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Lessons for the Living From the Departed by Hugo Lindgren

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Examine Inequality’s Causes Before Prescribing Solutions by Nick Gillespie

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Sentimentalizing Serial Murder by Theodore Dalrymple

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Brace For an Avalanche of Unfunded Debt by Mort Zuckerman

Class Dismissed by Sandra Tsing Loh

Class Dismissed by Sandra Tsing Loh

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So What Are We Going to Do About It? by Eugene Volokh

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Scary Chart of the Day – College Textbook Inflation by William A. Jacobson

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How savage has European austerity (spending cuts) been? by Tyler Cowen

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The Inequality That Matters by Tyler Cowen

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Why economic mobility measures are overrated by Tyler Cowen

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Firefighters Don’t Fight Fires by Alex Tabarrok

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What I Learned in the Poverty War by Peter Cove

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Do We Need More Elite High Schools? by Robert Samuelson

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The Boy Who Played With Fusion by Tom Clynes

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Clues to Mass Rampage Killers by Randall Collins

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Are Government Workers Overpaid, or Underpaid? by Megan McArdle

The Future of Tax Rates by Megan McArdle

The Future of Tax Rates by Megan McArdle

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Two Cautionary Tales of Gun Control by Joyce Lee Malcolm

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The Flowering of Middle Eastern Christianity and the Challenges it Faces by Juan Cole

Working Conditions in China: Supply and Demand by Alex Tabarrok

Working Conditions in China: Supply and Demand by Alex Tabarrok

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15 Things overachievers do by Penelope Trunk

Lecture on religion and Politics by George Will

Lecture on religion and Politics by George Will

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Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri

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George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation by George Washington

The Ultimatest Grocery List by Bill Keaggy

The Ultimatest Grocery List by Bill Keaggy

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® by Stephen R. Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® by Stephen R. Covey

The Domesday Book Online website

The Domesday Book Online website

The Hundred Best Lists of All Time by Gary Belsky

The Hundred Best Lists of All Time by Gary Belsky

The Echo Housing Bubble Across the United States from Dr. Housing Blog

The Echo Housing Bubble Across the United States from Dr. Housing Blog

Math Is Coming by Frank J. Fleming

Math Is Coming by Frank J. Fleming

Live Free or Die -- Literally by Charlie Musick

Live Free or Die -- Literally by Charlie Musick

The Rise of Asia: U.K.-Style Education by Walter Russell Mead

The Rise of Asia: U.K.-Style Education by Walter Russell Mead

Perfect 10? Never Mind That. Ask Her for Her Credit Score by Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Perfect 10? Never Mind That. Ask Her for Her Credit Score by Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Predicting Heavy Drug Use from Office of the President (2004)

Predicting Heavy Drug Use from Office of the President (2004)

A braindead view of free will by Angus Kennedy

A braindead view of free will by Angus Kennedy

Half the Facts You Know Are Probably Wrong by Ronald Bailey

Half the Facts You Know Are Probably Wrong by Ronald Bailey

Erratic Environment May Be Key to Human Evolution by Charles Choi

Erratic Environment May Be Key to Human Evolution by Charles Choi

Study Says Community Reinvestment Act Induced Banks To Take Bad Risks by J.D. Tuccille

Study Says Community Reinvestment Act Induced Banks To Take Bad Risks by J.D. Tuccille

Reynolds’ Law by philo

Reynolds’ Law by philo

The Global One-Room Schoolhouse by John Seely Brown

The Global One-Room Schoolhouse by John Seely Brown

Reflections on Newtown by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Reflections on Newtown by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

It's Time to End the War on Salt by Melinda Wenner Moyer

It's Time to End the War on Salt by Melinda Wenner Moyer

The Federal-State Crack-up by Mario Loyola

The Federal-State Crack-up by Mario Loyola

The truth is that politicians are telling lies: Government is simply unaffordable by Janet Daley

The truth is that politicians are telling lies: Government is simply unaffordable by Janet Daley

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Taxpayers Aren't Stationary Targets by Sheldon Richman

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Have the men in blue crossed the line? by Andrew Gilligan

Human rites by Harvey Whitehouse

Human rites by Harvey Whitehouse

Letting strangers live rent-free in his house: cool or crazy? by Sandy Banks

Letting strangers live rent-free in his house: cool or crazy? by Sandy Banks

What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web? by Ron Rosenbaum

What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web? by Ron Rosenbaum

For Many Poor Students, Leap to College Ends in a Hard Fall by Jason DeParle

For Many Poor Students, Leap to College Ends in a Hard Fall by Jason DeParle

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Redistributing Up by Deborah Nelson and Himanshu Ojha

Is the Ivy League Fair to Asian Americans? by Conor Friedersdorf

Is the Ivy League Fair to Asian Americans? by Conor Friedersdorf

Cleverer still from The Economist

Cleverer still from The Economist

How the Tree Frog Has Redefined Our View of Biology by Helen Fields

How the Tree Frog Has Redefined Our View of Biology by Helen Fields

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An opinion on gun control by Larry Correia

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Ideas and Political Entrepreneurs: Explaining Institutional Change by Ed Lopez

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Trends In Mass Shootings by Tom Maguire

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The 7 most illuminating economic charts of 2012 by James Pethokoukis

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Examine inequality’s causes before prescribing solutions by Nick Gillespie

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"Empirical evidence suggests a sure fire way to dramatically lower gun homicides: repeal drug laws" by Douglas A. Berman

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How minimal is our intelligence? by Douglas Reay

Graph of the day: Perhaps mass shootings aren’t becoming more common by Brad Plumer

Graph of the day: Perhaps mass shootings aren’t becoming more common by Brad Plumer

Constraining Predation: Formal and Informal Institutions by Ed Lopez

Constraining Predation: Formal and Informal Institutions by Ed Lopez

To Stop Shootings, Americans Focus on Police, Mental Health by Frank Newport

To Stop Shootings, Americans Focus on Police, Mental Health by Frank Newport

Scientists Confirm That Pharaoh Ramesses III Was Murdered by Brett Smith

Scientists Confirm That Pharaoh Ramesses III Was Murdered by Brett Smith

Democrats’ diversity drought by Aaron Blake

Democrats’ diversity drought by Aaron Blake

Do-Gooders Ruining Lives in Congo—with the Best of Intentions, Of Course by Walter Russell Mead

Do-Gooders Ruining Lives in Congo—with the Best of Intentions, Of Course by Walter Russell Mead

Criminals target each other, trend shows by Kevin Johnson

Criminals target each other, trend shows by Kevin Johnson

Washington Post Boring Itself to Death by Mark Judge

Washington Post Boring Itself to Death by Mark Judge

Cooling Down the Fears of Climate Change by Matt Ridley

Cooling Down the Fears of Climate Change by Matt Ridley

You Can Give a Boy a Doll, but You Can't Make Him Play With It by Christina Hoff Sommers

You Can Give a Boy a Doll, but You Can't Make Him Play With It by Christina Hoff Sommers

A better target for gun control by Ezra Klein

A better target for gun control by Ezra Klein

The Data Vigilante by Christopher Shea

The Data Vigilante by Christopher Shea

What Did Kids Read Before Hans Christian Andersen? by Brian Palmer

What Did Kids Read Before Hans Christian Andersen? by Brian Palmer

The Fuzzy Face of Climate Change by Zac Unger

The Fuzzy Face of Climate Change by Zac Unger

Has World War II carrier pigeon message been cracked? by Anna Browning

Has World War II carrier pigeon message been cracked? by Anna Browning

Un-hitching the middle class by Kathleen Parker

Un-hitching the middle class by Kathleen Parker

The Social Security ‘Trust Fund’ is Real—but Useless by Megan McArdle

The Social Security ‘Trust Fund’ is Real—but Useless by Megan McArdle

States That Spend Less, Tax Less—and Grow More from The Tax Prof

States That Spend Less, Tax Less—and Grow More from The Tax Prof

There's Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre by Megan McArdle

There's Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre by Megan McArdle

Why Does Government Spending Increase Under Term Limits? by Ed Lopez

Why Does Government Spending Increase Under Term Limits? by Ed Lopez

Snitching markets in everything by Tyler Cowen

Snitching markets in everything by Tyler Cowen

Why aren’t there more retractions in business and economics journals? by Ivan Oransky

