Saturday, August 31, 2013

American violence is higher than you think by Tyler Cowen

American violence is higher than you think by Tyler Cowen

'Common' Mistakes When good people use bad logic by James Taranto

'Common' Mistakes When good people use bad logic by James Taranto

The Widening Academic Achievement Gap Between the Rich and the Poor: New Evidence and Possible Explanations by Sean F. Reardon

The Widening Academic Achievement Gap Between the Rich and the Poor: New Evidence and Possible Explanations by Sean F. Reardon

The Gender Wage Gap Lie: You know that “women make 77 cents to every man’s dollar” line you’ve heard a hundred times? It’s not true. by Hanna Rosin

The Gender Wage Gap Lie: You know that “women make 77 cents to every man’s dollar” line you’ve heard a hundred times? It’s not true. by Hanna Rosin

When Is College Worth It? by Robert VerBruggen

When Is College Worth It? by Robert VerBruggen

Estimating Marginal Returns to Education by Pedro Carneiro, James J. Heckman, Edward J. Vytlacil

Estimating Marginal Returns to Education by Pedro Carneiro, James J. Heckman, Edward J. Vytlacil

Managers have a message for younger employees: Get off email and talk on the phone by Anita Hofschneider

Managers have a message for younger employees: Get off email and talk on the phone by Anita Hofschneider

Craig Zucker: What Happens When a Man Takes on the Feds by Sohrab Ahmari

Craig Zucker: What Happens When a Man Takes on the Feds by Sohrab Ahmari

Friday, August 30, 2013

When Corporations Fail at Doing Good by Aaron Chatterji

When Corporations Fail at Doing Good by Aaron Chatterji

The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits by Lex Borghans, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman, and Bas ter Weel

The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits by Lex Borghans, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman, and Bas ter Weel

Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents Angela L. Duckworth and Martin E.P. Seligman

Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents Angela L. Duckworth and Martin E.P. Seligman

Character strengths in the United Kingdom: The VIA Inventory of Strengths by P. Alex Linley, et al

Character strengths in the United Kingdom: The VIA Inventory of Strengths by P. Alex Linley, et al

Perma concept

PERMA concept

The Key To Success? Grit by Angela Lee Duckworth

The Key To Success? Grit by Angela Lee Duckworth

"Let there be country/Let the music roll along" from Miss Self-Important

"Let there be country/Let the music roll along" from Miss Self-Important

Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir a book review by Oliver Burkeman

Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir a book review by Oliver Burkeman

*Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means so Much* by Tyler Cowen

*Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means so Much* by Tyler Cowen

Deadly Consequences: CA Crime Rate Spikes After Easing Prison Overcrowding by Jack Dunphy

Deadly Consequences: CA Crime Rate Spikes After Easing Prison Overcrowding by Jack Dunphy

Photo Gallery: East Germany's Transformation by Stefan Koppelkamm

Photo Gallery: East Germany's Transformation by Stefan Koppelkamm

Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Imperial Cocktail: How the gin and tonic became the British Empire’s secret weapon by Kal Raustiala

The Imperial Cocktail: How the gin and tonic became the British Empire’s secret weapon by Kal Raustiala

Science’s Significant Stats Problem by Tom Siegfried

Science’s Significant Stats Problem by Tom Siegfried

Money And School Performance: Lessons from the Kansas City Desegregation Experiment by Paul Ciotti

Money And School Performance: Lessons from the Kansas City Desegregation Experiment by Paul Ciotti

When Class Became More Important to a Child's Education Than Race by Sarah Garland

When Class Became More Important to a Child's Education Than Race by Sarah Garland

African American Income from BalckDemographics.com

African American Income from BalckDemographics.com

American Obsession With Race Doesn’t Help Poor by Clive Crook

American Obsession With Race Doesn’t Help Poor by Clive Crook

Why Teach English by Adam Gopnik

Why Teach English by Adam Gopnik

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Do Military Interventions Reduce Killings of Civilians in Civil Wars? by Erica Chenoweth

