Wednesday, October 29, 2014

For richer, for poorer: How family structures economic success in America by W. Bradford Wilcox and Robert I. Lerman

For richer, for poorer: How family structures economic success in America by W. Bradford Wilcox and Robert I. Lerman

Voter ID Myth Crashes by Mona Charen

Voter ID Myth Crashes by Mona Charen

Hispanic paradox from Wikipedia

Hispanic paradox from Wikipedia

Asians Are a Model Minority (On Average) by Razib Khan

Asians Are a Model Minority (On Average) by Razib Khan

Why race as a biological construct matters by Razib Khan

Why race as a biological construct matters by Razib Khan

Asian Americans Are High Achievers Because They Work Harder by Carl Engelking

Asian Americans Are High Achievers Because They Work Harder by Carl Engelking

Flowers, Fungi & Felines: An Unusual Epidemic in Brazil by Rebecca Kreston

Flowers, Fungi & Felines: An Unusual Epidemic in Brazil by Rebecca Kreston

Americans taking fewest vacation days in four decades by Chuck Thompson

Americans taking fewest vacation days in four decades by Chuck Thompson

Readers Are Liars: The 1928 Study That Predicted the Future of News by Derek Thompson

Readers Are Liars: The 1928 Study That Predicted the Future of News by Derek Thompson

Presidential Speeches Were Once College-Level Rhetoric—Now They're for Sixth-Graders by Derek Thompson

Presidential Speeches Were Once College-Level Rhetoric—Now They're for Sixth-Graders by Derek Thompson

How Highbrow Wins in a Lowbrow World by Derek Thompson

How Highbrow Wins in a Lowbrow World by Derek Thompson

The Dangerous Myth of America's Ebola Panic by Derek Thompson

The Dangerous Myth of America's Ebola Panic by Derek Thompson

Why Middle-Class Americans Can't Afford to Live in Liberal Cities by Derek Thompson

Why Middle-Class Americans Can't Afford to Live in Liberal Cities by Derek Thompson

Homeownership in America Has Collapsed—Don't Blame Millennials by Derek Thompson

Homeownership in America Has Collapsed—Don't Blame Millennials by Derek Thompson

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Practice Does Not Make Perfect by David Z. Hambrick, Fernanda Ferreira, and John M. Henderson

Practice Does Not Make Perfect by David Z. Hambrick, Fernanda Ferreira, and John M. Henderson

Italy’s in terminal decline, and no one has the guts to stop it by Nicholas Farrell

Italy’s in terminal decline, and no one has the guts to stop it by Nicholas Farrell

Atul Gawande: By the Book interview in The New York Times

Atul Gawande: By the Book interview in The New York Times

ared Diamond: ‘Humans, 150,000 years ago, wouldn’t figure on a list of the five most interesting species on Earth’ by Oliver Burkeman

Jared Diamond: ‘Humans, 150,000 years ago, wouldn’t figure on a list of the five most interesting species on Earth’ by Oliver Burkeman

How far does the radius of trust extend? by Tyler Cowen

How far does the radius of trust extend? by Tyler Cowen

FTC Needs to Make Sure Companies Aren’t Using Big Data to Discriminate by Rachel Goodman

FTC Needs to Make Sure Companies Aren’t Using Big Data to Discriminate by Rachel Goodman

Do Kids Get an 'Intact-Family Premium'? by Robert VerBruggen

Do Kids Get an 'Intact-Family Premium'? by Robert VerBruggen

Did Wainstein Report Whitewash High-Level Culprits In UNC Cheating Scandal? by James Marshall Crotty

Did Wainstein Report Whitewash High-Level Culprits In UNC Cheating Scandal? by James Marshall Crotty

Getting more poor kids into college won’t fix income inequality by James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley

Getting more poor kids into college won’t fix income inequality by James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley

Three Reasons to Affirm Free Speech by Steven Pinker

Three Reasons to Affirm Free Speech by Steven Pinker

Did You Hear the Koch Brothers Just Gave a Million Bucks to NPR to Cover Healthcare? by David Callahan

