Saturday, August 30, 2014

The Hillsdale Conspiracy by Western Chauvinist

The Hillsdale Conspiracy by Western Chauvinist

The Stupendous Failure Of Big City Education: How The Philly Teachers Union Loots The Schools by Tyler Durden

The Stupendous Failure Of Big City Education: How The Philly Teachers Union Loots The Schools by Tyler Durden

Social sciences suffer from severe publication bias by Mark Peplow

Social sciences suffer from severe publication bias by Mark Peplow

Against Empathy by Paul Bloom

Against Empathy by Paul Bloom

The Endangered Species Act Hits Affluent Maryland Suburb of the Nation's Capital, and People are Furious by Brian Seasholes

The Endangered Species Act Hits Affluent Maryland Suburb of the Nation's Capital, and People are Furious by Brian Seasholes

The Mental Virtues by David Brooks

The Mental Virtues by David Brooks

New Study Offers Clues to Swift Arctic Extinction by Joshua A. Kritsch

New Study Offers Clues to Swift Arctic Extinction by Joshua A. Kritsch

I was taking pictures of my daughters. A stranger thought I was exploiting them. by Jeff Gates

I was taking pictures of my daughters. A stranger thought I was exploiting them. by Jeff Gates

Friday, August 29, 2014

Vox Explanation Highlights Gap Between Political World and Everybody Else by Scott Rasmussen

Vox Explanation Highlights Gap Between Political World and Everybody Else by Scott Rasmussen

Is it really true that “three quarters of whites don’t have any non-white friends”? by Eugene Volokh

Is it really true that “three quarters of whites don’t have any non-white friends”? by Eugene Volokh

Build Better Teachers by Mona Charen

Build Better Teachers by Mona Charen

The biggest thing that blue states are screwing up by Matthew Yglesias

The biggest thing that blue states are screwing up by Matthew Yglesias

Blacks Must Confront Reality by Walter E. Williams

Blacks Must Confront Reality by Walter E. Williams

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Which U.S. Immigrants End Up Becoming Small-Business Owners?Greeks top the list. Here are the 19 others. by Matt Vasilogambros and Stephanie Stamm

Which U.S. Immigrants End Up Becoming Small-Business Owners?Greeks top the list. Here are the 19 others. by Matt Vasilogambros and Stephanie Stamm

The Subsidy Show: Colbert, Fallon and the crony capitalism of the creative class by Dennis Saffran

The Subsidy Show: Colbert, Fallon and the crony capitalism of the creative class by Dennis Saffran

America’s coal heartland is in economic freefall — but only the most desperate are fleeing by Chico Harlan

America’s coal heartland is in economic freefall — but only the most desperate are fleeing by Chico Harlan

A Long Childhood Feeds the Hungry Human Brain by Erin White

A Long Childhood Feeds the Hungry Human Brain by Erin White

Is Everyone a Little Bit Racist? by Nicholas Kristof

Is Everyone a Little Bit Racist? by Nicholas Kristof

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The Kennewick Man Finally Freed to Share His Secrets by Douglas Preston

The Kennewick Man Finally Freed to Share His Secrets by Douglas Preston

What Charter Schools Are Getting Right And Why They Top Our High School Rankings by Conor P. Williams

What Charter Schools Are Getting Right And Why They Top Our High School Rankings by Conor P. Williams

An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth by Matti Friedman

An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth by Matti Friedman

Government science advice: where are the honest brokers? by Roger Pielke Jr.

Government science advice: where are the honest brokers? by Roger Pielke Jr.

How fear of being seen as racist stopped social workers saving up to 1,400 children from sexual exploitation at the hands of Asian men in just ONE TOWN by Mia de Graaf and Amanda Williams

How fear of being seen as racist stopped social workers saving up to 1,400 children from sexual exploitation at the hands of Asian men in just ONE TOWN by Mia de Graaf and Amanda Williams

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

How do trends and cycles interact? by Tyler Cowen

How do trends and cycles interact? by Tyler Cowen

A Driving School in France Hits a Wall of Regulations by Suzanne Daley

A Driving School in France Hits a Wall of Regulations by Suzanne Daley

From Assortative to Ashortative Coupling: Men's Height, Height Heterogamy, and Relationship Dynamics in the United States by Abigail Weitzman and Dalton Conley

From Assortative to Ashortative Coupling: Men's Height, Height Heterogamy, and Relationship Dynamics in the United States by Abigail Weitzman and Dalton Conley

Economist Lawrence Summers by Amy Sutherland

Economist Lawrence Summers by Amy Sutherland

Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science by José L. Duarte, et al

Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science by José L. Duarte, et al

Ferguson and the Real Race War by Bill Whittle

Ferguson and the Real Race War by Bill Whittle

Government to Track ‘False, Misleading’ Ideas on Twitter by Jon Gabriel

Government to Track ‘False, Misleading’ Ideas on Twitter by Jon Gabriel

Monday, August 25, 2014

Are White People Unusually Self-Segregated? by Robert VerBruggen

Are White People Unusually Self-Segregated? by Robert VerBruggen

Life Boils Down to Five 'Rules' by James Smith

Life Boils Down to Five 'Rules' by James Smith

Top 10 Reasons for Challenging a Book by Martha Barksdale

Top 10 Reasons for Challenging a Book by Martha Barksdale

Top 10 Reasons for Challenging a Book by Martha Barksdale

Top 10 Reasons for Challenging a Book by Martha Barksdale

Is the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 a failure? by George F. Will

Is the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 a failure? by George F. Will

Math wars: Rote memorization plays crucial role in teaching students how to solve complex calculations, study says by Joseph Brean

Math wars: Rote memorization plays crucial role in teaching students how to solve complex calculations, study says by Joseph Brean

Why Britain is poorer than any US state, other than Mississippi by Fraser Nelson

Why Britain is poorer than any US state, other than Mississippi by Fraser Nelson

Friday, August 22, 2014

How much does poverty drive crime? by Tyler Cowen

How much does poverty drive crime? by Tyler Cowen

The impact of neighbourhood deprivation on adolescent violent criminality and substance misuse: A longitudinal, quasi-experimental study of the total Swedish population by Amir Sariaslan, et al

The impact of neighbourhood deprivation on adolescent violent criminality and substance misuse: A longitudinal, quasi-experimental study of the total Swedish population by Amir Sariaslan, et al

How to Be Polite by Paul Ford

How to Be Polite by Paul Ford

Why Are Women-Owned Businesses So Small? by Sophie Quinton

Why Are Women-Owned Businesses So Small? by Sophie Quinton

A Look At College Degree Migration by Aaron M. Renn

A Look At College Degree Migration by Aaron M. Renn

What Ferguson Means for Urban Planning by Randal O'Toole

What Ferguson Means for Urban Planning by Randal O'Toole

Teen Births and the Complexities of Culture by Ross Douthat

Teen Births and the Complexities of Culture by Ross Douthat

Davy Jones’s heat locker from The Economist

Davy Jones’s heat locker from The Economist

Study of Internet censorship reveals the deepest fears of China's government by Mara Hvistendahl

Study of Internet censorship reveals the deepest fears of China's government by Mara Hvistendahl

How Do Liberal and Conservative Attitudes About Obedience to Authority Differ? The Surprising Result of My Study by Jeremy Frimer

How Do Liberal and Conservative Attitudes About Obedience to Authority Differ? The Surprising Result of My Study by Jeremy Frimer

Models challenge temperature reconstruction of last 12,000 years by Scott K. Johnson

Models challenge temperature reconstruction of last 12,000 years by Scott K. Johnson

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Should Only Winners Get Trophies? by Alex Tabarrok

Should Only Winners Get Trophies? by Alex Tabarrok

Ferguson and the Modern Debtor’s Prison by Alex Tabarrok

Ferguson and the Modern Debtor’s Prison by Alex Tabarrok

Police brutality or “reasonable force”? Research review and statistics on law enforcement, violence and the role of race by John Wihbey

Police brutality or “reasonable force”? Research review and statistics on law enforcement, violence and the role of race by John Wihbey

Common Knowledge Makes Us More Cooperative by Avital Andrews

Common Knowledge Makes Us More Cooperative by Avital Andrews

Diversity Is in the Eye of the Beholder by Bettina Chang

Diversity Is in the Eye of the Beholder by Bettina Chang

The end of neighbours by Brian Bethune

The end of neighbours by Brian Bethune

Deliver Us From Wimpiness by Heather Wilhelm

Deliver Us From Wimpiness by Heather Wilhelm

Fanning the Flames in Ferguson by Victor Davis Hanson

Fanning the Flames in Ferguson by Victor Davis Hanson

Sherman in Gaza by Victor Davis Hanson

Sherman in Gaza by Victor Davis Hanson

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Is segregation the problem in Ferguson? by Jonathan Rodden

Is segregation the problem in Ferguson? by Jonathan Rodden

The End of the Segregated Century: Racial Separation in America's Neighborhoods, 1890-2010 by Edward Glaeser and Jacob Vigdor

