by Arthur Allen Leff

Memorandum from the Devil by Arthur Allen Leff

Unspeakable Ethics, Unnatural Law by Arthur Allen Leff

Unspeakable Ethics, Unnatural Law by Arthur Allen Leff

Sam Harris, anti-reason by Timothy Sandefur

Sam Harris, anti-reason by Timothy Sandefur

Public choice theory concepts

Public choice theory concepts

The Two Cultures Rede Lecture by C.P. Snow

The Two Cultures Rede Lecture by C.P. Snow

BibleGateway website

BibleGateway website

Does the State Create the Market - And Should It Pursue Efficiency by Timothy Sandefur

Does the State Create the Market - And Should It Pursue Efficiency by Timothy Sandefur

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Little Sunshine For Obama In Florida by John Hayward

Little Sunshine For Obama In Florida by John Hayward

The Mess at Widener Law Scholl by Charlotte Allen

The Mess at Widener Law Scholl by Charlotte Allen

Oil Reserves Sidestep U.S. Vessels by John M. Broder

Oil Reserves Sidestep U.S. Vessels by John M. Broder

Did Welfare Reform Work? by MEgan McArdle

Did Welfare Reform Work? by MEgan McArdle

No Surprise for Bisexual Men: Report Indicates They Exist by David Tuller

No Surprise for Bisexual Men: Report Indicates They Exist by David Tuller

Where History Casts a Fearsome Shadow, Murmurings About the Far Right by Nicholas Kulish

Where History Casts a Fearsome Shadow, Murmurings About the Far Right by Nicholas Kulish

Scientists Solve Lager Beer Mystery, Crack Yeast's DNA Code from The International Business Times

Scientists Solve Lager Beer Mystery, Crack Yeast's DNA Code from The International Business Times

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Dangerous by Design 2011 from Transportation for America

Dangerous by Design 2011 from Transportation for America

The Declaration of Independence: The Signers by Gary Hildrith

The Declaration of Independence: The Signers by Gary Hildrith

The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence by Stephen E. Lucas

The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence by Stephen E. Lucas

When the King Saved God by Christopher Hitchens

When the King Saved God by Christopher Hitchens

Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? by LynNell Hancock

Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? by LynNell Hancock

Texas Higher Ed 7 Soltuions

Texas Higher Ed 7 Soltuions

Grade Inflation for Education Majors and Low Standards for Teachers by Cory Koedel

Grade Inflation for Education Majors and Low Standards for Teachers by Cory Koedel

Beloit College Annual Mindset List Class of 2015 from Beloit College

Beloit College Annual Mindset List Class of 2015 from Beloit College

Letter to Touro Synagogue by George Washington

Letter to Touro Synagogue by George Washington

Riot control: How can we stop newspapers distorting science? by Dr Petroc Sumner et al

Riot control: How can we stop newspapers distorting science? by Dr Petroc Sumner et al

Getting kids on the right track with early science education by Kate Shaw

Getting kids on the right track with early science education by Kate Shaw

Disputes in Science: The Five-Second Rule by Ross Pomeroy

Disputes in Science: The Five-Second Rule by Ross Pomeroy

Friday, August 19, 2011

Don’t look down: The poor like taxing the rich less than you would think from The Economist

Don’t look down: The poor like taxing the rich less than you would think from The Economist

Steve Brill’s Report Card on School Reform by Sara Mosle

Steve Brill’s Report Card on School Reform by Sara Mosle

Do Expensive, Exclusive Schools Make a Difference? by Megan McArdle

Do Expensive, Exclusive Schools Make a Difference? by Megan McArdle

Deadweight loss concept

Deadweight loss concept

The Tech of TV News Might Make It Easier for Pundits to Lie by Alexis Madrigal

The Tech of TV News Might Make It Easier for Pundits to Lie by Alexis Madrigal

About As Many 18- to 29-Year-Olds Text as Use a Computer, Drive, or Have Sex by Alexis Madrigal

About As Many 18- to 29-Year-Olds Text as Use a Computer, Drive, or Have Sex by Alexis Madrigal

Crazy: 90 Percent of People Don't Know How to Use CTRL+F by Alexis Madrigal

Crazy: 90 Percent of People Don't Know How to Use CTRL+F by Alexis Madrigal

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The War Against the Young Part II by Walter Russell Mead