Why aren’t there more retractions in business and economics journals? by Ivan Oransky

Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea, geologist proposes from e! Science News

Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea, geologist proposes from e! Science News

The Facts about Mass Shootings by John Fund

The Facts about Mass Shootings by John Fund

Odds and Ends by Arthur Hu

Odds and Ends by Arthur Hu

“Those who believe in soulmates are found to be 150 percent more likely to end up divorced.” by Helen Smith

“Those who believe in soulmates are found to be 150 percent more likely to end up divorced.” by Helen Smith

How we read by Andrew Martin

How we read by Andrew Martin

The Myth of American Meritocracy: How corrupt are Ivy League admissions? by Ron Unz

The Myth of American Meritocracy: How corrupt are Ivy League admissions? by Ron Unz

How to Read Like a Reading Machine by Tyler Cowen

How to Read Like a Reading Machine by Tyler Cowen

17 Things I Learned From Reading Every Last Word of The Economist’s “The World in 2013” Issue by Mark Leibovich

17 Things I Learned From Reading Every Last Word of The Economist’s “The World in 2013” Issue by Mark Leibovich

Re-thinking the way colleges teach critical thinking by Scott K. Johnson

Re-thinking the way colleges teach critical thinking by Scott K. Johnson

The Round World Made Flat: The curious neoliberal social scientism of Jared Diamond, book review by Jackson Lears

The Round World Made Flat: The curious neoliberal social scientism of Jared Diamond, book review by Jackson Lears

N. Joseph Woodland, Inventor of the Bar Code, Dies at 91 by Margalit Fox

N. Joseph Woodland, Inventor of the Bar Code, Dies at 91 by Margalit Fox

Kludgeocracy: The American Way of Policy by Steven M. Teles

Kludgeocracy: The American Way of Policy by Steven M. Teles

Why the Swedes Move to Norway And Why I Tagged Along by David Michael

Why the Swedes Move to Norway And Why I Tagged Along by David Michael

Police, Crime and the Usefulness of Economics by Alex Tabarrok

Police, Crime and the Usefulness of Economics by Alex Tabarrok

Americans living longer, with unhealthy lifestyles by Peter Rudegeair

Americans living longer, with unhealthy lifestyles by Peter Rudegeair

A Brief History of American Prosperity by Guy Sorman

A Brief History of American Prosperity by Guy Sorman

Moral Sense and Social Science by John J. DiIulio, Jr.

Moral Sense and Social Science by John J. DiIulio, Jr.

Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea, geologist proposes from University of Oregon

Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea, geologist proposes from University of Oregon

Archaeologists Find Ancient Evidence Of Cheese-Making by Adam Cole and Helen Thompson

Archaeologists Find Ancient Evidence Of Cheese-Making by Adam Cole and Helen Thompson

Librarian Sketch by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry

Librarian Sketch by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry

Neighborhood Scout website

Neighborhood Scout website

Are genes our puppet masters, or just a single link in a complex chain?: Jim Watson goes after the epigenetics fans by John Timmer

Are genes our puppet masters, or just a single link in a complex chain?: Jim Watson goes after the epigenetics fans. by John Timmer

National Survey of Student Engagement

National Survey of Student Engagement

Journeys of the Imagination by Allan Wolf

Journeys of the Imagination by Allan Wolf

The Nighttime Earth from Space Like You've Never Seen it Before by Betsy Mason

The Nighttime Earth from Space Like You've Never Seen it Before by Betsy Mason

"An open-book exam still distinguishes good students from poor ones..." by Ann Althouse

"An open-book exam still distinguishes good students from poor ones..." by Ann Althouse

Monday Map: Federal Aid to State Budgets by Nick Kasprak

Monday Map: Federal Aid to State Budgets by Nick Kasprak

Why are so few educated Asian women marrying? by Tyler Cowen

Why are so few educated Asian women marrying? by Tyler Cowen

The Recession's Toll: How Middle Class Wealth Collapsed to a 40-Year Low by Jordan Weissmann

The Recession's Toll: How Middle Class Wealth Collapsed to a 40-Year Low by Jordan Weissmann

Who Will Hold Colleges Accountable? by Kevin Carey

Who Will Hold Colleges Accountable? by Kevin Carey

How Older Parenthood Will Upend American Society by Judith Shulevitz

How Older Parenthood Will Upend American Society by Judith Shulevitz

The Mysterious Case Of America's Negative Real Wage Growth by Tyler Durden

The Mysterious Case Of America's Negative Real Wage Growth by Tyler Durden

Mysterious mass whale graveyard unearthed in the Chilean desert by Bryan Nelson

Mysterious mass whale graveyard unearthed in the Chilean desert by Bryan Nelson

The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek, illustrated version

The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek, illustrated version

How Education Hijacked Brain Research by Max Coltheart

How Education Hijacked Brain Research by Max Coltheart

Putting Words in Mark Twain's Mouth by Carl M. Cannon

Putting Words in Mark Twain's Mouth by Carl M. Cannon

Quote Investigator: Dedicated to Tracing Quotations website

Quote Investigator: Dedicated to Tracing Quotations website

Amazing tale of a desperate WWII pilot’s encounter with a German flying ace by Maureen Callahan

Amazing tale of a desperate WWII pilot’s encounter with a German flying ace by Maureen Callahan

Just How Wise is the Sage of Omaha? by Megan McArdle

Just How Wise is the Sage of Omaha? by Megan McArdle

Profiting From a Child’s Illiteracy by Nicholas D. Kristof

Profiting From a Child’s Illiteracy by Nicholas D. Kristof

The income inequality factor liberals can't talk about by Conn Carroll

The income inequality factor liberals can't talk about by Conn Carroll

Why second-hand bookshops are just my type by Theodore Dalrymple

Why second-hand bookshops are just my type by Theodore Dalrymple

The Other Tooth Collector by Pamela Paul

The Other Tooth Collector by Pamela Paul, a review of ‘The Tooth Mouse,’ by Susan Hood

Hitler Has a Following in India by David Shaftel

Hitler Has a Following in India by David Shaftel

Death by Algorithm: West Point Code Shows Which Terrorists Should Disappear First by Noah Shachtman

Death by Algorithm: West Point Code Shows Which Terrorists Should Disappear First by Noah Shachtman

New York City, December 1963 and The Best of All Summers by Bobby Stevenson

The Best of All Summers by Bobby Stevenson

Why You're Not Married by Tracy McMillan

Why You're Not Married by Tracy McMillan

Why America's Best Scientists Don't Get Funded by Alex Berezow

Why America's Best Scientists Don't Get Funded by Alex Berezow

Gypsies arrived in Europe 1,500 years ago, genetic study says by Giles Tremlett

Gypsies arrived in Europe 1,500 years ago, genetic study says by Giles Tremlett

The Plight of the Alpha Female by Kay S. Hymowitz

The Plight of the Alpha Female by Kay S. Hymowitz

Measuring the Distribution of Spitefulness by Erik O. Kimbrough1 and J. Philipp Reiss

Measuring the Distribution of Spitefulness by Erik O. Kimbrough1 and J. Philipp Reiss

'Rivers of Blood' speech by Enoch Powell

'Rivers of Blood' speech by Enoch Powell

For Young Latino Readers, an Image Is Missing by Motoko Rich

For Young Latino Readers, an Image Is Missing by Motoko Rich

Why Don't Parents Name Their Daughters Mary Anymore? by Philip Cohen

Why Don't Parents Name Their Daughters Mary Anymore? by Philip Cohen

Where Masturbation and Homosexuality Do Not Exist by Alice Dreger

Where Masturbation and Homosexuality Do Not Exist by Alice Dreger

The Future of Shopping by Megan McArdle

The Future of Shopping by Megan McArdle

Another Postrel Moment by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Another Postrel Moment by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

The Perversity of Diversity by Thomas Sowell

The Perversity of Diversity by Thomas Sowell

Biggs and Richwine: The Underworked Public Employee by Andrew G. Biggs and Jason Richwine