Do Military Interventions Reduce Killings of Civilians in Civil Wars? by Erica Chenoweth

Research Shows Violent Media Do Not Cause Violent Behavior by Gene Beresin and Steve Schlozman

Research Shows Violent Media Do Not Cause Violent Behavior by Gene Beresin and Steve Schlozman

Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing? by Vasilis K. Pozios, Praveen R. Kambam, and H. Eric Bender

Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing? by Vasilis K. Pozios, Praveen R. Kambam, and H. Eric Bender

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World from Twisted Sifter

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World from Twisted Sifter

Why Wal-Mart Will Never Pay Like Costco by Megan McArdle

Why Wal-Mart Will Never Pay Like Costco by Megan McArdle

Monday, August 26, 2013

The Unbound Prometheus, Introduction by David S. Landes

The Unbound Prometheus, Introduction by David S. Landes

In Another Country by Christopher Orlet

In Another Country by Christopher Orlet

How Technology Wrecks the Middle Class by David H. Autor and David Dorn

How Technology Wrecks the Middle Class by David H. Autor and David Dorn

The Ascent of Wealth in the Western Roman Empire by Thomas R. Martin

The Ascent of Wealth in the Western Roman Empire by Thomas R. Martin

Inequality in Singapore by Tyler Cowen

Inequality in Singapore by Tyler Cowen

A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline by Steven Erlanger

A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline by Steven Erlanger

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Why Is the Golden Age of Television So Dark? by Megan McArdle

Why Is the Golden Age of Television So Dark? by Megan McArdle

Changing things so everything stays the same from The Economist

Changing things so everything stays the same from The Economist

Texas African-American students rank fourth nationally on eighth-grade science NAEP from Texas Education Agency

Texas African-American students rank fourth nationally on eighth-grade science NAEP from Texas Education Agency

Are we making mouse brains bigger? by Tyler Cowen

Are we making mouse brains bigger? by Tyler Cowen

Thanks, Mr. L: Elmore Leonard’s life-changing advice by Robert Ferrigno

Thanks, Mr. L: Elmore Leonard’s life-changing advice by Robert Ferrigno

Friday, August 23, 2013

Perceived Criminality, Criminal Background Checks, and the Racial Hiring Practices of Employers by Harry J. Holzer and Steven Raphael

Perceived Criminality, Criminal Background Checks, and the Racial Hiring Practices of Employers by Harry J. Holzer and Steven Raphael

The Effect of Criminal Background Checks on Hiring Ex-Offenders by Michael A. Stoll and Shawn D. Bushway

The Effect of Criminal Background Checks on Hiring Ex-Offenders by Michael A. Stoll and Shawn D. Bushway

Jobless Blacks Should Cheer Background Checks by Jason Riley

Jobless Blacks Should Cheer Background Checks by Jason Riley

Immigration, diversity, and economic prosperity by Alberto Alesina, Johann Harnoss, Hillel Rapoport

Immigration, diversity, and economic prosperity by Alberto Alesina, Johann Harnoss, Hillel Rapoport

The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, and Jonah E. Rockoff

The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, and Jonah E. Rockoff

Mobility for the Poor: Car-Sharing, Car Loans, and the Limits of Public Transit by Jeff Khau

Mobility for the Poor: Car-Sharing, Car Loans, and the Limits of Public Transit by Jeff Khau

Arise, Ye Wretched! by Matthew Walther

Arise, Ye Wretched! by Matthew Walther

When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions by Brendan Nyhan

When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions by Brendan Nyhan

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Out of Enclaves, a Pressure to Accommodate Traditions by Joseph Berger

Out of Enclaves, a Pressure to Accommodate Traditions by Joseph Berger

The Dutch Accent: Elmore Leonard’s Talk by Anthony Lane

The Dutch Accent: Elmore Leonard’s Talk by Anthony Lane

Complexity and the Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule by Malcolm Gladwell