The War Against the Young Part II by Walter Russell Mead

Green Job Scam Revealed by Walter Russell Mead

Green Job Scam Revealed by Walter Russell Mead

The Anglosphere On A Roll? by Walter Russell Mead

The Anglosphere On A Roll? by Walter Russell Mead

Blueprint for a Woman's Life by Penelope Trunk

Blueprint for a Woman's Life by Penelope Trunk

The workplace favors athletes, so do your best to be one by Penelope Trunk

The workplace favors athletes, so do your best to be one by Penelope Trunk

Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? by John Tierney

Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? by John Tierney

The United States of Entitlements by Bruce Thornton

The United States of Entitlements by Bruce Thornton

The Physics of Nothing; The Philosophy of Everything by Ethan Siegel

The Physics of Nothing; The Philosophy of Everything by Ethan Siegel

Everyday Clairvoyance: How your brain makes near-future predictions by Tony Fitzpatrick

Everyday Clairvoyance: How your brain makes near-future predictions by Tony Fitzpatrick

Do Them No Favors, Tell Them No Lies by Marc D. Cyr

Do Them No Favors, Tell Them No Lies by Marc D. Cyr

Eggcorn concept

Eggcorn concept

Mondegreen concept

Mondegreen concept

Eco-Fads: Feel-Good Policies Replace Science by Todd Myers

Eco-Fads: Feel-Good Policies Replace Science by Todd Myers

Tripped up by globalisation by Jeffrey Sachs

Tripped up by globalisation by Jeffrey Sachs

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Chaos Theory concepts

Chaos Theory concepts

Serendip website

Serendip website

Complex system concepts

Complex system concepts

Loosely Coupled Systems: A Reconceptualization by J. Douglas Orton and Karl E. Weick

Loosely Coupled Systems: A Reconceptualization by J. Douglas Orton and Karl E. Weick

Educational organizations as loosely coupled systems by Karl Weick

Educational organizations as loosely coupled systems by Karl Weick

Nonlinear Systems concepts

Nonlinear Systems concepts

Biology 576: Landscape Ecology & Macroscopic Dynamics Self-Organizing Systems by Ethan H. Decker

Biology 576: Landscape Ecology & Macroscopic Dynamics Self-Organizing Systems by Ethan H. Decker

Self-organizing Systems by Wolfgang Banzhaf

Self-organizing Systems by Wolfgang Banzhaf

Self-Organization concept

Self-organization concept

Potential Causes of Accidents in Outdoor Pursuits by Dan Meyer and Jed Williamson

Potential Causes of Accidents in Outdoor Pursuits by Dan Meyer and Jed Williamson

The Risk Assessment & Safety Management System by Rick Curtis

The Risk Assessment & Safety Management System by Rick Curtis

'American Dunkirk' by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

'American Dunkirk' by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

The nattering classes! Women gossip for FIVE hours every day, claims study from the Daily Mail

The nattering classes! Women gossip for FIVE hours every day, claims study from the Daily Mail


The Structure of the US Economy from Pearson

The Structure of the US Economy from Pearson

Peter the Wild Boy by Roger Moorhouse

Peter the Wild Boy by Roger Moorhouse

The Quiet Coup by Simon Johnson

The Quiet Coup by Simon Johnson

Monday, August 15, 2011

Are Today's Youth Less Creative & Imaginative? by Rachael Rettner

Are Today's Youth Less Creative & Imaginative? by Rachael Rettner

The illusion of attention by Mo Costandi

The illusion of attention by Mo Costandi

Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Charters: Tight management and “no excuses” by James A. Peyser

Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Charters: Tight management and “no excuses” by James A. Peyser

Charter Schools Lead The Way by Walter Russell Mead

Charter Schools Lead The Way by Walter Russell Mead

To Boldly Go Where Lots Have Gone Before by Walter Russell Mead

To Boldly Go Where Lots Have Gone Before by Walter Russell Mead

The Constitution of Liberty by Friederich Hayek

The Constitution of Liberty by Friederich Hayek

Gov't pays for empty flights to rural airports by Kevin Begos and Adrian Sainz

Gov't pays for empty flights to rural airports by Kevin Begos and Adrian Sainz

Education affects Americans' religiosity -- but not how you might think from e! Science News

Education affects Americans' religiosity -- but not how you might think from e! Science News

Is this how simple life got complicated? from e! Science News

Is this how simple life got complicated? from e! Science News

You can count on this: Math ability is inborn from e! Science News

You can count on this: Math ability is inborn from e! Science News

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

Amid Rise of Multiculturalism, Dutch Confront Their Questions of Identity by Steven Erlanger