The Underworked Public Employee by Andrew G. Biggs and Jason Richwine

For Second Opinion, Consult a Computer? by Katie Hafner

For Second Opinion, Consult a Computer? by Katie Hafner

Our Demographic Decline by Megan McArdle

Our Demographic Decline by Megan McArdle

Europe’s Real Crisis by Megan McArdle

Europe’s Real Crisis by Megan McArdle

Is global drought really getting worse? from The Economist

Is global drought really getting worse? from The Economist

Dead bodies on Mount Everest from Altered Dimensions

Dead bodies on Mount Everest from Altered Dimensions

Why Don’t People Get It About Jefferson and Slavery? by David Post

Why Don’t People Get It About Jefferson and Slavery? by David Post

Europeans more closely related than previously thought from e! Science News

Europeans more closely related than previously thought from e! Science News

Unlearning liberty book review by Tim Black

Unlearning liberty book review by Tim Black

Mistaken Nation by Paul Farhi

Mistaken Nation by Paul Farhi

A Nation of Singles by Jonathan V. Last

A Nation of Singles by Jonathan V. Last

Is This Why Americans Have Lost The Drive To "Earn" More by Tyler Durden

Is This Why Americans Have Lost The Drive To "Earn" More by Tyler Durden

A Compelling, Chutzpadik History Of 'Jews And Words' from NPR's Weekend Edition

A Compelling, Chutzpadik History Of 'Jews And Words' from NPR's Weekend Edition, Saturday December 1, 2012

Ideology, Motivated Reasoning, and Cognitive Reflection: An Experimental Study by Dan M. Kahan

Ideology, Motivated Reasoning, and Cognitive Reflection: An Experimental Study by Dan M. Kahan

The science communication problem: one good explanation, four not so good ones, and a fitting solution by Dan Kahan

The science communication problem: one good explanation, four not so good ones, and a fitting solution by Dan Kahan

More Babies, Please by Ross Douthat

More Babies, Please by Ross Douthat

A color-coded map of the world’s most and least emotional countries by Max Fisher

A color-coded map of the world’s most and least emotional countries by Max Fisher

The Sadistic Brutality of England’s Government-Run Healthcare by Dan Mitchell

The Sadistic Brutality of England’s Government-Run Healthcare by Dan Mitchell

Do Citizens Want to Have Their Say? Media, Agricultural Biotechnology, and Authoritarian Views of Democratic Processes in Science by Dominique Brossard & James Shanahan

Do Citizens Want to Have Their Say? Media, Agricultural Biotechnology, and Authoritarian Views of Democratic Processes in Science by Dominique Brossard & James Shanahan

Cross-cutting Social Networks: Testing Democratic Theory in Practice by Diana C. Mutz

Cross-cutting Social Networks: Testing Democratic Theory in Practice by Diana C. Mutz

U.S. Birth Rate Falls to a Record Low; Decline Is Greatest Among Immigrants by Gretchen Livingston and D’Vera Cohn

U.S. Birth Rate Falls to a Record Low; Decline Is Greatest Among Immigrants by Gretchen Livingston and D’Vera Cohn

Family Structure And Children’s Physical And Mental Health by Matthew D. Bramlett and

Family Structure And Children’s Physical And Mental Health by Matthew D. Bramlett and
Stephen J. Blumberg

It's Hard to Make It in America by Lane Kenworthy

It's Hard to Make It in America by Lane Kenworthy

Tax Burden Is Lower for Most Americans Than in the 1980s by Binyamin Appelbaum and Robert Gebeloff

Tax Burden Is Lower for Most Americans Than in the 1980s by Binyamin Appelbaum and Robert Gebeloff

Did You Not Notice or Not Remember? by Steven Novella

Did You Not Notice or Not Remember? by Steven Novella

Happiness Policy by Claude S. Fischer

Happiness Policy by Claude S. Fischer

Tom Wolfe’s California by Michael Anton

Tom Wolfe’s California by Michael Anton

Is the Enemy Us? a book review by Claire Berlinski

Is the Enemy Us? a book review by Claire Berlinski

Jensen And Flynn by Thomas Sowell

Jensen And Flynn by Thomas Sowell

Nate Silver and the Morality of Prediction by Noah Berlatsky

Nate Silver and the Morality of Prediction by Noah Berlatsky

Colleges and the Tyranny of Good Intentions by Michael Barone

Colleges and the Tyranny of Good Intentions by Michael Barone

When Work Is Punished: The Tragedy Of America's Welfare State by Tyler Durden

When Work Is Punished: The Tragedy Of America's Welfare State by Tyler Durden

Final exam information and questions by Chris Blattman

Final exam information and questions by Chris Blattman

Two-thirds of millionaires left Britain to avoid 50p tax rate by Robert Winnett

Two-thirds of millionaires left Britain to avoid 50p tax rate by Robert Winnett

The Scariest Chart Of The Quarter: Student Debt Bubble Officially Pops As 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Goes Parabolic by Tyler Durden

The Scariest Chart Of The Quarter: Student Debt Bubble Officially Pops As 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Goes Parabolic by Tyler Durden

Goodbye Petrodollar, Hello Agri-Dollar? by Tyler Durden

Goodbye Petrodollar, Hello Agri-Dollar? by Tyler Durden

In Defense of Nurture: Jesse Prinz’s ‘Beyond Human Nature’ by Robert Herritt

In Defense of Nurture: Jesse Prinz’s ‘Beyond Human Nature’ by Robert Herritt

Are the Liberal Arts Useful? by Samuel Goldman

Are the Liberal Arts Useful? by Samuel Goldman

Ironing Out the Wrinkles—The Complexities of Madeline L’Engle by Cara Parks

Ironing Out the Wrinkles—The Complexities of Madeline L’Engle by Cara Parks

More Facebook friends means more stress, says Business School report from University of Edinburgh

More Facebook friends means more stress, says Business School report from University of Edinburgh

Give And Take: How The Rule Of Reciprocation Binds Us by Alix Spiegel

Give And Take: How The Rule Of Reciprocation Binds Us by Alix Spiegel

Neuroscience: Under Attack by Alissa Quart

Neuroscience: Under Attack by Alissa Quart

Eating the Poor: The College Debt Trap by Walter Russell Mead

Eating the Poor: The College Debt Trap by Walter Russell Mead

Deconstructing the redemptive power of 'bearing witness' from e! Science News

Deconstructing the redemptive power of 'bearing witness' from e! Science News

Longform website

Longform website

What Should Children Read? by Sara Mosle

What Should Children Read? by Sara Mosle

Is Wal-Mart Good for the American Working Class? by Jason Furman

Is Wal-Mart Good for the American Working Class? by Jason Furman

What if he's right by Tom Wolfe

What if he's right by Tom Wolfe

Impact of Marginal Tax Rates on decision making by Glenn Reynolds

Impact of Marginal Tax Rates on decision making by Glenn Reynolds

Regime Uncertainty: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War by Robert Higgs

Regime Uncertainty: Why the Great Depression Lasted So Long and Why Prosperity Resumed after the War by Robert Higgs

The Gods of Wisdom and Virtue by Bill Whittle

The Gods of Wisdom and Virtue by Bill Whittle

Who's the Fairest of them All? An Empirical Test for Partisan Bias on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News by Tim Groeling

Who's the Fairest of them All? An Empirical Test for Partisan Bias on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News by Tim Groeling

A social‐science perspective on media bias by Tim Groseclosea & Jeffrey Milyob

A social‐science perspective on media bias by Tim Groseclosea & Jeffrey Milyob

A Measure of Media Bias by Tim Groseclose and Jeffrey Milyo

A Measure of Media Bias by Tim Groseclose and Jeffrey Milyo

Krugman’s Twinkie Defense by Mickey Kaus

Krugman’s Twinkie Defense by Mickey Kaus

The maps lie: Australian scientists discover Manhattan-sized island doesn’t actually exist from The National Post

The maps lie: Australian scientists discover Manhattan-sized island doesn’t actually exist from The National Post