Did You Hear the Koch Brothers Just Gave a Million Bucks to NPR to Cover Healthcare? by David Callahan

Monday, October 27, 2014

In Some Ways, the Rich Aren’t So Different From You and Me by Paul Sullivan

In Some Ways, the Rich Aren’t So Different From You and Me by Paul Sullivan

Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns by Valerie Strauss

Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns by Valerie Strauss

How The Modern World Arose From The North Sea from The Economist

How The Modern World Arose From The North Sea from The Economist

Cellophane Diversity from To Put It Bluntly

Cellophane Diversity from To Put It Bluntly

War Made C.S. Lewis by Paul Huard

War Made C.S. Lewis by Paul Huard

The M-4 Sherman Tank Was Hell on Wheels - And a Death Trap by Paul Huard

The M-4 Sherman Tank Was Hell on Wheels - And a Death Trap by Paul Huard

Crimes of Exactly What? by Victor Davis Hanson

Crimes of Exactly What? by Victor Davis Hanson

‘The Bell Curve’ 20 years later: A Q&A with Charles Murray by Natalie Scholl

‘The Bell Curve’ 20 years later: A Q&A with Charles Murray by Natalie Scholl

Obama and The Bell Curve by Steve Sailer

Obama and The Bell Curve by Steve Sailer

Herrnstein in 'The Atlantic' Predicts American Meritocracy by David R. Caploe

Herrnstein in 'The Atlantic' Predicts American Meritocracy by David R. Caploe

Ex-CBS reporter’s book reveals how liberal media protects Obama, book review by Kyle Smith

Ex-CBS reporter’s book reveals how liberal media protects Obama, book review by Kyle Smith

When female teachers prey on male students, it’s no teenage fantasy by Petula Dvorak

When female teachers prey on male students, it’s no teenage fantasy by Petula Dvorak

Free speech vs. voting rights and abortion rights by Will Baude

Free speech vs. voting rights and abortion rights by Will Baude

Another Example of Government Thuggery – and another Reason Why Decent and Moral People Are Libertarians by Dan Mitchell

Another Example of Government Thuggery – and another Reason Why Decent and Moral People Are Libertarians by Dan Mitchell

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Genome-wide Ancestry Patterns in Rapanui Suggest Pre-European Admixture with Native Americans by J. Víctor Moreno-Mayar, at al

Genome-wide Ancestry Patterns in Rapanui Suggest Pre-European Admixture with Native Americans by J. Víctor Moreno-Mayar, at al

Trailer Parks: An Underdog Solution to the Housing Crisis by Alana Semuels

Trailer Parks: An Underdog Solution to the Housing Crisis by Alana Semuels

City Smart book review by Aaron M. Renin

City Smart book review by Aaron M. Renin

Could non-citizens decide the November election? by Jesse Richman and David Earnest

Could non-citizens decide the November election? by Jesse Richman and David Earnest

Manly Men Are Not Always the Best Choice, Study Says by Michael D. Lemonick

Manly Men Are Not Always the Best Choice, Study Says by Michael D. Lemonick

With Ferguson, it's not what you think by Jason Johnson

With Ferguson, it's not what you think by Jason Johnson

Friday, October 24, 2014

Hello, Suckers:What you don’t know about the versatile octopus by Temma Ehrenfeld

Hello, Suckers:What you don’t know about the versatile octopus by Temma Ehrenfeld

Philosophers of Babel by Ross Perlin

Philosophers of Babel by Ross Perlin

The Reformation: Can Social Scientists Save Themselves? by Jerry Adler

The Reformation: Can Social Scientists Save Themselves? by Jerry Adler

Very Trustworthy Witnesses by Forrest Gander

Very Trustworthy Witnesses by Forrest Gander

The State of Education Reform by Chester E. Finn Jr.

The State of Education Reform by Chester E. Finn Jr.