Amid Rise of Multiculturalism, Dutch Confront Their Questions of Identity by Steven Erlanger

First, Make Money. Also, Do Good. by Steve Lohr

First, Make Money. Also, Do Good.b> by Steve Lohr

One-Child Policy a Surprising Boon for China Girls from the Associated Press

One-Child Policy a Surprising Boon for China Girls from the Associated Press

After British Riots, Conflicting Answers as to ‘Why’ by Ravi Somaiya

After British Riots, Conflicting Answers as to ‘Why’ by Ravi Somaiya

Narcissists rise to the top because people mistake their confidence and authority for leadership qualities by Anna Edwards

Narcissists rise to the top because people mistake their confidence and authority for leadership qualities by Anna Edwards

Who is Not Paying Taxes? created by Ross Crooks

Who is Not Paying Taxes? created by Ross Crooks

US Ancestry: 2000 by Catherine Mulbrandon

US Ancestry: 2000 by Catherine Mulbrandon

Social Explorer website

Social Explorer website

Après le Déluge, What? by Peggy Noonan

Après le Déluge, What? by Peggy Noonan

A Holocaust survivor raised a fist to death by Kurt Streeter

A Holocaust survivor raised a fist to death by Kurt Streeter

10 Reasons to Skip the Expensive Colleges from Reader's Digest Magazine

10 Reasons to Skip the Expensive Colleges from Reader's Digest Magazine

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Protests Force Israel to Confront Wealth Gap by Ethan Bronner

Protests Force Israel to Confront Wealth Gap by Ethan Bronner

Is the death penalty "racist"? by John Althouse Cohen

Is the death penalty "racist"? by John Althouse Cohen

How to use "What would I regret the most?" to make life decisions by John Althouse Cohen

How to use "What would I regret the most?" to make life decisions by John Althouse Cohen

The Will that Powers Success by Raj Raghunathan, Ph.D.

The Will that Powers Success by Raj Raghunathan, Ph.D.

School Readiness and Later Achievement by Greg J. Duncan et al

School Readiness and Later Achievement by Greg J. Duncan et al

2 surprising pay gaps from Jaltcoh

2 surprising pay gaps from Jaltcoh

The Marriage of Reason and Nightmare by Theodore Dalrymple

The Marriage of Reason and Nightmare by Theodore Dalrymple

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Where is the Wealth of Nations?: Measuring Capital for the 21st Century from The World Bank

Where is the Wealth of Nations?: Measuring Capital for the 21st Century from The World Bank

The Secrets of Intangible Wealth by Ronald Bailey

The Secrets of Intangible Wealth by Ronald Bailey

The Origins of Farming in South-West Asia by Andrew Sherratt

The Origins of Farming in South-West Asia by Andrew Sherratt

World Fertility Plot by Don Tillman

World Fertility Plot by Don Tillman

Rioting for Fun and Profit by Paul A. Rahe

Rioting for Fun and Profit by Paul A. Rahe

Rachel’s Last Fund-Raiser by Nicholas D. Kristof

Rachel’s Last Fund-Raiser by Nicholas D. Kristof

Subsidies and Suspicion by Jennifer Medina

Subsidies and Suspicion by Jennifer Medina

Still Open by Theodore Dalrymple

Still Open by Theodore Dalrymple

Austerity in the U.K. by Theodore Dalrymple

Austerity in the U.K.b> by Theodore Dalrymple

Childhood’s End by Theodore Dalrymple

Childhood’s End by Theodore Dalrymple

The Dark Figure of British Crime by Claire Berlinski

The Dark Figure of British Crime by Claire Berlinski

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Platitudes in the making: precepts and advices for gentlefolk by Holbrook Jackson, G. K. Chesterton, e-book

Platitudes in the making: precepts and advices for gentlefolk by Holbrook Jackson, G. K. Chesterton, e-book

Aphorisms on man by Johann Caspar Lavater, e-book

Aphorisms on man by Johann Caspar Lavater, e-book

The Mathematics of Changing Your Mind by John Allen Paulos

The Mathematics of Changing Your Mind by John Allen Paulos

The Real Story of Globalization by Charles C. Mann

The Real Story of Globalization by Charles C. Mann

If we are to survive the looming catastrophe, we need to face the truth by Janet Daley

If we are to survive the looming catastrophe, we need to face the truth by Janet Daley

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Friday, August 5, 2011

When it Comes to Earnings, Higher Education Isn't the Whole Story by Beckie Supiano