‘Friends’ Without a Personal Touch by Michiko Kakutani

‘Friends’ Without a Personal Touch by Michiko Kakutani

Too Few Oppressors, Too Many Victims by Victor Davis Hanson

Too Few Oppressors, Too Many Victims by Victor Davis Hanson

Seeds of subprime review by Nigel Lawson

Seeds of subprime review by Nigel Lawson

Their Right Stuff: The evolution of the Harvard guinea pigs book review by Christopher Caldwell

Their Right Stuff: The evolution of the Harvard guinea pigs book review by Christopher Caldwell

Economist magazine bets professor over China's future by Laurence Knight

Economist magazine bets professor over China's future by Laurence Knight

Celebrate boys’ boyness – and work with it by Margaret Wente

Celebrate boys’ boyness – and work with it by Margaret Wente

The Liberal Gloat by Ross Douthat

The Liberal Gloat by Ross Douthat

University of the future A thousand year old industry on the cusp of profound change from Ernst & Young

University of the future A thousand year old industry on the cusp of profound change from Ernst & Young

Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins by Douglas Almond and Janet Currie

Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins by Douglas Almond and Janet Currie

Fetal Origins and Epigenetics: Interview with Janet Currie by Timothy Taylor

Fetal Origins and Epigenetics: Interview with Janet Currie by Timothy Taylor

Marginal Tax Rates on the Poor and Lower Middle Class by Timothy Taylor

Marginal Tax Rates on the Poor and Lower Middle Class by Timothy Taylor

The Incidence of Mandated Maternity Benefits by Tyler Cowen

The Incidence of Mandated Maternity Benefits by Tyler Cowen

Helping Hands Also Expose a New York Divide by Sarah Maslin Nir

Helping Hands Also Expose a New York Divide by Sarah Maslin Nir

Tribal America: On our suddenly race-obsessed politics by Mark Steyn

Tribal America: On our suddenly race-obsessed politics by Mark Steyn

How Long Will a Lie Last? New Study Finds That False Memories Linger for Years by Kyle Hill

How Long Will a Lie Last? New Study Finds That False Memories Linger for Years by Kyle Hill

Does Survival of the Sexiest Explain Civilization? by Matt Ridley

Does Survival of the Sexiest Explain Civilization? by Matt Ridley

The consolations of philosophy: Edmund Burke was a prophet without honour in his own time by Natalie Solent

The consolations of philosophy: Edmund Burke was a prophet without honour in his own time by Natalie Solent

Fetish for making things ignores real work by John Kay

Fetish for making things ignores real work by John Kay

School Districts Brace for Cuts as Fiscal Crisis Looms by Motoko Rich

School Districts Brace for Cuts as Fiscal Crisis Looms by Motoko Rich

New School Year Brings More Cuts in State Funding for Schools by Phil Oliff, Chris Mai, and Michael Leachman

New School Year Brings More Cuts in State Funding for Schools by Phil Oliff, Chris Mai, and Michael Leachman

The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration by David H. Autor, Frank Levy, and Richard J. Murnane

The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration by David H. Autor, Frank Levy, and Richard J. Murnane

A Handout, Never a Hand Up by Michael S. Greve

A Handout, Never a Hand Up by Michael S. Greve

Like Water for Climate by Bjørn Lomborg

Like Water for Climate by Bjørn Lomborg

Scary Pictures by Bjørn Lomborg

Scary Pictures by Bjørn Lomborg

The Moral of Sandy by Bjørn Lomborg

The Moral of Sandy by Bjørn Lomborg

No Surrender by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

No Surrender by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

How Dead Is the Book Business? by Adam Davidson

How Dead Is the Book Business? by Adam Davidson

Reading 'Maxim' Can Make You A Theft Target by Shankar Vedantam

Reading 'Maxim' Can Make You A Theft Target by Shankar Vedantam

The Key to Science (and Life) Is Being Wrong by Steven Ross Pomeroy

The Key to Science (and Life) Is Being Wrong by Steven Ross Pomeroy

Soledad O'Brien Has Nothing to Say by Mark Judge

Soledad O'Brien Has Nothing to Say by Mark Judge

Will we ever understand how our brains work? from New Scientist

Will we ever understand how our brains work? from New Scientist

Concern Grows Over Top Military Officers’ Ethics by Thom Shanker

Concern Grows Over Top Military Officers’ Ethics by Thom Shanker

The Bathsheba Syndrome: The Ethical Failure of Successful Leaders by Dean C. Ludwig and Clinton O. Longenecker

The Bathsheba Syndrome: The Ethical Failure of Successful Leaders by Dean C. Ludwig and Clinton O. Longenecker

At 97, He Has a Book (or 2) Left by Brooks Barnes

At 97, He Has a Book (or 2) Left b>by Brooks Barnes

David Durk, Serpico’s Ally Against Graft, Dies at 77 by Robert D. McFadden

David Durk, Serpico’s Ally Against Graft, Dies at 77 by Robert D. McFadden

How to Tell if You’re Involved in the Petraeus Scandal by Andy Borowitz

How to Tell if You’re Involved in the Petraeus Scandal by Andy Borowitz

Le Blog de Jean-Paul Sartre by Bill Barol

Le Blog de Jean-Paul Sartre by Bill Barol

Money Has Little Influence on U.S. Politics by Garett Jones

Money Has Little Influence on U.S. Politics by Garett Jones

Tax Hikes over $250K: End of the Upper Middle Class? by Jacqueline Leo

Tax Hikes over $250K: End of the Upper Middle Class? by Jacqueline Leo

Text Messaging Declines in U.S. for First Time, Report Says by Brian X. Chen

Text Messaging Declines in U.S. for First Time, Report Says by Brian X. Chen

On the “fiscal cliff” by Tyler Cowen

On the “fiscal cliff” by Tyler Cowen

The Top 10 Greatest Survivors of Evolution by Brian Switek

The Top 10 Greatest Survivors of Evolution by Brian Switek

Kofi Annan Reports: African Democracy a Sham by Walter Russell Mead

Kofi Annan Reports: African Democracy a Sham by Walter Russell Mead

A Writer With Wit and Bite Proves He’s Not Dead Yet by Sarah Lyall

A Writer With Wit and Bite Proves He’s Not Dead Yet by Sarah Lyall

Apocalypse Not: Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About End Times by Matt Ridley

Apocalypse Not: Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About End Times by Matt Ridley

Heavy Breeding by Michael Wang

Heavy Breeding by Michael Wang

A Hasty Report From A Tearing Hurry by Raymond Tallis

A Hasty Report From A Tearing Hurry by Raymond Tallis

Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning by Alix Spiegel

Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning by Alix Spiegel

Happyism: The creepy new economics of pleasure by Deirdre N. McCloskey

Happyism: The creepy new economics of pleasure by Deirdre N. McCloskey

The culture that was Russian math departments, part II by Tyler Cowen

The culture that was Russian math departments, part II by Tyler Cowen

A simple model of lifetime happiness by Tyler Cowen

A simple model of lifetime happiness by Tyler Cowen

Ancient Fears: The Return of the Flood Saga by Avi Steinberg

Ancient Fears: The Return of the Flood Saga by Avi Steinberg

Book Awards Seek a Bigger Splash, Red Carpet and All by Leslie Kaufman

Book Awards Seek a Bigger Splash, Red Carpet and All by Leslie Kaufman

Can Mass Transit Save the Environment? Right Wing or Left Wing, Here’s a Post Everybody Can Hate by Eric A. Morris

Can Mass Transit Save the Environment? Right Wing or Left Wing, Here’s a Post Everybody Can Hate by Eric A. Morris

The Science and Art of Listening by Seth S. Horowtiz

The Science and Art of Listening by Seth S. Horowtiz

Wonder and Skepticism by Carl Sagan

Wonder and Skepticism by Carl Sagan

The Art of Storytelling by Martin Eiermann, an interview with Carlo Rotella.

The Art of Storytelling by Martin Eiermann, an interview with Carlo Rotella.