Why Do Americans Rate Their Local Public Schools So Favorably? by Martin R. West

Why Do Americans Rate Their Local Public Schools So Favorably? by Martin R. West

The cruellest months from The Economist

The cruellest monthscfrom The Economist

Can't Afford a House? Don't Buy One by Megan McArdle

Can't Afford a House? Don't Buy One by Megan McArdle

How the Supreme Court Created the Student Loan Bubble by Bill McMorris

How the Supreme Court Created the Student Loan Bubble by Bill McMorris

Do Democrats Always Win Close Statewide Elections? by Dan McLaughlin

Do Democrats Always Win Close Statewide Elections? by Dan McLaughlin

Meet the New Serfs: You by Kevin D. Williamson

Meet the New Serfs: You by Kevin D. Williamson

Whistleblowers: IRS Officials Behind ‘Fraudulent’ Multi-Billion Dollar Corporate Tax Giveaways by Paul Caron

Whistleblowers: IRS Officials Behind ‘Fraudulent’ Multi-Billion Dollar Corporate Tax Giveaways by Paul Caron

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Where is the external social value for marginal book reading? by Tyler Cowen

Where is the external social value for marginal book reading? by Tyler Cowen

Following Scottish vote, attention in Britain shifts to rights for the English by Griff Witte

Following Scottish vote, attention in Britain shifts to rights for the English by Griff Witte

What are the chances of survival of individual chess pieces in average games? from Quora

What are the chances of survival of individual chess pieces in average games? from Quora

Skills and Scaffolding by James Heckman

Skills and Scaffolding by James Heckman

Essay Series on Character and Opportunity from The Brookings Institution

Essay Series on Character and Opportunity from The Brookings Institution

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Good Government, Bad Government by Francis Fukuyama

Good Government, Bad Government by Francis Fukuyama

Obama and Commodus by Jakub Grygiel

Obama and Commodus by Jakub Grygiel

What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set? by Bruce Grierson

What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set? by Bruce Grierson

Hard Lesson in Sleep for Teenagers by Jane E. Brody

Hard Lesson in Sleep for Teenagers by Jane E. Brody

James O’Keefe Strikes Again: The guerilla filmmaker has exposed how voter fraud is both easy and condoned in Colorado. by John Fund

James O’Keefe Strikes Again: The guerilla filmmaker has exposed how voter fraud is both easy and condoned in Colorado. by John Fund

Isaac Asimov Mulls “How Do People Get New Ideas?” from Arthur Obermayer

Isaac Asimov Mulls “How Do People Get New Ideas?” from Arthur Obermayer

Penn democrats Think America Is More Restrictive On Abortion Than Europe by Greg Piper

Penn democrats Think America Is More Restrictive On Abortion Than Europe by Greg Piper

Monday, October 20, 2014

Lucas critique from Wikipedia

Lucas critique from Wikipedia

Women Prefer Male Bosses Even More Than Men Do by Venessa Wong and Natalie Kitroeff

Women Prefer Male Bosses Even More Than Men Do by Venessa Wong and Natalie Kitroeff

Germany fact of the day by Tyler Cowen

Germany fact of the day by Tyler Cowen

Charles Murray on Ayn Rand by Alex Tabarrok

Charles Murray on Ayn Rand by Alex Tabarrok

Public and private beliefs of political leaders: Saddam Hussein in front of a crowd and behind closed doors by Stephen Benedict Dyson and Alexandra L. Raleigh

Public and private beliefs of political leaders: Saddam Hussein in front of a crowd and behind closed doors by Stephen Benedict Dyson and Alexandra L. Raleigh

Some of the most important sentences in economics by Tyler Cowen

Some of the most important sentences in economics by Tyler Cowen

A nation divided by marriage by Joseph Lawler

A nation divided by marriage by Joseph Lawler

The emptying of New York City by Henry Grabar

The emptying of New York City by Henry Grabar

Whatever happened to Primo Communist Flitworth by Ann Althouse

Whatever happened to Primo Communist Flitworth by Ann Althouse

Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong by Matt O'Brien

Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong by Matt O'Brien

What if we trusted you? by Jerry Michalski

What if we trusted you? by Jerry Michalski

How Segregated is New York City by Daniel Hertz

How Segregated is New York City by Daniel Hertz

Government Case Implodes As Its Former Lawyers Allege Fraud Against Holder DOJ by Paul Mirengoff