When it Comes to Earnings, Higher Education Isn't the Whole Story by Beckie Supiano

Burypensions Blog website

Burypensions Blog website

The Invisible Hand Is Writing On Our Wall by Walter Russell Mead

The Invisible Hand Is Writing On Our Wall by Walter Russell Mead

Matt Damon’s got a lot to learn by Michael Graham

Matt Damon’s got a lot to learn by Michael Graham

Is Google an Indictment of Higher Education's Failures? by Tracy Mitrano

Is Google an Indictment of Higher Education's Failures? by Tracy Mitrano

In Support of 'The Optimism Bias' by Joshua Kim

In Support of 'The Optimism Bias' by Joshua Kim

3 Lessons from Borders for Higher Ed by Joshua Kim

3 Lessons from Borders for Higher Ed by Joshua Kim

The 'Post-Partisan' University by Robert Martin

The 'Post-Partisan' University by Robert Martin

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Earning a collie degree by Dave Barry

Earning a collie degree by Dave Barry

Christian Scientism by Peter Berger

Christian Scientism by Peter Berger

“Nobody Gets Married Any More, Mister” Gerry Garibaldi

“Nobody Gets Married Any More, Mister” Gerry Garibaldi

How the Schools Shortchange Boys by Gerry Garibaldi

How the Schools Shortchange Boys by Gerry Garibaldi

Reading Beats Tweeting, review by Brian Patrick Eha

Reading Beats Tweeting, review by Brian Patrick Eha

The Conduct of Life by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Conduct of Life by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why the Gender Gap Won’t Go Away. Ever. by Kay S. Hymowitz

Why the Gender Gap Won’t Go Away. Ever. by Kay S. Hymowitz

How to be a Retronaut website

How to be a Retronaut website

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The Progressive Crisis by Walter Russell Mead

The Progressive Crisis by Walter Russell Mead

Democracy’s Laboratory by Michael Shermer

Democracy’s Laboratory by Michael Shermer

'Why Should We Care?'—What to Do About Declining Student Empathy by Paul Anderson and Sara Konrath

'Why Should We Care?'—What to Do About Declining Student Empathy by Paul Anderson and Sara Konrath

A Trick of the Mind by Ronald Bailey

A Trick of the Mind by Ronald Bailey

New H.I.V. Cases Persist at 50,000 a Year by Donald G. McNeil Jr.

New H.I.V. Cases Persist at 50,000 a Year by Donald G. McNeil Jr.

Teenager’s Path and a Killing Put Spotlight on Mental Care by Deborah Sontag

Teenager’s Path and a Killing Put Spotlight on Mental Care by Deborah Sontag

Where's Your Budget, Mr. President? by Paul Ryan

Where's Your Budget, Mr. President? by Paul Ryan

Is Matt Damon Right That Teachers Make a "Shitty" Salary? by Nick Gillespie

Is Matt Damon Right That Teachers Make a "Shitty" Salary? by Nick Gillespie

Who Falls to Addiction, and Who Is Unscathed? by Richard A. Friedman, MD

Who Falls to Addiction, and Who Is Unscathed? by Richard A. Friedman, MD

Greece in crisis by Aditya Chakrabortty

Greece in crisis by Aditya Chakrabortty

Monday, August 1, 2011

Data Centers’ Power Use Less Than Was Expected by John Markoff

Data Centers’ Power Use Less Than Was Expected by John Markoff

Inside Match.com It's all about the algorithm by David Gelles

Inside Match.com It's all about the algorithm by David Gelles

Chesterton and Tea Parties by Elizabeth Scalia

Chesterton and Tea Parties by Elizabeth Scalia

The Cosmopolitan Conservative The Public Square by R.R. Reno

The Cosmopolitan Conservative The Public Square by R.R. Reno

Reading List website

Reading List website

This is Not the End of the Book by Philip Marchand

This is Not the End of the Book by Philip Marchand

Why do Godders have so many kids? by Peter Berger

Why do Godders have so many kids? by Peter Berger

French Secularism Dies in the Middle East by Walter Russell Mead

French Secularism Dies in the Middle East by Walter Russell Mead

Minority rules: Scientists discover tipping point for the spread of ideas from e! Science News

Minority rules: Scientists discover tipping point for the spread of ideas from e! Science News

Pa. Joins States Facing a School Cheating Scandal by Michael Winerip

Pa. Joins States Facing a School Cheating Scandal by Michael Winerip