The End of the Segregated Century: Racial Separation in America's Neighborhoods, 1890-2010 by Edward Glaeser and Jacob Vigdor

Loeb Classical Library 1.0 by Francesca Annicchiarico

Loeb Classical Library 1.0 by Francesca Annicchiarico

For Big-Data Scientists, ‘Janitor Work’ Is Key Hurdle to Insights by Steve Lohr

For Big-Data Scientists, ‘Janitor Work’ Is Key Hurdle to Insights by Steve Lohr

Leo Strauss' Political Philosophy: Reviled But Redeemed by Peter Berkowitz

Leo Strauss' Political Philosophy: Reviled But Redeemed by Peter Berkowitz

The decline of the week-long vacation (America fact of the day) by Tyler Cowen

The decline of the week-long vacation (America fact of the day) by Tyler Cowen

The Persistence of Ideology by Theodore Dalrymple

The Persistence of Ideology by Theodore Dalrymple

Inversion by Fred Siegel

Inversion by Fred Siegel

A Grotesque Pantomime of Repression and Redemption by Fred Siegel

A Grotesque Pantomime of Repression and Redemption by Fred Siegel

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Where We Came From, State by State by Gregor Aisch, Robert Gebeloff, and Kevin Quealy

Where We Came From, State by State by Gregor Aisch, Robert Gebeloff, and Kevin Quealy

Liberalism’s Beleaguered Victory by Abram N. Shulsky

Liberalism’s Beleaguered Victory by Abram N. Shulsky

Brazil on the short end of a 7-1 score by S. Sumner

Brazil on the short end of a 7-1 score by Scott Sumner

Check Out How Much The Average American Works Each Year Compared To The French, The Germans, And The Koreans by Joe Weisenthal

Check Out How Much The Average American Works Each Year Compared To The French, The Germans, And The Koreans by Joe Weisenthal

Fostering the Work Motivation of Individuals and Teams by Richard E. Clark

Fostering the Work Motivation of Individuals and Teams by Richard E. Clark

Are Nonmarital Births on the Decline? by Robert VerBruggen

Are Nonmarital Births on the Decline? by Robert VerBruggen

Facing the facts from The Economist

Facing the facts from The Economist

Maimonides’ Eight Levels of Charity from Mishneh Torah, Laws of Charity, 10:7–14

Maimonides’ Eight Levels of Charity from Mishneh Torah, Laws of Charity, 10:7–14

The Crazy World of Public Schools by Heather Wilhelm

The Crazy World of Public Schools by Heather Wilhelm

What's Missing in Ferguson, Mo. by Joseph Epstein

What's Missing in Ferguson, Mo. by Joseph Epstein

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Can Family Leave Policies Be Too Generous? It Seems So by Claire Cain Miller

Can Family Leave Policies Be Too Generous? It Seems So by Claire Cain Miller

Educated and Religious by Scott Jaschik

Educated and Religious by Scott Jaschik

Constitutional verbosity and social trust by Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt

Constitutional verbosity and social trust by Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt

Could Risk Assessment Contribute to Racial Disparity in the Justice System? by Jesse Janetta, Justin Breaux, and Helen Ho

Could Risk Assessment Contribute to Racial Disparity in the Justice System? by Jesse Janetta, Justin Breaux, and Helen Ho

Study: History of cultural bias has led to a lack of diversity at liberal green groups by Darryl FEars

Study: History of cultural bias has led to a lack of diversity at liberal green groups by Darryl FEars

Tottering Ivory Towers by Stuart Butler

Tottering Ivory Towers by Stuart Butler

This Queasy Love: How Having Frequent Diarrhea as a Child Shapes Your Adult Mate Choice by Jesse Bering

This Queasy Love: How Having Frequent Diarrhea as a Child Shapes Your Adult Mate Choice by Jesse Bering

America’s Churning Races: Race and Ethnic Response Changes between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census by Carolyn A. Liebler, et al

America’s Churning Races: Race and Ethnic Response Changes between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census by Carolyn A. Liebler, et al

Campus Activism: The Fight for Imaginary Victories by Peter Wood

Campus Activism: The Fight for Imaginary Victories by Peter Wood

Monday, August 11, 2014

Tallying Female Workers Isn't Enough to Make Tech More Diverse by Adrienne LaFrance

Tallying Female Workers Isn't Enough to Make Tech More Diverse by Adrienne LaFrance

Open carry kids book becomes a hit after being mocked by Bill Maher by Matt Knight