Government Case Implodes As Its Former Lawyers Allege Fraud Against Holder DOJ by Paul Mirengoff

Friday, October 17, 2014

The economic value of misbehavior by Tyler Cowen

The economic value of misbehavior by Tyler Cowen

Why the ‘Harry Potter’ books are so influential all around the world by Alyssa Rosenberg

Why the ‘Harry Potter’ books are so influential all around the world by Alyssa Rosenberg

Don’t Give Up on Marriage Yet by Jonathan Rauch

Don’t Give Up on Marriage Yet by Jonathan Rauch

America's Dangerous Ebola Advice by Heather Wilhelm

America's Dangerous Ebola Advice by Heather Wilhelm

Science Left Behind 2014: The Anti-Vaccination Update by Hank Campbell

Science Left Behind 2014: The Anti-Vaccination Update by Hank Campbell

Who Do They Think We Are? by Peggy Noonan

Who Do They Think We Are? by Peggy Noonan

Quality of Words, Not Quantity, Is Crucial to Language Skills, Study Finds by Douglas Quenqua

Quality of Words, Not Quantity, Is Crucial to Language Skills, Study Finds by Douglas Quenqua

Your Name on a Liberal to Conservative Spectrum from Crowdpac

Your Name on a Liberal to Conservative Spectrum from Crowdpac

The Savage Lands of Islam by Daniel Greenfield

The Savage Lands of Islam by Daniel Greenfield

Working hours: Get a life—or get fat from The Economist

Working hours: Get a life—or get fat from The Economist

Students: Transgender Woman Can’t Be Diversity Officer Because She’s a White Man Now by Katherine Timpf

Students: Transgender Woman Can’t Be Diversity Officer Because She’s a White Man Now by Katherine Timpf

The Will to Believe by William James

The Will to Believe by William James

Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards by Nin Strochlic

Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards by Nin Strochlic

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Cornell gives deer tubal ligations, everything goes wrong by William A. Jacobson

Cornell gives deer tubal ligations, everything goes wrong by William A. Jacobson

Tiger moms and helicopter parents: The economics of parenting style by Matthias Doepke and Fabrizio Zilibotti

Tiger moms and helicopter parents: The economics of parenting style by Matthias Doepke and Fabrizio Zilibotti

Don't Be Rude, You Loser by Noah Smith

Don't Be Rude, You Loser by Noah Smith

Where danger lurks by Olivier Blanchard

Where danger lurks by Olivier Blanchard

Inequality and parenting style by Tyler Cowen

Inequality and parenting style by Tyler Cowen

When 'Niceness' Becomes Tyranny by Thomas K. Lindsay

When 'Niceness' Becomes Tyranny by Thomas K. Lindsay

Parenting with Style: Altruism and Paternalism in Intergenerational Preference Transmission by Matthias Doepke, Fabrizio Zilibotti

Parenting with Style: Altruism and Paternalism in Intergenerational Preference Transmission by Matthias Doepke, Fabrizio Zilibotti

Why Kids Sext by Hanna Rosin

Why Kids Sext by Hanna Rosin

Press silence, black privilege, and unintended consequences by Eric Raymond

Press silence, black privilege, and unintended consequences by Eric Raymond

Who Lost Yemen? by Charles Schmitz

Who Lost Yemen? by Charles Schmitz

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Pretence of Knowledge by Friedrich August von Hayek

The Pretence of Knowledge by Friedrich August von Hayek

Changing public attitudes toward federalism by Ilya Somin

Changing public attitudes toward federalism by Ilya Somin

To Lure Young Readers, Nonfiction Writers Sanitize and Simplify by Alexandra Alter

To Lure Young Readers, Nonfiction Writers Sanitize and Simplify by Alexandra Alter

Parenting around the world by Kottke

Parenting around the world by Kottke

Amazon Is Not a Monopoly by Annie Lowrey

Amazon Is Not a Monopoly by Annie Lowrey

How to Discount Pension Funds by Alex Tabarrok

How to Discount Pension Funds by Alex Tabarrok

Longevity and the Rise of the West: Lifespans of the European Elite, 800-1800 by Neil Cummins

Longevity and the Rise of the West: Lifespans of the European Elite, 800-1800 by Neil Cummins

'They are brutal but make excellent sausages': Official WW2 manual for British soldiers on Nazis becomes surprise bestseller in GERMANY by Thomas Burrows

'They are brutal but make excellent sausages': Official WW2 manual for British soldiers on Nazis becomes surprise bestseller in GERMANY by Thomas Burrows

Jean Tirole and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation by Alex Tabarrok

Jean Tirole and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation by Alex Tabarrok

Black and Blue by Jamelle Bouie

Black and Blue by Jamelle Bouie

Deadly Force, in Black and White by Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara

Deadly Force, in Black and White by Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara

The Mythical ‘Pay Equity’ Crisis by Gerald Skoning

The Mythical ‘Pay Equity’ Crisis by Gerald Skoning

Moving Right Along by Roger Waldinger

Moving Right Along by Roger Waldinger

Republicans More Informed Than Democrats, According to Pew Research by Timothy H. Lee

Republicans More Informed Than Democrats, According to Pew Research by Timothy H. Lee

Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors by Richard Gray

Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors by Richard Gray

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

I think I accidentally started an urban legend. My bad. by Jesse Walker

I think I accidentally started an urban legend. My bad. by Jesse Walker

SAT Scores and Income Inequality: How Wealthier Kids Rank Higher by Josh Zumbrun

SAT Scores and Income Inequality: How Wealthier Kids Rank Higher by Josh Zumbrun

Prescription for a Banana Republic by Michael S. Greve

Prescription for a Banana Republic by Michael S. Greve

In 1964, Isaac Asimov Imagined the World in 2014 by Rebecca J. Rosen

In 1964, Isaac Asimov Imagined the World in 2014 by Rebecca J. Rosen

Why Women Still Can’t Have It All by Anne-Marie Slaughter

Why Women Still Can’t Have It All by Anne-Marie Slaughter

How Are the Boy Scouts Doing in American Cities? by John Tierney

How Are the Boy Scouts Doing in American Cities? by John Tierney

Diversity, Social Goods Provision, and Performance in the Firm by Sara Fisher Ellison and Wallace P. Mullin

Diversity, Social Goods Provision, and Performance in the Firm by Sara Fisher Ellison and Wallace P. Mullin

Workers happier with members of same gender, study finds by Katie Johnston

Workers happier with members of same gender, study finds by Katie Johnston

Monday, October 6, 2014

Attacking "Diversity": A Review of Peter Wood's Diversity:The Invention of a Concept by Roger Clegg

Attacking "Diversity": A Review of Peter Wood's Diversity:The Invention of a Concept by Roger Clegg

Diversity and Educational Benefits: Moving Beyond Self-Reported Questionnaire Data by Serge Herzog

Diversity and Educational Benefits: Moving Beyond Self-Reported Questionnaire Data by Serge Herzog

Does the River Spill Over? Estimating the Economic Returns to Attending a Racially Diverse College by Peter Arcidiacono and Jacob L. Vigdor

Does the River Spill Over? Estimating the Economic Returns to Attending a Racially Diverse College by Peter Arcidiacono and Jacob L. Vigdor

Against "Diversity" by John Rosenberg and Roger Clegg

Against "Diversity" by John Rosenberg and Roger Clegg

Self-Knowledge at the New York Times by John Hinderaker

Self-Knowledge at the New York Times by John Hinderaker

The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy by Markus Krajewski

The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy by Markus Krajewski

Green Groups Go To War On Scientific Reform In Europe by Trevor Butterworth

Green Groups Go To War On Scientific Reform In Europe by Trevor Butterworth

When Data Journalism Goes Wrong by Trevor Butterworth

When Data Journalism Goes Wrong by Trevor Butterworth

Alcohol inequality by Tyler Cowen

Alcohol inequality by Tyler Cowen

The culture of guns, the culture of alcohol by Tyler Cowen

The culture of guns, the culture of alcohol by Tyler Cowen

The Rise (and Likely Fall) of the Talent Economy by Roger L. Martin

The Rise (and Likely Fall) of the Talent Economy by Roger L. Martin

HealthCare.gov: How political fear was pitted against technical needs by Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin

HealthCare.gov: How political fear was pitted against technical needs by Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin

Welcome to Fantasy Island by Victor Davis Hanson

Welcome to Fantasy Island by Victor Davis Hanson

Sunday, October 5, 2014

I’m an adult. Stop nudging me by Margaret Wente

I’m an adult. Stop nudging me by Margaret Wente

Homer to Plato: Boris Johnson on the ten greatest ancient Greeks by Boris Johnson and York Membery

Homer to Plato: Boris Johnson on the ten greatest ancient Greeks by Boris Johnson and York Membery

The secrets of London's Athenian golden age by Boris Johnson

The secrets of London's Athenian golden age by Boris Johnson

Fewer men are working, and marriage is dying by Dalrock

Fewer men are working, and marriage is dying by Dalrock

Does race really “matter” to Justice Sotomayor? by David Bernstein

Does race really “matter” to Justice Sotomayor? by David Bernstein

Friday, October 3, 2014

Head in the Cloud book review by Vaughan Bell

Head in the Cloud book review by Vaughan Bell

Streetlight Psychology by Scott Alexander

Streetlight Psychology by Scott Alexander

Balmis Expedition from Wikipedia

Balmis Expedition from Wikipedia

Simpler Times by Scott Alexander

Simpler Times by Scott Alexander

Read History of Philosophy Backwards by Scott Alexander

Read History of Philosophy Backwards by Scott Alexander

A New Monasticism by Peter Berger

A New Monasticism by Peter Berger

Does telling Swedes about the true income distribution make them more right-wing? by Tyler Cowen

Does telling Swedes about the true income distribution make them more right-wing? by Tyler Cowen

Is the world of Swedish CEOs a meritocracy? by Tyler Cowen

Is the world of Swedish CEOs a meritocracy? by Tyler Cowen

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Good to Great by Jim Collins

In-N-Out Doesn't Want to Be McDonald's by Megan McArdle

In-N-Out Doesn't Want to Be McDonald's by Megan McArdle

The President of Inequality from The Wall Street Journal

The President of Inequality from The Wall Street Journal

The New Bureaucratic Brazenness by Peggy Noonan

The New Bureaucratic Brazenness by Peggy Noonan

I Can Tolerate Anything Except the Outgroup by Scott Alexander

I Can Tolerate Anything Except the Outgroup by Scott Alexander

Thursday, October 2, 2014

The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces that may lead to further postponement and fewer births in Europe by Wolfgang Lutz, Vegard Skirbekk, Maria Rita Testa

The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces that may lead to further postponement and fewer births in Europe by Wolfgang Lutz, Vegard Skirbekk, Maria Rita Testa

Reexamining Residency Requirements For Police Officers by Batya Ungar-Sargon and Andrew Flowers

Reexamining Residency Requirements For Police Officers by Batya Ungar-Sargon and Andrew Flowers

Worst Gender imbalances in higher ed are not what you think by William A. Jacobson

Worst Gender imbalances in higher ed are not what you think by William A. Jacobson

How Liberals Became the New Book Banners by A. Barton Hinkle

How Liberals Became the New Book Banners by A. Barton Hinkle

Survival of the Sexiest: How evolutionary psychology went viral by Mal Ahern and Moira Weigel

Survival of the Sexiest: How evolutionary psychology went viral by Mal Ahern and Moira Weigel

What Kind of Town Bans Books? by Annie Julia Wyman

What Kind of Town Bans Books? by Annie Julia Wyman

Brain Gain: The underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs by Margaret Talbot

Brain Gain: The underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs by Margaret Talbot

Two Speeches and a Tragedy by George Packer

Two Speeches and a Tragedy by George Packer

'Could It Be Any More Obvious' by Robert Stacy McCain

'Could It Be Any More Obvious' by Robert Stacy McCain