Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Where are people respected the most? by Tyler Cowen

Where are people respected the most? by Tyler Cowen

The Great Gatsby Curve Revisited: Part 1 by Scott Winship and Donald Schneider

The Great Gatsby Curve Revisited: Part 1 by Scott Winship and Donald Schneider

13 data milestones for 2013 by Andrea Caumont

13 data milestones for 2013 by Andrea Caumont

The Lost Art of the Cutaway from Messy Nessy Chic

The Lost Art of the Cutaway from Messy Nessy Chic

What's the most intellectual joke you know? from Reddit

What's the most intellectual joke you know? from Reddit

NPR: Colleges Use Photoshop to Paint Faux Diversity by Paul Caron

NPR: Colleges Use Photoshop to Paint Faux Diversity by Paul Caron

10 Forms of 2013 Media Malpractice by Tom Blumer

10 Forms of 2013 Media Malpractice by Tom Blumer

Of Photo-Opportunism and Hazmat Garbage Collection by Adam Garfinkle

Of Photo-Opportunism and Hazmat Garbage Collection by Adam Garfinkle

New York Investigators Obtain Fraudulent Ballots 97 Percent of Time by John Fund

New York Investigators Obtain Fraudulent Ballots 97 Percent of Time by John Fund

Inadvertent Comedy from the ASA, or, an ecofeminist does milk by Roger Kimball

Inadvertent Comedy from the ASA, or, an ecofeminist does milk by Roger Kimball

The NY Times Looks In the Wrong Place for Corrupt Academics by John Hinderaker

The NY Times Looks In the Wrong Place for Corrupt Academics by John Hinderaker

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Apocalypse, New Jersey: A Dispatch From America's Most Desperate Town by Matt Taibbi

Apocalypse, New Jersey: A Dispatch From America's Most Desperate Town by Matt Taibbi

Dear Princeton Law School

Dear Princeton Law School

Pants On Fire: PolitiFact Tries To Hide That It Rated 'True' in 2008 Obamacare's 'Keep Your Health Plan' Promise by Avik Roy

Pants On Fire: PolitiFact Tries To Hide That It Rated 'True' in 2008 Obamacare's 'Keep Your Health Plan' Promise by Avik Roy

Democracy, Redistribution, and Inequality by Daron Acemoglu, Suresh Naidu, Pascual Restrepo, James A. Robinson

Democracy, Redistribution, and Inequality by Daron Acemoglu, Suresh Naidu, Pascual Restrepo, James A. Robinson

Israel's Christian Awakening by Adi Schwartz

Israel's Christian Awakening by Adi Schwartz

Jon Stewart, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and the Zionist Takeover of Egypt by Walter Russell Mead

Jon Stewart, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and the Zionist Takeover of Egypt by Walter Russell Mead

In Surge in Manhattan Toddlers, Rich White Families Lead Way by Sam Roberts

In Surge in Manhattan Toddlers, Rich White Families Lead Way by Sam Roberts

Why does Singapore have such a low birth rate? by Tyler Cowen

Why does Singapore have such a low birth rate? by Tyler Cowen

The Suicide Juggernaut by Wesley J. Smith

The Suicide Juggernaut by Wesley J. Smith

What Children Really Think About Magic by Alison Gopnik

What Children Really Think About Magic by Alison Gopnik

The End of Erdogan’s Cave of Wonders: An I-Told-You-So by David P. Goldman

The End of Erdogan’s Cave of Wonders: An I-Told-You-So by David P. Goldman

America's market sector develops skills our education system leaves untapped by Michael Barone

America's market sector develops skills our education system leaves untapped by Michael Barone

Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues by Bari Weiss

Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues by Bari Weiss

Ramona Pierson's remarkable tale: From near-death to Silicon Valley CEO by Bruce Newman

Ramona Pierson's remarkable tale: From near-death to Silicon Valley CEO by Bruce Newman

Compelling Evidence Makes the Case for a Market-Driven Health Care System by James C. Capretta and Kevin Dayaratna

Compelling Evidence Makes the Case for a Market-Driven Health Care System by James C. Capretta and Kevin Dayaratna

Monday, December 23, 2013

The bias against creativity: Why people desire but reject creative ideas by Jennifer S. Mueller

The bias against creativity: Why people desire but reject creative ideas by Jennifer S. Mueller

People don’t actually like creativity by Jessica Olien

People don’t actually like creativity by Jessica Olien

Inequality and Good Intentions by Casey B. Mulligan

Inequality and Good Intentions by Casey B. Mulligan

Human development of the ability to learn from bad news by Christina Moutsianaa, Neil Garretta, Richard C. Clarkeb, R. Beau Lottob, Sarah-Jayne Blakemorec, and Tali Sharota