Open carry kids book becomes a hit after being mocked by Bill Maher by Matt Knight

Gridlock Is Good by Reihan Salam

Gridlock Is Good by Reihan Salam

Women's Studies Departments Are Failing Feminism by Elizabeth Segran

Women's Studies Departments Are Failing Feminism by Elizabeth Segran

‘Shaken baby’ doubters give cases another look by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Shaken baby’ doubters give cases another look by O’Ryan Johnson


The Cycles—or Stages—of Chinese History by Edward N. Luttwak

The Cycles—or Stages—of Chinese History by Edward N. Luttwak

Princeton and Wellesley May Re-inflate Grades by Paul Caron

Princeton and Wellesley May Re-inflate Grades by Paul Caron

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Differential Fertility as a Determinant of Trends in Public Opinion about Abortion in the United States by J. Alex Kevern and Jeremy Freese

Differential Fertility as a Determinant of Trends in Public Opinion about Abortion in the United States by J. Alex Kevern and Jeremy Freese

The Persistence of the Old Regime by Kieran Healy

The Persistence of the Old Regime by Kieran Healy

Prophet Motive: The Kahlil Gibran phenomenon by Joan Acocella

Prophet Motive: The Kahlil Gibran phenomenon by Joan Acocella

The case for starting statistics education in kindergarten by Jonathan Wai

The case for starting statistics education in kindergarten by Jonathan Wai

What College Gowns Bring to Towns by Richard Reep

What College Gowns Bring to Towns by Richard Reep

Scientists turn a brown butterfly purple—in just six generations by John Timmer

Scientists turn a brown butterfly purple—in just six generations by John Timmer

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Groundbreaking research maps cultural history from Northeastern University

Groundbreaking research maps cultural history from Northeastern University

Why Are So Many Low-Income People So Overweight? by James McWilliams

Why Are So Many Low-Income People So Overweight? by James McWilliams

The Growth and Spread of Concentrated Poverty, 2000 to 2008-2012 by Elizabeth Kneebone

The Growth and Spread of Concentrated Poverty, 2000 to 2008-2012 by Elizabeth Kneebone

WSU researchers see violent era in ancient Southwest by Eric Sorensen

WSU researchers see violent era in ancient Southwest by Eric Sorensen

Cut the Crap About the Gender Pay Gap by Joanna Williams

Cut the Crap About the Gender Pay Gap by Joanna Williams

Political psychology or politicized psychology? Is the road to scientific hell paved with good moral intentions? by Philip Tetlock

Political psychology or politicized psychology? Is the road to scientific hell paved with good moral intentions? by Philip Tetlock

Is the road to scientific hell paved with good moral intentions? by Judith Curry

Is the road to scientific hell paved with good moral intentions? by Judith Curry

Kardashian Index by Judith Curry

Kardashian Index by Judith Curry

Obama’s Corporatist Constitution by Mickey Kaus

Obama’s Corporatist Constitution by Mickey Kaus

Republicans’ increasing reliance on white voters may not spell electoral doom just yet by Chris Cillizza

Republicans’ increasing reliance on white voters may not spell electoral doom just yet by Chris Cillizza

WWI demons live by Jonah Goldberg

WWI demons live by Jonah Goldberg

Friday, August 1, 2014

How to make your own luck by Daniel H. Pink

How to make your own luck by Daniel H. Pink

Why are some people so much luckier than others? by Nathan Kontny

Why are some people so much luckier than others? by Nathan Kontny

Out of Many, Two? by Peggy Noonan

Out of Many, Two? by Peggy Noonan

American firms are aging too by Tyler Cowen

American firms are aging too by Tyler Cowen

Why Psychologists’ Food Fight Matters “Important findings” haven’t been replicated, and science may have to change its ways. by Michelle N. Meyer and Christopher Chabris

Why Psychologists’ Food Fight Matters “Important findings” haven’t been replicated, and science may have to change its ways. by Michelle N. Meyer and Christopher Chabris

Lords challenge No 10 to prove value of public behaviour 'nudge' unit by Jamie Doward

Lords challenge No 10 to prove value of public behaviour 'nudge' unit by Jamie Doward

Small Telescopes: Detectability and the Evaluation of Replication Results by Uri Simonsohn

Small Telescopes: Detectability and the Evaluation of Replication Results by Uri Simonsohn

IRS Strikes Deal With Atheists To Monitor Sermons And Homilies from Investor's Business Daily

IRS Strikes Deal With Atheists To Monitor Sermons And Homilies from Investor's Business Daily