The magic of the Arabian Nights by Wendy Doniger

The magic of the Arabian Nights a book review by Wendy Doniger

A Man Apart by Robert Zaretsky, a review of Albert Camus: Solitude & Solidarity

A Man Apart by Robert Zaretsky, a review of Albert Camus: Solitude & Solidarity

Late Essays and Articles by D.H. Lawrence

Late Essays and Articles by D.H. Lawrence

The digital challenge, I: Loss & gain, or the fate of the book by Anthony Daniels

The digital challenge, I: Loss & gain, or the fate of the book by Anthony Daniels

Is There Such a Thing as the Female Conscience? by Jean Bethke Elshtain

Is There Such a Thing as the Female Conscience? by Jean Bethke Elshtain

Marijuana Liberalization Reduces Drunk Driving Fatalities by Alex Tabarrok

Marijuana Liberalization Reduces Drunk Driving Fatalities by Alex Tabarrok

Childhood Autism and Assortative Mating by Tyler Cowen

Childhood Autism and Assortative Mating by Tyler Cowen

Who Has the Better Book Covers: U.S. or U.K.? by Gabe Habash

Who Has the Better Book Covers: U.S. or U.K.? by Gabe Habash

Haunted Hills Where Gravity Is Forsaken by Ross Pomeroy

Haunted Hills Where Gravity Is Forsaken by Ross Pomeroy

What Transformed a Marine into a Mass Murderer? by Ross Pomeroy

What Transformed a Marine into a Mass Murderer? by Ross Pomeroy

How Do Feminists Explain Immunology? by Alex Berezow

How Do Feminists Explain Immunology? by Alex Berezow

Is Demography Destiny? by Megan McArdle

Is Demography Destiny? by Megan McArdle

SparkTruck’s Surprise Lesson: Using Design Skills to Build Kids’ Character by Katherine Sharpe

SparkTruck’s Surprise Lesson: Using Design Skills to Build Kids’ Character by Katherine Sharpe

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

In Praise of the Foreign-Language Pop Song by William Weir

Climate Debate Is Rooted in Religious Ethic by Anne Ringgaard

Climate Debate Is Rooted in Religious Ethic by Anne Ringgaard

The Case of the Missing White Voters by Sean Trende

The Case of the Missing White Voters by Sean Trende

Lethal weapons may have given early humans edge over Neanderthals by Ian Sample

Lethal weapons may have given early humans edge over Neanderthals by Ian Sample

The Heart Grows Smarter by David Brooks

The Heart Grows Smarter by David Brooks

Future Demand for Public Services, Driven by an Aging Population, Will Cost the U.S. Government an Additional $940 Billion by 2025 from Accenture

Future Demand for Public Services, Driven by an Aging Population, Will Cost the U.S. Government an Additional $940 Billion by 2025 from Accenture

Women, education, and earnings by Tyler Cowen

Women, education, and earnings by Tyler Cowen

Do Women Avoid Salary Negotiations? by Tyler Cowen

Do Women Avoid Salary Negotiations? by Tyler Cowen

How Do You Raise a Prodigy? by Andrew Solomon

How Do You Raise a Prodigy? by Andrew Solomon

A Plan to Reboot Dating by Emily Esfahani Smith

A Plan to Reboot Dating by Emily Esfahani Smith

Sorting the Real Sandy Photos From the Fakes by Alexis Madrigal

Sorting the Real Sandy Photos From the Fakes by Alexis Madrigal

If You Can't Beat 'em, Subvert 'em: Countering Misinformation on the Viral Web by Alexis Madrigal

If You Can't Beat 'em, Subvert 'em: Countering Misinformation on the Viral Web by Alexis Madrigal

Faces, Places, Spaces: The renaissance of geographic history by Adam Gopnik

Faces, Places, Spaces: The renaissance of geographic history by Adam Gopnik

Treat the Symptom, Not the Measurement by Megan McArdle

Treat the Symptom, Not the Measurement by Megan McArdle

Proust Wasn’t a Neuroscientist. Neither was Jonah Lehrer by Boris Kachka

Proust Wasn’t a Neuroscientist. Neither was Jonah Lehrer. by Boris Kachka

Impatient Idealism by Robin Hanson

Impatient Idealism by Robin Hanson

Does (constant #days) year-round schooling matter?

Does (constant #days) year-round schooling matter? by Tyler Cowen

Thousands of rubber ducks to land on British shores after 15 year journey by Ben Clerkin

Thousands of rubber ducks to land on British shores after 15 year journey by Ben Clerkin

The gender pay gap is a media myth by Andrew Biggs

The gender pay gap is a media myth by Andrew Biggs

Modern humans found to be fittest ever at survival, by far by Melissa Healy

Modern humans found to be fittest ever at survival, by far by Melissa Healy

How Can I Make Up for Lost Time on Retirement Savings? by Megan McArdle

How Can I Make Up for Lost Time on Retirement Savings? by Megan McArdle

In U.S. building industry, is it too easy to be green? by Thomas Frank

In U.S. building industry, is it too easy to be green? by Thomas Frank

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Everybody’s An Expert by Louis Menand

Everybody’s An Expert by Louis Menand

The Onion's TED Talk Spoof: I'll Be Your Visionary and You Do the Things I Come Up With by Alexi Madrigal

The Onion's TED Talk Spoof: I'll Be Your Visionary and You Do the Things I Come Up With by Alexi Madrigal

Why Milk? by Alex Tabarrok

Why Milk? by Alex Tabarrok

What Makes a Nation Wealthy? Maybe It’s the Working Stiff by Tyler Cowen

What Makes a Nation Wealthy? Maybe It’s the Working Stiff by Tyler Cowen

Who's who in science by Steve Sailer

Who's who in science by Steve Sailer

Highly Educated Have Biggest Debt Problems by Dan Kadlec

Highly Educated Have Biggest Debt Problems by Dan Kadlec

Access to the good life for low-income Americans comes from the ‘miracle of the marketplace,’ especially manufacturing by Mark J. Perry

Access to the good life for low-income Americans comes from the ‘miracle of the marketplace,’ especially manufacturing by Mark J. Perry

IRS: The Small Business Bully by Peter Schweizer

IRS: The Small Business Bully by Peter Schweizer

For Asians, School Tests Are Vital Steppingstones by Kyle Spencer

For Asians, School Tests Are Vital Steppingstones by Kyle Spencer

The School Staffing Surge: Decades of Employment Growth in America’s Public Schools by

The School Staffing Surge: Decades of Employment Growth in America’s Public Schools by
Amber M. Winkler and Daniela Fairchild

Why We Can't Solve Big Problems by Jason Pontin

Why We Can't Solve Big Problems by Jason Pontin

Are We Becoming Medieval? by Victor Davis Hanson

Are We Becoming Medieval? by Victor Davis Hanson

My 6,128 Favorite Books by Joe Queenan

My 6,128 Favorite Books by Joe Queenan

News From Obama’s Home State by Walter Russell Mead

News From Obama’s Home State by Walter Russell Mead

Why Does Everyone Hate Women? by Megan McArdle

Why Does Everyone Hate Women? by Megan McArdle

How Human Beings Almost Vanished From Earth In 70,000 B.C. by Robert Krulwich

How Human Beings Almost Vanished From Earth In 70,000 B.C. by Robert Krulwich

A new measure of consumption inequality by Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur

A new measure of consumption inequality by Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur

Why Things Fail: From Tires to Helicopter Blades, Everything Breaks Eventually by Robert Capps

Why Things Fail: From Tires to Helicopter Blades, Everything Breaks Eventually by Robert Capps

Textbooks round the world: It ain’t necessarily so from The Economist

Textbooks round the world: It ain’t necessarily so from The Economist

Raw Food Not Enough to Feed Big Brains by Ann Gibbons

Raw Food Not Enough to Feed Big Brains by Ann Gibbons

You Don’t Work as Hard as You Say You Do by Catherine Rampell

You Don’t Work as Hard as You Say You Do by Catherine Rampell

The Uncomfortable Truth About American Wages by Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney

The Uncomfortable Truth About American Wages by Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney

My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for have worsened his life by Paul Gionfriddo

My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for have worsened his life by Paul Gionfriddo

Surnames and the Laws of Social Mobility Gregory Clark

Surnames and the Laws of Social Mobility Gregory Clark

Surnames and the laws of social mobility by Tyler Cowen

Surnames and the laws of social mobility by Tyler Cowen

Does physical strength influence male political views? by Tyler Cowen

Does physical strength influence male political views? by Tyler Cowen

Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it by David Rose

Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it by David Rose

In everything we say, there is an echo of 1066 by Alan Massie

In everything we say, there is an echo of 1066 by Alan Massie

Welcome Back to the Woman Wars, Camille Paglia… by Leslie Loftis

Welcome Back to the Woman Wars, Camille Paglia… by Leslie Loftis

The Unraveling of Affirmative Action by Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor, Jr.