Human development of the ability to learn from bad news by Christina Moutsianaa, Neil Garretta, Richard C. Clarkeb, R. Beau Lottob, Sarah-Jayne Blakemorec, and Tali Sharota

Why Teachers of Color Quit by Amanda Machado

Why Teachers of Color Quit by Amanda Machado

The Genuine Conflict Being Ignored in the Duck Dynasty Debate by Larry Alex Taunton

The Genuine Conflict Being Ignored in the Duck Dynasty Debate by Larry Alex Taunton

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Being right or being happy: pilot study by Bruce Arroll, Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Simon Moyes, and Timothy Kenealy

Being right or being happy: pilot study by Bruce Arroll, Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Simon Moyes, and Timothy Kenealy

Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Corporate and Financial Sectors by Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz

Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Corporate and Financial Sectors by Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz

Why is the urge to impress women called a "ludicrous tendency of men" in The Wall Street Journal? by Ann Althouse

Why is the urge to impress women called a "ludicrous tendency of men" in The Wall Street Journal? by Ann Althouse

The Cheerleader Effect: What Men Do to Impress by Robert M. Sapolsky

The Cheerleader Effect: What Men Do to Impress by Robert M. Sapolsky

Who’s good at forecasts? by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner

Who’s good at forecasts? by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner

On Immigration Policy, Deportation Relief Seen As More Important Than Citizenship: A Survey of Hispanics and Asian Americans by Mark Hugo Lopez, Paul Taylor, Cary Funk and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera

On Immigration Policy, Deportation Relief Seen As More Important Than Citizenship: A Survey of Hispanics and Asian Americans by Mark Hugo Lopez, Paul Taylor, Cary Funk and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera

Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is ASA by Alan Luxenberg

Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is ASA by Alan Luxenberg

Friday, December 20, 2013

In Search of Effective Ethics & Compliance Programs by Maurice E. Stucke

In Search of Effective Ethics & Compliance Programs by Maurice E. Stucke

ADHD: About 1 in 20 adults may have a disorder usually associated with grade school by Suzanne Allard Levingston

ADHD: About 1 in 20 adults may have a disorder usually associated with grade school by Suzanne Allard Levingston

Richard Florida, Mr. Creative Class, Is Now Mr. Rust Belt by Alec MacGillis

Richard Florida, Mr. Creative Class, Is Now Mr. Rust Belt by Alec MacGillis

Even For Rich Kids, Marriage Matters by W. Bradford Wilcox

Even For Rich Kids, Marriage Matters by W. Bradford Wilcox

The Canard of Decline by Josef Joffe

The Canard of Decline by Josef Joffe

Health Insurance Doesn’t Always Make You Healthier by Walter Russell Mead

Health Insurance Doesn’t Always Make You Healthier by Walter Russell Mead

Henrik Jordahl on Swedish education and its privatization by Tyler Cowen

Henrik Jordahl on Swedish education and its privatization by Tyler Cowen

Economic convergence between black immigrants and black natives by Tyler Cowen

Economic convergence between black immigrants and black natives by Tyler Cowen

Monday, December 16, 2013

The Fall of the House of Tsarnaev by Sally Jacobs, David Filipov and Patricia Wen

The Fall of the House of Tsarnaev by Sally Jacobs, David Filipov and Patricia Wen

The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder by Alan Schwarz

The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder by Alan Schwarz

It’s a Man’s World, And It Always Will Be by Camille Paglia

It’s a Man’s World, And It Always Will Be by Camille Paglia

Top of the class by Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt

Top of the class by Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt

Sweden rethinks pioneering school reforms, private equity under fire from Reuters

Sweden rethinks pioneering school reforms, private equity under fire from Reuters

A Formula for Happiness by Arthur C. Brooks

A Formula for Happiness by Arthur C. Brooks

Boy Trouble by Kay S. Hymowitz

Boy Trouble by Kay S. Hymowitz

Friday, December 13, 2013

Gun-Control Dishonesty by Charles C. W. Cooke

Gun-Control Dishonesty by Charles C. W. Cooke

Obama the oblivious by Charles Krauthammer

Obama the oblivious by Charles Krauthammer

Guns, Suicides and Natural Experiments by Alex Tabarrok

Guns, Suicides and Natural Experiments by Alex Tabarrok

The False ADHD Controversy by Ross Pomeroy

The False ADHD Controversy by Ross Pomeroy

Taking a ridiculous racial issue and making it more ridiculous by Ann Althouse

Taking a ridiculous racial issue and making it more ridiculous by Ann Althouse

Yes, Men Should Do More Housework by Derek Thompson

Yes, Men Should Do More Housework by Derek Thompson

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Humanities Scholars Overturn Biology, Discover Trait-Based Politics In Fear Response by Hank Campbell