Complexity and the Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule by Malcolm Gladwell

Interactive Map Color-Codes Race of Every Single American by Jaclyn Skurie

Interactive Map Color-Codes Race of Every Single American by Jaclyn Skurie

In defense of 'bad' writers by Hector Tobar

In defense of 'bad' writers by Hector Tobar

Approximate quotations by Mark Liberman

Approximate quotations by Mark Liberman

Journalistic quotation accuracy by Mark Liberman

Journalistic quotation accuracy by Mark Liberman

Questions and answers by Mark Liberman

Questions and answers by Mark Liberman

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

More Is More: Why the Paradox of Choice Might Be a Myth by Derek Thompson

More Is More: Why the Paradox of Choice Might Be a Myth by Derek Thompson

Practice Makes Perfect, If Your Genes Play Along by Peter Orszag

Practice Makes Perfect, If Your Genes Play Along by Peter Orszag

17 Problems Only Book Lovers Will Understand from BuzzFeed

17 Problems Only Book Lovers Will Understand from BuzzFeed

The Economic Case for Saving the Humanities by Christina H. Paxson

The Economic Case for Saving the Humanities by Christina H. Paxson

America 3.0: The Coming Reinvention of America by James C. Bennett and Michael J. Lotus

America 3.0: The Coming Reinvention of America by James C. Bennett and Michael J. Lotus

Despite Common Core, States Still Lack Common Standards Students proficient on state tests but not national by Paul E. Peterson and Peter Kaplan

Despite Common Core, States Still Lack Common Standards Students proficient on state tests but not national by Paul E. Peterson and Peter Kaplan

The High Chances of Being Poor by Matt Bruenig

The High Chances of Being Poor by Matt Bruenig

The culturomic psychology of urbanization by Mark Liberman

The culturomic psychology of urbanization by Mark Liberman

Science bible stories, take 27 by Mark Liberman

Science bible stories, take 27 by Mark Liberman

The Government Profits from Student Debt Defaults by Alex Tabarrok

The Government Profits from Student Debt Defaults by Alex Tabarrok

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Highlighting Key Trends in the Project Management Profession from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession

Highlighting Key Trends in the Project Management Profession from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession

The High Cost of Low Performance from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession™

The High Cost of Low Performance from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession™

Are we seeing skill mismatch after all? by Tyler Cowen

Are we seeing skill mismatch after all? by Tyler Cowen

The Indebted States of America by Steven Malanga

The Indebted States of America by Steven Malanga

Extended Unemployment Benefits Make Sense by Megan McArdle

Extended Unemployment Benefits Make Sense by Megan McArdle

The King of Cats by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The King of Cats by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Reviewing the Movies: Audiences vs. Critics by Catherine Rampell

Reviewing the Movies: Audiences vs. Critics by Catherine Rampell

Why ‘The Family’ Matters in Economics by Michael Hendrix

Why ‘The Family’ Matters in Economics by Michael Hendrix

Multigenerational Poverty, Crime Control, and Civil Society by Reihan Salam

Multigenerational Poverty, Crime Control, and Civil Society by Reihan Salam

A Steeper Climb for Single Parents by David Leonhardt

A Steeper Climb for Single Parents by David Leonhardt

What if the President Lied to us? by David Sirota

What if the President Lied to us? by David Sirota

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Bambi Meets Godzilla In The Middle East by Walter Russell Mead

Bambi Meets Godzilla In The Middle East by Walter Russell Mead

Suspect in Huntington Beach riots arrested after “liking” his photo on police dept’s Facebook page by Mandy Nagy

Suspect in Huntington Beach riots arrested after “liking” his photo on police dept’s Facebook page by Mandy Nagy

Retronaut website

Retronaut website

On drug sentencing, Obama again shows the law is not the law by Charles Krauthammer

On drug sentencing, Obama again shows the law is not the law by Charles Krauthammer

Government Graft, Corruption and Retaliation in Democrat-Run Virginia by J. Christian Adams