The Unraveling of Affirmative Action by Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor, Jr.

Peace Out: Why Civil Society Cannot Save the World by Walter Russell Mead

Peace Out: Why Civil Society Cannot Save the World by Walter Russell Mead

Fukuyama: On Building Better Bureaucracies by Walter Russell Mead

Fukuyama: On Building Better Bureaucracies by Walter Russell Mead

Grudging Consent by Charles Tilly

Grudging Consent by Charles Tilly

The Strange Absence of the State in Political Science by Francis Fukuyama

The Strange Absence of the State in Political Science by Francis Fukuyama

Questions From a Bailout Eyewitness a book review by Gretchen Morgenson

Questions From a Bailout Eyewitness a book review by Gretchen Morgenson

Demographic Tidal Wave by Jonathan V. Last

Demographic Tidal Wave by Jonathan V. Last

Contra His Incessant Whining, Obama Was Handed an Economy in Recovery by Geoff

Contra His Incessant Whining, Obama Was Handed an Economy in Recovery by Geoff

The Math on US Income from My Budget 360

The Math on US Income from My Budget 360

Shut up and play nice: How the Western world is limiting free speech by Jonathan Turley

Shut up and play nice: How the Western world is limiting free speech by Jonathan Turley

The American Political Press’s Psycho Moment by Erick Erickson

The American Political Press’s Psycho Moment by Erick Erickson

The Marshmallow Study Revisited by Susan Hagen

The Marshmallow Study Revisited by Susan Hagen

Heaven Is Real: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife by Eben Alexander

Heaven Is Real: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife by Eben Alexander

How Vikings Navigated the Globe by Irene Berg Sorensen

How Vikings Navigated the Globe by Irene Berg Sorensen

The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Chemistry Set by Sarah Zielinski

The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Chemistry Set by Sarah Zielinski

The Fourth State of Matter by Jo Ann Beard

The Fourth State of Matter by Jo Ann Beard

Epiphanies from Nassim Nicholas Taleb by Benjamin Pauker

Epiphanies from Nassim Nicholas Taleb by Benjamin Pauker

Magnificent Five-Story Book Mountain Library by Katie Hosmer

Magnificent Five-Story Book Mountain Library by Katie Hosmer

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School by Alan Schwartz

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School by Alan Schwartz

Self Help by Samuel Smiles

Self Help by Samuel Smiles

Scotland’s vitality was the envy of the world by Allan Massie

Scotland’s vitality was the envy of the world by Allan Massie

The Case Against Strategic Planning by Robert Evans

The Case Against Strategic Planning by Robert Evans

Is Decision-Based Evidence Making Necessarily Bad? by Peter M. Tingling and Michael J. Brydon

Is Decision-Based Evidence Making Necessarily Bad? by Peter M. Tingling and Michael J. Brydon

Economics of Information blog

Economics of Information blog

How to Read the King James Bible book review by Robert Alter

How to Read the King James Bible book review by Robert Alter

Election 2012 and the Clash of Narratives by Robert Bidinotto

Election 2012 and the Clash of Narratives by Robert Bidinotto

The Tech-Driven Teacher from The Slate

The Tech-Driven Teacher from The Slate

A Voice in the Cultural Wilderness a book review by Victor Davis Hanson

A Voice in the Cultural Wilderness a book review by Victor Davis Hanson

Pictures of Afghanistan in the Fifties and Sixties Are Totally Depressing by Tim Cavanaugh

Pictures of Afghanistan in the Fifties and Sixties Are Totally Depressing by Tim Cavanaugh

Patriotism and Preferences by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Patriotism and Preferences by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Pew: One in Eight Voter Registrations Inaccurate; 51 Million Citizens Unregistered by Olivia Doherty

Pew: One in Eight Voter Registrations Inaccurate; 51 Million Citizens Unregistered by Olivia Doherty

"Why People Are Rude Online” and the Audience for Online Speech by Orin Kerr

"Why People Are Rude Online” and the Audience for Online Speech by Orin Kerr

Social Networks and Risk of Homicide Victimization in an African American Community by Andrew V. Papachristos and Christopher Wildeman

Social Networks and Risk of Homicide Victimization in an African American Community by Andrew V. Papachristos and Christopher Wildeman

A third Industrial Revolution? by Tyler Cowen

A third Industrial Revolution? by Tyler Cowen

No More Quick Fixes by Guy Sorman

No More Quick Fixes by Guy Sorman

The Road to Recovery by John B. Taylor

The Road to Recovery by John B. Taylor

Baumol's cost disease concept

Baumol's cost disease concept

Disciplining Your Theorizing: Three Frank Questions by Daniel B. Klein

Disciplining Your Theorizing: Three Frank Questions by Daniel B. Klein

Undisciplined by Heather MacDonald

Undisciplined by Heather MacDonald

A Complex World and Its Discontents a book review by Dalibor Rohac

A Complex World and Its Discontents a book review by Dalibor Rohac

100 Million Dead and $1.2 Trillion Lost Because of Global Warming? by Walter Russell Mead

100 Million Dead and $1.2 Trillion Lost Because of Global Warming? by Walter Russell Mead

Letters of Note website

Letters of Note website

The Heinlein Maneuver from Letters of Note

The Heinlein Maneuver from Letters of Note

Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce, study finds by Henry Samuel

Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce, study finds by Henry Samuel

The Benefits of Business Experience by Megan McArdle

The Benefits of Business Experience by Megan McArdle

Why Is Autumn the Only Season With Two Names? by Forrest Wickman

Why Is Autumn the Only Season With Two Names? by Forrest Wickman

Desperately Seeking Male Child Care Workers by Jan Friedmann

Desperately Seeking Male Child Care Workers by Jan Friedmann

Educating Ourselves website

Educating Ourselves website

To Prevent Celiac Disease, Give Babies Gluten? by Ingrid Spilde

To Prevent Celiac Disease, Give Babies Gluten? by Ingrid Spilde

‘White Privilege’? Portland Principal Claims PB&J Sandwiches Could Hold Racist Connotations by Billy Hallowell

‘White Privilege’? Portland Principal Claims PB&J Sandwiches Could Hold Racist Connotations by Billy Hallowell

Harsh Reality Hits California's Community Colleges by Donald Douglas

Harsh Reality Hits California's Community Colleges by Donald Douglas

Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty by Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom, and Steven J. Davis

Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty by Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom, and Steven J. Davis

The Inheritance of Education by Alex Tabarrok

The Inheritance of Education by Alex Tabarrok

On “The Least Surprising Correlation Of All Time”, SAT Scores Edition… by Jodi Beggs

On “The Least Surprising Correlation Of All Time”, SAT Scores Edition… by Jodi Beggs

Test Scores and Biological Father's Income by Greg Mankiw

Test Scores and Biological Father's Income by Greg Mankiw

The Least Surprising Correlation of All Time by Greg Mankiw

The Least Surprising Correlation of All Time by Greg Mankiw

When it Costs More to be Poor from mybudget360

When it Costs More to be Poor from mybudget360

Squandering Assessment Test by Neal McCluskey

Squandering Assessment Test by Neal McCluskey

“Obedience to the chain of command” by Eric Scheie

America Really Is Exceptional by Megan McArdle

America Really Is Exceptional by Megan McArdle

Fertility and Social Security by Michele Boldrin, Mariacristina De Nardi, Larry E. Jones

Fertility and Social Security by Michele Boldrin, Mariacristina De Nardi, Larry E. Jones

Why It's Bad That Smartphones Have Banished Boredom by Hugh Pickens

Why It's Bad That Smartphones Have Banished Boredom by Hugh Pickens

Italian Prosecutors Target Scientists Who Failed To Predict the Future by J.D. Tuccille