Humanities Scholars Overturn Biology, Discover Trait-Based Politics In Fear Response by Hank Campbell

3 Reasons Why Our Teenagers Can’t Find Jobs by Bonnie Ramthun

3 Reasons Why Our Teenagers Can’t Find Jobs by Bonnie Ramthun

Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital Age by Kristen McLean and Carl Kulo

Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital Age by Kristen McLean and Carl Kulo

The Global 50: The World's Largest Book Publishers, 2012 from Publishers Weekly

The Global 50: The World's Largest Book Publishers, 2012 from Publishers Weekly

The United States Book Market by GBO New York

The United States Book Market by GBO New York

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Rising riches: 1 in 5 in US reaches affluence by Hope Yen

Rising riches: 1 in 5 in US reaches affluence by Hope Yen

The Minimum Wage Ain’t What It Used to Be by David Neumark

The Minimum Wage Ain’t What It Used to Be by David Neumark

Faces in Things website

Faces in Things website

Why don't French books sell abroad? by Hugh Schofield

Why don't French books sell abroad? by Hugh Schofield

The nature of the Medicaid cost problem by Tyler Cowen

The nature of the Medicaid cost problem by Tyler Cowen

Race, Class, and the Stigma of Riding the Bus in America by Amanda Hess

Race, Class, and the Stigma of Riding the Bus in America by Amanda Hess

A Streetcar Named Disaster by Jacob Anbinder

A Streetcar Named Disaster by Jacob Anbinder

MSNBC’s Alternative Universe by Charles C. W. Cooke

MSNBC’s Alternative Universe by Charles C. W. Cooke

The Biggest Junk Science of 2013 from Real Clear Science

The Biggest Junk Science of 2013 from Real Clear Science

Monday, December 9, 2013

I Regret to Inform You That My Wedding to Captain Von Trapp Has Been Canceled by Melinda Taub

I Regret to Inform You That My Wedding to Captain Von Trapp Has Been Canceled by Melinda Taub

An Update On The Problem Of Maria by Timothy McSweeney

An Update On The Problem Of Maria by Timothy McSweeney

The USAF Band Holiday Flash Mob at the National Air and Space Museum video

The USAF Band Holiday Flash Mob at the National Air and Space Museum video

Surprising Diversity in Aging Revealed in Nature from ScienceDaily

Surprising Diversity in Aging Revealed in Nature from ScienceDaily

Scientific standards in epidemiologic studies of the menace of daily life by A.R. Feinstein

Scientific standards in epidemiologic studies of the menace of daily life by A.R. Feinstein

Does Wealth Inequality Matter for Growth? The Effect of Billionaire Wealth, Income Distribution, and Poverty by Sutirtha Bagchi and Jan Svejnar

Does Wealth Inequality Matter for Growth? The Effect of Billionaire Wealth, Income Distribution, and Poverty by Sutirtha Bagchi and Jan Svejnar

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Selling out over the Long term to achieve upward mobility by Brian Wang

Selling out over the Long term to achieve upward mobility by Brian Wang

Longform website

Longform website

ScienceDaily website

ScienceDaily website

Trouble at the Lab from The Economist

Trouble at the Lab from The Economist

How to Read About Science by Jennifer Richler

How to Read About Science by Jennifer Richler

An Education in College Justice by James Taranto

An Education in College Justice by James Taranto

The Income Inequality Problem is Overblown by Diana Furchtgott-Roth

The Income Inequality Problem is Overblown by Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Friday, December 6, 2013

Steven Pinker On Reason video

Steven Pinker On Reason video

Steven Pinker on Taboos, Political Correctness, and Dissent video

Steven Pinker on Taboos, Political Correctness, and Dissent video

Boys Rule Boys Read! blog

Boys Rule Boys Read! blog

Seven Deadly Sins of Science Reporting by Avi Roy & Anders Sandberg

Seven Deadly Sins of Science Reporting by Avi Roy & Anders Sandberg

Inside a Brain Circuit, the Will to Press On by Emily Singer

Inside a Brain Circuit, the Will to Press On by Emily Singer

David Foster Wallace’s advice on arguing persuasively by Bryan A. Garner

David Foster Wallace’s advice on arguing persuasively by Bryan A. Garner

This Argentine Found a Trick to Uncork Bottles. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next by Walter Russell Mead

This Argentine Found a Trick to Uncork Bottles. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next by Walter Russell Mead

Conservatives and Structural Racism by Ross Douthat

Conservatives and Structural Racism by Ross Douthat

Obama’s Shallow Inequality Speech And The Presidency That Might Have Been by Ben Domenech