Government Graft, Corruption and Retaliation in Democrat-Run Virginia by J. Christian Adams

Thursday, August 15, 2013

All the Poems of James Clerk Maxwell

All the Poems of James Clerk Maxwell

How Wonder Bread Fed the Women's Movement by Megan McArdle

How Wonder Bread Fed the Women's Movement by Megan McArdle

The Code of Hammurabi translated by L. W. King

The Code of Hammurabi translated by L. W. King

Are Americans Still Tough on Crime? by Robert VerBruggen

Are Americans Still Tough on Crime? by Robert VerBruggen

The Hidden Reason for the Student Loan Crisis by Brianna Ehley and Josh Boak

The Hidden Reason for the Student Loan Crisis by Brianna Ehley and Josh Boak

U.S. Criminal Justice Is a Disgrace by Clive Crook

U.S. Criminal Justice Is a Disgrace by Clive Crook

Ages of Revolution: How Old Were They on July 4, 1776? by Todd Andrlik

Ages of Revolution: How Old Were They on July 4, 1776? by Todd Andrlik

Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s by George F. Will

Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s by George F. Will

Raising Rival’s Costs and Reform in the Public Interest by Alex Tabarrok

Raising Rival’s Costs and Reform in the Public Interest by Alex Tabarrok

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Problems With Authority from The Wall Street Journal

Problems With Authority from The Wall Street Journal

Taken by Sarah Stillman

Taken by Sarah Stillman

Study Challenges Popular Perception of New ‘Hookup Culture’ on College Campuses from the American Sociological Association

Study Challenges Popular Perception of New ‘Hookup Culture’ on College Campuses from the American Sociological Association

50 Shades makes EL James world's highest-earning author by Liz Bury

50 Shades makes EL James world's highest-earning author by Liz Bury

You Could Die Laughing: What is the humor in Jewish jokes? by Joseph Epstein

You Could Die Laughing: What is the humor in Jewish jokes? by Joseph Epstein

Unease at Clinton Foundation Over Finances and Ambitions by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick

Unease at Clinton Foundation Over Finances and Ambitions by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick

Morning Guy vs. Night Guy by Dave Nussbaum

Morning Guy vs. Night Guy by Dave Nussbaum

Straw man bites the dust by Steven Davis

Straw man bites the dust by Steven Davis

Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road by Ariel Levy

Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road by Ariel Levy

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

'Little House' Is Not a Big Libertarian Conspiracy by Megan McArdle

'Little House' Is Not a Big Libertarian Conspiracy by Megan McArdle

Talent Lies Within. But Where? by Christie Aschwanden

Talent Lies Within. But Where? by Christie Aschwanden

Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies by Tamsin Edwards

Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies by Tamsin Edwards

Are We Serious About Education? by Thomas Sowell

Are We Serious About Education? by Thomas Sowell

Lust, monkeys and the science of human desire by Daniel Bergner

Lust, monkeys and the science of human desire by Daniel Bergner

Monday, August 12, 2013

A Winelike Sea by Caroline Alexander

A Winelike Sea by Caroline Alexander

Seven Deadly Sins of Contemporary Quantitative Political Analysis by Philip A. Schrodt

Seven Deadly Sins of Contemporary Quantitative Political Analysis by Philip A. Schrodt

How Can We Be So Dense? Anti-Sprawl Policies Threaten America's Future by Joel Kotkin

How Can We Be So Dense? Anti-Sprawl Policies Threaten America's Future by Joel Kotkin

S. Dakota Indian Foster Care 1: Investigative Storytelling Gone Awry by Edward Schumacher-Matos

S. Dakota Indian Foster Care 1: Investigative Storytelling Gone Awry by Edward Schumacher-Matos

Focus on Preserving Heritage Can Limit Foster Care for Indians by Dan Frosch

Focus on Preserving Heritage Can Limit Foster Care for Indians by Dan Frosch

Better Late Than Never: NPR Admits It Slandered South Dakota by John Hinderaker

Better Late Than Never: NPR Admits It Slandered South Dakota by John Hinderaker

Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell

Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Twenty-First Century Tammany Hall by Walter Russell Mead