Italian Prosecutors Target Scientists Who Failed To Predict the Future by J.D. Tuccille

What Remains: On the European Union by Mark Mazower

What Remains: On the European Union by Mark Mazower

Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science by John Naughton

Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science by John Naughton

Can't We All Be More Like Scandinavians? Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, Thierry Verdier

Can't We All Be More Like Scandinavians? Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, Thierry Verdier

Using Science to Sniff out Science That’s Too Good to Be True from The Crux

Using Science to Sniff out Science That’s Too Good to Be True from The Crux

Humanities aren’t a science. Stop treating them like one by Maria Konnikova

Humanities aren’t a science. Stop treating them like one by Maria Konnikova

Which colleges help grads snare top salaries? by Anna Prior and Matthew Heimer

Which colleges help grads snare top salaries? by Anna Prior and Matthew Heimer

Families have run companies for 100-plus years by Brian Shane

Families have run companies for 100-plus years by Brian Shane

A Treasure Trove of Edward Gorey by Eve Bowen

A Treasure Trove of Edward Gorey by Eve Bowen

Once Upon a Time: The lure of the fairy tale by Joan Acocella

Once Upon a Time: The lure of the fairy tale by Joan Acocella

Adults Are Devouring Kids' Books for Good Reason by Jen Doll

Adults Are Devouring Kids' Books for Good Reason by Jen Doll

The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look by Tom Gray & Robert Scardamalia

The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look by Tom Gray & Robert Scardamalia

Sussing the Competition by Phil Bowermaster

Sussing the Competition by Phil Bowermaster

Education Nation: Rural Arkansas Town Rethinks High School by Jane Wells

Education Nation: Rural Arkansas Town Rethinks High School by Jane Wells

Welcome to the Golden Age of Fact-Checking by Greg Beato

Welcome to the Golden Age of Fact-Checking by Greg Beato

The Fantasy House of Barack Obama by Victor Davis Hanson

The Fantasy House of Barack Obama by Victor Davis Hanson

Wasted Food, Hungry Kids: Michelle Obama’s Bill in Action by Patrick Richardson

Wasted Food, Hungry Kids: Michelle Obama’s Bill in Action by Patrick Richardson

The 10% President from the Wall Street Journal

The 10% President from the Wall Street Journal

Research War on Affirmative Action by Scott Jaschik

Research War on Affirmative Action by Scott Jaschik

The False Allure of Group Selection by Steven Pinker

The False Allure of Group Selection by Steven Pinker

H.L. Mencken's Notable, Quotable and Witty Compendium by Terry Teachout

H.L. Mencken's Notable, Quotable and Witty Compendium by Terry Teachout

The Right Honourable Mr. Burke by Brian Doyle

The Right Honourable Mr. Burke by Brian Doyle

Selfishness as Virtue by Benjamin E. Schwartz

Selfishness as Virtue by Benjamin E. Schwartz

Future tense, XI: The lessons of culture by Roger Kimball

Future tense, XI: The lessons of culture by Roger Kimball

False Fronts in the Language Wars by Steven Pinker

False Fronts in the Language Wars by Steven Pinker

Married Couples Are No Longer a Majority, Census Finds by Sabrina Tavernise

Married Couples Are No Longer a Majority, Census Finds by Sabrina Tavernise

Is America Philosophical? by Carlin Romano

Is America Philosophical? by Carlin Romano

Kin and Kindness by Michael Shermer

Kin and Kindness by Michael Shermer

The Escapist: P. G. Wodehouse’s comic gift was built on his brilliant capacity for repressing unpleasantness by Isaac Chotiner

The Escapist: P. G. Wodehouse’s comic gift was built on his brilliant capacity for repressing unpleasantness by Isaac Chotiner

Are We Really Getting Smarter? by James R. Flynn

Are We Really Getting Smarter? by James R. Flynn

What Does it Mean to Be Poor? by Megan McArdle

What Does it Mean to Be Poor? by Megan McArdle

The Merits of Merit Pay by Megan McArdle

The Merits of Merit Pay by Megan McArdle

The Cost of Costly Punishment by Megan McArdle

The Cost of Costly Punishment by Megan McArdle

Philadelphia Wants its Eyesore Back by Megan McArdle

Philadelphia Wants its Eyesore Back by Megan McArdle

DC Taxi Commission Still Gunning for Uber by Megan McArdle

DC Taxi Commission Still Gunning for Uber by Megan McArdle

Don't Pick Up: Why kids need to separate from their parents by Terry Castle

Don't Pick Up: Why kids need to separate from their parents by Terry Castle

How to plan a career in your 20s to stay home with kids in your 30s by Penelope Trunk

How to plan a career in your 20s to stay home with kids in your 30s by Penelope Trunk

The Next Panic: Europe’s crisis will be followed by a more devastating one, likely beginning in Japan by Peter Boone and Simon Johnson

The Next Panic: Europe’s crisis will be followed by a more devastating one, likely beginning in Japan by Peter Boone and Simon Johnson

Intangible Dividend of Antipoverty Effort: Happiness by Sabrina Tavernise

Intangible Dividend of Antipoverty Effort: Happiness by Sabrina Tavernise

The League of Dangerous Mapmakers by Robert Draper

The League of Dangerous Mapmakers by Robert Draper

Life Expectancy Shrinks for Less-Educated Whites in U.S. by Sabrina Tavernise

Life Expectancy Shrinks for Less-Educated Whites in U.S. by Sabrina Tavernise

Separating the Pseudo From Science by Michael D. Gordin

Separating the Pseudo From Science by Michael D. Gordin

Declining birthrates occur as economy shifts, attitudes don't by Katie Koch

Declining birthrates occur as economy shifts, attitudes don't by Katie Koch

The state of science writing, circa 2012: The summer of our discontent, made glorious by the possibilities of our time by Seth Mnookin

The state of science writing, circa 2012: The summer of our discontent, made glorious by the possibilities of our time by Seth Mnookin

Autism, immunity, inflammation, and the New York Times by Emily Willingham

Autism, immunity, inflammation, and the New York Times by Emily Willingham

Dictionary Translates Ancient Egypt Life by John Noble Wilford

Dictionary Translates Ancient Egypt Life by John Noble Wilford

An Assessment of the Effectiveness Of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States by Yonatan Ben-Shalom, et al

An Assessment of the Effectiveness Of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States by Yonatan Ben-Shalom, et al

One Nation, Under God? by Bruce Thornton

One Nation, Under God? by Bruce Thornton

Books on Economics by Miles Kimball

Books on Economics by Miles Kimball

The World's New Numbers by Martin Walker

The World's New Numbers by Martin Walker

Beyond the Brain by Tanya Marie Luhrmann

Beyond the Brain by Tanya Marie Luhrmann

Myths of ancient China by Noah Smith

Myths of ancient China by Noah Smith

Is medical science built on shaky foundations? by Elizabeth Iorns

Is medical science built on shaky foundations? by Elizabeth Iorns

Eye Contact Quells Online Hostility: Mean comments arise from a lack of eye contact more than from anonymity by Melinda Wenner Moyer

Eye Contact Quells Online Hostility: Mean comments arise from a lack of eye contact more than from anonymity by Melinda Wenner Moyer

Rossi’s Rules by David Roodman

Rossi’s Rules by David Roodman

Improvement Science: Developing Evidence for What Works in the Real World by Don Goldmann

Improvement Science: Developing Evidence for What Works in the Real World by Don Goldmann

Response: Weighing the Evidence by Charles Murray

Response: Weighing the Evidence by Charles Murray

Should Teachers Be Graded On Standardized Tests? by Megan McArdle

Should Teachers Be Graded On Standardized Tests? by Megan McArdle

What's Wrong With Self-Help Books? by Megan McArdle

What's Wrong With Self-Help Books? by Megan McArdle

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

The Logic of Fashion Cycles by Alberto Acerbi1, Stefano Ghirlanda, and Magnus Enquist

The Logic of Fashion Cycles by Alberto Acerbi, Stefano Ghirlanda, and Magnus Enquist