Obama’s Shallow Inequality Speech And The Presidency That Might Have Been by Ben Domenech

The rising star system for scientific achievement and collaboration by Tyler Cowen

The rising star system for scientific achievement and collaboration by Tyler Cowen

The Stem and the Flower by David Brooks

The Stem and the Flower by David Brooks

The rise of secretarial journalism by Matthew Continetti

The rise of secretarial journalism by Matthew Continetti

Thursday, December 5, 2013

What Does Bias Look Like? by Megan McArdle

What Does Bias Look Like? by Megan McArdle

Unbiasing Academia by Megan McArdle

Unbiasing Academia by Megan McArdle

Keynote at 2013 CFN Conference by Megan McArdle

Keynote at 2013 CFN Conference by Megan McArdle

Segregation by Culture by Claude S. Fischer

Segregation by Culture by Claude S. Fischer

The rise of West German wage inequality by Tyler Cowen

The rise of West German wage inequality by Tyler Cowen

It's Not About The Nail by Jason Headley

It's Not About The Nail by Jason Headley

How Not to Measure Sexual Harassment by Megan McArdle

How Not to Measure Sexual Harassment by Megan McArdle

Britain's divided schools: a disturbing portrait of inequality by Anushka Asthana

Britain's divided schools: a disturbing portrait of inequality by Anushka Asthana

How Fair is Britain? from The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission

How Fair is Britain? from The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission

A new kind of ghetto from The Economist

A new kind of ghetto from The Economist

‘What Starving Wages?’ America’s Fattest Union Members Protest Walmart Providing Jobs To Poor People by soopermexican

‘What Starving Wages?’ America’s Fattest Union Members Protest Walmart Providing Jobs To Poor People by soopermexican

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Wars Since 1900 from the Polynational War Memorial website

Wars Since 1900 from the Polynational War Memorial website

The Value of Science by Richard Feynman

The Value of Science by Richard Feynman

Majority rules on climate science? by Jeff Jacoby

Majority rules on climate science? by Jeff Jacoby

The Great Stratification by Jeffrey J. Williams

The Great Stratification by Jeffrey J. Williams

Why Millennials Can’t Grow Up by Brooke Donatone

Why Millennials Can’t Grow Up by Brooke Donatone

Curing the Healthcare Crisis by John C. Goodman

Curing the Healthcare Crisis by John C. Goodman

Children's Choices for Recreational Reading: A Three-Part Investigation of Selection Preferences, Rationales, and Processes by Kathleen A. J. Mohr

Children's Choices for Recreational Reading: A Three-Part Investigation of Selection Preferences, Rationales, and Processes by Kathleen A. J. Mohr

Reading Preferences and Self-Selected Reading by Dianne L. Monson

Reading Preferences and Self-Selected Reading by Dianne L. Monson

The cheerleader effect by Tyler Cowen

The cheerleader effect by Tyler Cowen

Low-Information Leadership by Peggy Noonan

Low-Information Leadership by Peggy Noonan

Monday, December 2, 2013

The Real Humanities Crisis by Gary Gutting

The Real Humanities Crisis by Gary Gutting

Rewarding Effort, not Results: How Parties Own Issues Because of Their Priorities, not Their Performance by Patrick J. Egan

Rewarding Effort, not Results: How Parties Own Issues Because of Their Priorities, not Their Performance by Patrick J. Egan

The Body Language Infographic by Nick Morgan

The Body Language Infographic by Nick Morgan

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

Spreading the Wealth Around by Greg Mankiw

Spreading the Wealth Around by Greg Mankiw

Arnold Kling’s bad demographic news for libertarians by Tyler Cowen

Arnold Kling’s bad demographic news for libertarians by Tyler Cowen

U.S. Immigrants’ Attitudes Toward Libertarian Values by Tyler Cowen

U.S. Immigrants’ Attitudes Toward Libertarian Values by Tyler Cowen

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Doris Lessing & the Left by Cathy Young

Doris Lessing & the Left by Cathy Young

What can literature teach us about handling money? by Husna Haq

What can literature teach us about handling money? by Husna Haq

Productivity in Italy: The great unlearning by Fadi Hassan and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano

Productivity in Italy: The great unlearning by Fadi Hassan and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano

That Viral "Poverty Thoughts" Essay Is Totally Ridiculous by Angelica Leicht

That Viral "Poverty Thoughts" Essay Is Totally Ridiculous by Angelica Leicht

What Does It Take to Get Kids to Stop Skipping School? by Emily Richmond

What Does It Take to Get Kids to Stop Skipping School? by Emily Richmond