Twenty-First Century Tammany Hall by Walter Russell Mead

20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don't Get by Jason Nazar

20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don't Get by Jason Nazar

Seal of Approval by Leonard S. Marcus

Seal of Approval by Leonard S. Marcus

Little Libertarians on the prairie by Christine Woodside

Little Libertarians on the prairie by Christine Woodside

Philadelphia Defends Policy on Frisking, With Limits by Erica Goode

Philadelphia Defends Policy on Frisking, With Limits by Erica Goode

How the Post Was Lost by Ross Douthat

How the Post Was Lost by Ross Douthat

Why can’t we talk about IQ? by Jason Richwine

Why can’t we talk about IQ? by Jason Richwine

Why race as a biological construct matters by Razib Khan

Why race as a biological construct matters by Razib Khan

When Failure Carries No Cost by Caroline Glick

When Failure Carries No Cost by Caroline Glick

An Extra Hour of TV Beyond Recommendations Diminishes Toddlers' Kindergarten Chances from Science Daily

An Extra Hour of TV Beyond Recommendations Diminishes Toddlers' Kindergarten Chances from Science Daily

Persecuted Christians by Peter Berger

Persecuted Christians by Peter Berger

Christian Persecution on the Rise in Bali by Walter Russell Mead

Christian Persecution on the Rise in Bali by Walter Russell Mead

Carnegie Mellon research shows cellphone use may not cause more car crashes from e! Science NEws

Carnegie Mellon research shows cellphone use may not cause more car crashes from e! Science NEws

We Need A Whistleblower Prize by Radley Balko

We Need A Whistleblower Prize by Radley Balko

Mission Creep at the L.A. Fire Department by Hillel Aron

Mission Creep at the L.A. Fire Department by Hillel Aron

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Nick Offerman's Summer Reading Recap Is Perfect For All The Slackers Out There from Huffington Post

Nick Offerman's Summer Reading Recap Is Perfect For All The Slackers Out There from Huffington Post

The Millions website

The Millions website

LA Review of Books website

LA Review of Books website

Page-Turner website

Page-Turner website

Reading the world in 196 books by Ann Morgan

Reading the world in 196 books by Ann Morgan

Science Is Not Your Enemy An impassioned plea to neglected novelists, embattled professors, and tenure-less historians by Steven Pinker

Science Is Not Your Enemy An impassioned plea to neglected novelists, embattled professors, and tenure-less historians by Steven Pinker

The Oldest War: Remember when the battle of the sexes was a laughing matter? by Andrew Ferguson

The Oldest War: Remember when the battle of the sexes was a laughing matter? by Andrew Ferguson

The Math Formula That Tells Us How Long Everything Will Live by Jesus Diaz

The Math Formula That Tells Us How Long Everything Will Live by Jesus Diaz

The Animals are Also Getting Fat by Alex Tabarrok

The Animals are Also Getting Fat by Alex Tabarrok

The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In by Judith Warner

The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In by Judith Warner

Tech Magnates Bet on Booker and His Future by David M. Halbfinger, Raymond Hernandez, and Claire Cain Miller

Tech Magnates Bet on Booker and His Future by David M. Halbfinger, Raymond Hernandez, and Claire Cain Miller

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Slow Ideas: Some innovations spread fast. How do you speed the ones that don’t? by Atul Gawande

Slow Ideas: Some innovations spread fast. How do you speed the ones that don’t? by Atul Gawande

How the Lone Star State Legalized Highway Robbery by Megan McArdle

How the Lone Star State Legalized Highway Robbery by Megan McArdle

Seven Deadly Sins of Quantitative Political Analysis The Web Site

Seven Deadly Sins of Quantitative Political Analysis The Web Site

The Obama Setback for Minority Education by Paul E. Peterson

The Obama Setback for Minority Education by Paul E. Peterson

She was the music heard faintly at the edge of sound by Shaun Usher

She was the music heard faintly at the edge of sound by Shaun Usher

Every Hour is Precious by Shaun Usher

Every Hour is Precious by Shaun Usher

What I Believe by E. M. Forster

What I Believe by E. M. Forster

A Book is a Sneeze by Shaun Usher

A Book is a Sneeze by Shaun Usher

Obama's False History of Public Investment by Larry Schweikart and Burton Folsom

Obama's False History of Public Investment by Larry Schweikart and Burton Folsom

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Even in white collar crime, female crooks face a glass ceiling by Rich Morin

Even in white collar crime, female crooks face a glass ceiling by Rich Morin

Schoolbook Simplification and Its Relation to the Decline in SAT-Verbal Scores by Donald P. Hayes, Loreen T. Wolfer, Michael F. Wolfe

Schoolbook Simplification and Its Relation to the Decline in SAT-Verbal Scores by Donald P. Hayes, Loreen T. Wolfer, Michael F. Wolfe

The Inequality That Matters by Megan McArdle

The Inequality That Matters by Megan McArdle

New Yorker Article on Asset Forfeiture Abuse by Ilya Somin

New Yorker Article on Asset Forfeiture Abuse by Ilya Somin

Busybody Politics by Thomas Sowell

Busybody Politics by Thomas Sowell

Happy Anniversary, 'Little Boy' And 'Fat Man' by Henry I. Miller

Happy Anniversary, 'Little Boy' And 'Fat Man' by Henry I. Miller

Seeing Narcissists Everywhere by Douglas Quenqua

Seeing Narcissists Everywhere by Douglas Quenqua

Is the main effect of the minimum wage on job growth? by Tyler Cowen

Is the main effect of the minimum wage on job growth? by Tyler Cowen

Liberalization Increases Growth by Alex Tabarrok

Liberalization Increases Growth by Alex Tabarrok

What does equilibrium look like for the book business? by Tyler Cowen

What does equilibrium look like for the book business? by Tyler Cowen

The Fiduciary Foundations of Federal Equal Protection by David Kopel

The Fiduciary Foundations of Federal Equal Protection by David Kopel

Monday, August 5, 2013

Detroit and the Special-Interest State by James V. DeLong

Detroit and the Special-Interest State by James V. DeLong

The Shape of History: Ian Morris, historian on a grand scale by Marc Parry

The Shape of History: Ian Morris, historian on a grand scale by Marc Parry

Capote Classic 'In Cold Blood' Tainted by Long-Lost Files by Kevin Helliker

Capote Classic 'In Cold Blood' Tainted by Long-Lost Files by Kevin Helliker

What Caused Labor to Lose Big in the 1970s? by Megan McArdle

What Caused Labor to Lose Big in the 1970s? by Megan McArdle

The 1940s Kitchen of Tomorrow Was Difficult to Parody by Matt Novak

The 1940s Kitchen of Tomorrow Was Difficult to Parody by Matt Novak

Well Read 40: A path through the great books by Anonymous

Well Read 40: A path through the great books by Anonymous

Other Agencies Clamor for Data N.S.A. Compiles by Eric Lichtblau and Michael S. Schmidt

Other Agencies Clamor for Data N.S.A. Compiles by Eric Lichtblau and Michael S. Schmidt

23 Bitchy Looking Houses That Can’t Believe You Right Now by Ryan Broderick

23 Bitchy Looking Houses That Can’t Believe You Right Now by Ryan Broderick

State Seizes Two-Year-Old Child From Parents Because They Smoked Pot, Child Dies in Foster Care by Ed Krayewski

State Seizes Two-Year-Old Child From Parents Because They Smoked Pot, Child Dies in Foster Care by Ed Krayewski

How Did Rich Connecticut Morph Into One Of America's Worst Performing Economies? by Jim Powell

How Did Rich Connecticut Morph Into One Of America's Worst Performing Economies? by Jim Powell

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Superstar Teachers by Alex Tabarrok

Superstar Teachers by Alex Tabarrok

Life in a Toxic Country by Edward Wong

Life in a Toxic Country by Edward Wong

47 Rejections, Then the Booker Long List by the New York Times Editorial Board

47 Rejections, Then the Booker Long List by the New York Times Editorial Board

Maybe Most Parents Need to Worry More About College Choice by David Leonhardt

Maybe Most Parents Need to Worry More About College Choice by David Leonhardt

The weirdest people in the world? by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, and Ara Norenzayan

The weirdest people in the world? by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, and Ara Norenzayan

The History of Married Women in the Workforce by Jesse Powell

The History of Married Women in the Workforce by Jesse Powell

Feminist Myths and Magic Medicine by Catherine Hakim

Feminist Myths and Magic Medicine by Catherine Hakim

Sexual harassment in academia: It depends on what the distinction between "logical implication and conversational implicature" is. by Ann Althouse

Sexual harassment in academia: It depends on what the distinction between "logical implication and conversational implicature" is. by Ann Althouse

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Feminist blogger suspects that the AP meant to say "this smoking slut totally had it coming." by Ann Althouse

Feminist blogger suspects that the AP meant to say "this smoking slut totally had it coming." by Ann Althouse

Teachers as Readers: Building Communities of Readers from the United Kingdom Literacy Association

Teachers as Readers: Building Communities of Readers from the United Kingdom Literacy Association

A Wealth of Words by E. D. Hirsch, Jr.

A Wealth of Words by E. D. Hirsch, Jr.

Why Social Mobility Matters—and Income Inequality Does Not by Joe Carter

Why Social Mobility Matters—and Income Inequality Does Not by Joe Carter

In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters by David Leonhardt

In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters by David Leonhardt

Friday, August 2, 2013

America Is Leaning Out—Fewer and Fewer Women are Entering the Labor Force by Matthew Yglesias

America Is Leaning Out—Fewer and Fewer Women are Entering the Labor Force by Matthew Yglesias

Fast-Food Strike Made Minimum Sense by Megan McArdle

Fast-Food Strike Made Minimum Sense by Megan McArdle

Racism, Conversations, and the Sound of One Hand Clapping by Cassandra

Racism, Conversations, and the Sound of One Hand Clapping by Cassandra

The Childless City by Joel Kotkin and Ali Modarres

The Childless City by Joel Kotkin and Ali Modarres

The Untouchables: America's Misbehaving Prosecutors, And The System That Protects Them by Radley Balko

The Untouchables: America's Misbehaving Prosecutors, And The System That Protects Them by Radley Balko

Café Hayek website

Café Hayek website

More Like Hurricane Coleman by Don Boudreaux

More Like Hurricane Coleman by Don Boudreaux

Thursday, August 1, 2013

In Newtown, Gun Permits Surge After Shooting by Joseph de Avila and Alison Fox

In Newtown, Gun Permits Surge After Shooting by Joseph de Avila and Alison Fox

In Missouri, Race Complicates a Transfer to Better Schools by John Eligon

In Missouri, Race Complicates a Transfer to Better Schools by John Eligon

Archaeology: The milk revolution by Andrew Curry

Archaeology: The milk revolution by Andrew Curry

Americans Are Far More Compassionate than “Socially Conscious” Europeans by Dan Mitchell

Americans Are Far More Compassionate than “Socially Conscious” Europeans by Dan Mitchell

The Sweet Spot by Julianna W. Miner

The Sweet Spot by Julianna W. Miner

Higher Ed: Engine of Inequity by Doug Lederman

Higher Ed: Engine of Inequity by Doug Lederman

All This Inequality Talk Does Nothing for the Poor by Clive Crook

All This Inequality Talk Does Nothing for the Poor by Clive Crook