Book translations as information flows: How detrimental was Communism to the flow of ideas? by Ran Abramitzky and Isabelle Sin

Book translations as information flows: How detrimental was Communism to the flow of ideas? by Ran Abramitzky and Isabelle Sin

First Freedoms: A review of Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom Worldwide, by Paul Marshall and Nina Shea and reviewed by Claire Berlinski

First Freedoms: A review of Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom Worldwide, by Paul Marshall and Nina Shea and reviewed by Claire Berlinski

The Map to Power book review by William Anthony Hay

The Map to Power book review by William Anthony Hay

Who’s Trustworthy? A Robot Can Help Teach Us by Tara Parker-Pope

Who’s Trustworthy? A Robot Can Help Teach Us by Tara Parker-Pope

Throw like a girl? You can do better by Tamar Haspel

Throw like a girl? You can do better by Tamar Haspel

John Stuart Mill, Internet Trolls & the Principle of Charity, Part I by Tauriq Moosa

John Stuart Mill, Internet Trolls & the Principle of Charity, Part I by Tauriq Moosa

John Stuart Mill, Internet Trolls & the Principle of Charity, Part I by Tauriq Moosa

John Stuart Mill, Internet Trolls & the Principle of Charity, Part I by Tauriq Moosa

Human Capital and Growth by Robert E. Lucas, Jr.

Human Capital and Growth by Robert E. Lucas, Jr.

Discussion of Lucas, “Human Capital and Growth” by Sendhil Mullainathan

Discussion of Lucas, “Human Capital and Growth” by Sendhil Mullainathan

Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming by Sendhil Mullainathan et al

Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming by Sendhil Mullainathan et al

The new Oded Galor and Quamrul Ashraf paper by Tyler Cowen

The new Oded Galor and Quamrul Ashraf paper by Tyler Cowen

Classic Milton Friedman Video from 1977 from Carpe Diem

Classic Milton Friedman Video from 1977 from Carpe Diem

Depending on Dependency by Thomas Sowell

Depending on Dependency by Thomas Sowell

Huge Economist Gender Gap on Policy Issues from Mark J. Perry

Huge Economist Gender Gap on Policy Issues from Mark J. Perry

When the Law Becomes Oprah-fied by Janice Fiamengo

When the Law Becomes Oprah-fied by Janice Fiamengo

Obama’s War On The Young by Walter Russell Mead

Obama’s War On The Young by Walter Russell Mead

Where I’m From, We Call Our Fathers Daddy by Rebecca Hamilton

Where I’m From, We Call Our Fathers Daddy by Rebecca Hamilton

Voice mail in decline with rise of text, loss of patience by Roger Yu

Voice mail in decline with rise of text, loss of patience by Roger Yu

Jeff Bezos And The End of PowerPoint As We Know It by Carmine Gallo

Jeff Bezos And The End of PowerPoint As We Know It by Carmine Gallo

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs by Carmine Gallo

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs by Carmine Gallo

Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception by Richard Perez-Pena

Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception by Richard Perez-Pena

How one ancestor helped turn our brown eyes blue by Steve Connor

How one ancestor helped turn our brown eyes blue by Steve Connor

Law Dean Gives Worst Advice Advice To Minorities Since Someone Told Native Americans To Have A Drink by Elie Mystal

Law Dean Gives Worst Advice Advice To Minorities Since Someone Told Native Americans To Have A Drink by Elie Mystal

Stereotypes 'evolve like language', say researchers by Jonathan Ball

Stereotypes 'evolve like language', say researchers by Jonathan Ball

Fact Check – Obama and ‘Equal Pay’ for Women by Devin Dwyer

Fact Check – Obama and ‘Equal Pay’ for Women by Devin Dwyer

Want a good night's sleep? Read a book by Carolyn Kellogg

Want a good night's sleep? Read a book by Carolyn Kellogg

Science isn't mystical (but it's still cool) by Sylvia McLain

Science isn't mystical (but it's still cool) by Sylvia McLain

Fears Rising, Spaniards Pull Out Their Cash and Get Out of Spain by Landon Thomas Jr.

Fears Rising, Spaniards Pull Out Their Cash and Get Out of Spain by Landon Thomas Jr.

A helping hand for Haiti, Personal coaches help Haitian families escape poverty by David Brown

A helping hand for Haiti, Personal coaches help Haitian families escape poverty by David Brown

End-of-summer reading regrets? They're nothing new by Danny Heitman

End-of-summer reading regrets? They're nothing new by Danny Heitman

Policy and planning for large infrastructure projects : problems, causes, cures by Bent Flyvbjerg

Policy and planning for large infrastructure projects : problems, causes, cures by Bent Flyvbjerg

Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects Error or Lie? by Bent Flyvbjerg, Mette Skamris Holm, and Søren Buhl

Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects Error or Lie? by Bent Flyvbjerg, Mette Skamris Holm, and Søren Buhl

Curbing Optimism Bias and Strategic Misrepresentation in Planning: Reference Class Forecasting in Practice by Bent Flyvbjerg

Curbing Optimism Bias and Strategic Misrepresentation in Planning: Reference Class Forecasting in Practice by Bent Flyvbjerg

Explore website

Explore website

Survey: 75% of Homeless Youth Use at Least One Social Network by Alexis C. Madrigal

Survey: 75% of Homeless Youth Use at Least One Social Network by Alexis C. Madrigal

Literacy Resources from Public Administration

Literacy Resources from Public Administration

American Character Is at Stake by Nicholas Eberstadt

American Character Is at Stake by Nicholas Eberstadt

Can You Make It Through This Post Without Crying? by LilyBoo

Can You Make It Through This Post Without Crying? by LilyBoo

21 Ways Rich People Think Differently by Mandi Woodruff

21 Ways Rich People Think Differently by Mandi Woodruff

It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure by Clay Shirky

It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure by Clay Shirky

Reading and the Reading Class in the Twenty-First Century by Wendy Griswold, Terry McDonnell, and Nathan Wright

Reading and the Reading Class in the Twenty-First Century by Wendy Griswold, Terry McDonnell, and Nathan Wright

Why Moving to California Won’t Make You Happy by Jason Gots

Why Moving to California Won’t Make You Happy by Jason Gots

An Anatomy of Inspiration, 1942 by Maria Popova

An Anatomy of Inspiration, 1942 by Maria Popova

A 5-Step Technique for Producing Ideas circa 1939 by Maria Popova

A 5-Step Technique for Producing Ideas circa 1939 by Maria Popova

Graphing the history of philosophy by Simon Raper

Graphing the history of philosophy by Simon Raper

Dare to disagree… with TED from Neurobonkers

Dare to disagree… with TED from Neurobonkers

Download The Universe The Science Ebook Review website

Download The Universe The Science Ebook Review website

I Point To TED Talks and I Point to Kim Kardashian. That Is All Book review by Carl Zimmer

I Point To TED Talks and I Point to Kim Kardashian. That Is All Book review by Carl Zimmer

The Naked and the TED book reviews by Evgeny Morozov

The Naked and the TED book reviews by Evgeny Morozov

Scanning Dead Salmon in fMRI Machine Highlights Risk of Red Herrings by Alexis Madrigal

Scanning Dead Salmon in fMRI Machine Highlights Risk of Red Herrings by Alexis Madrigal

Neural correlates of interspecies perspective taking in the post-mortem Atlantic Salmon: An argument for multiple comparisons correction by Craig M. Bennett et al

Neural correlates of interspecies perspective taking in the post-mortem Atlantic Salmon: An argument for multiple comparisons correction by Craig M. Bennett et al

The Science of Bad Neuroscience from Neurobonkers

The Science of Bad Neuroscience from Neurobonkers

Academic Battleground ‘The Victims’ Revolution,’ by Bruce Bawer reviewed by Andrew Delbanco

Academic Battleground ‘The Victims’ Revolution,’ by Bruce Bawer reviewed by Andrew Delbanco

The Unseen Class War That Could Decide The Presidential Election by Joel Kotkin

The Unseen Class War That Could Decide The Presidential Election by Joel Kotkin

Legal Centralization and the Birth of the Secular State by Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama

Legal Centralization and the Birth of the Secular State by Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama