Sunday, November 30, 2014

Female teachers: The sex offenders no one suspects from UK Progressive

Female teachers: The sex offenders no one suspects from UK Progressive

Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in 463 Classrooms by Jonathan Guryan, James S. Kim, and David M. Quinn

Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in 463 Classrooms by Jonathan Guryan, James S. Kim, and David M. Quinn

Are There Any Other Men Who Don’t Watch Sports? by Mona Chalabi

Are There Any Other Men Who Don’t Watch Sports? by Mona Chalabi

Most Important Problem from Gallup

Most Important Problem from Gallup

Ferguson and the sad state of American protesting by Jazz Shaw

Ferguson and the sad state of American protesting by Jazz Shaw

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Though Under Fire For Its Own Rape Response, UVA Advises Other Schools Nationwide by Tyler Kingkade

Though Under Fire For Its Own Rape Response, UVA Advises Other Schools Nationwide by Tyler Kingkade

Feminists, We Are Not Winning the War on Campus Sexual Assault by Naomi Shatz

Feminists, We Are Not Winning the War on Campus Sexual Assault by Naomi Shatz

The Major Demographic Shift That's Upending How We Think About Race by William H. Frey

The Major Demographic Shift That's Upending How We Think About Race by William H. Frey

The Pleasure of His Company by Peggy Noonan

The Pleasure of His Company by Peggy Noonan

Progressive Mythography by Andrew C. McCarthy

Progressive Mythography by Andrew C. McCarthy

A Dagger at the Heart of Justice by Mark Steyn

A Dagger at the Heart of Justice by Mark Steyn

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Our giant welfare state by Robert J. Samuelson

Our giant welfare state by Robert J. Samuelson

This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps by Darlena Cunha

This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps by Darlena Cunha

Ways to make white people take racism seriously, and not seriously. by Thomas H Crown

Ways to make white people take racism seriously, and not seriously. by Thomas H Crown

What if Guys Acted Like Girls on Instagram? by Ashley Hesseltine

What if Guys Acted Like Girls on Instagram? by Ashley Hesseltine

The Benefits from Marriage and Religion in the United States: A Comparative Analysis by Linda J. Waite and Evelyn L. Lehrer

The Benefits from Marriage and Religion in the United States: A Comparative Analysis by Linda J. Waite and Evelyn L. Lehrer

Religious Market Structure, Religious Participation, and Outcomes: Is Religion Good For You? by Jonathan Gruber

Religious Market Structure, Religious Participation, and Outcomes: Is Religion Good For You? by Jonathan Gruber

Patents Do Not Increase Productivity by Alex Tabarrok

Patents Do Not Increase Productivity by Alex Tabarrok

Why Do Democrats Look Down on Voters? by Clive Crook

Why Do Democrats Look Down on Voters? by Clive Crook

Rethink What You “Know” About High-Achieving Women by Robin Ely, Pamela Stone, and Colleen Ammerman

Rethink What You “Know” About High-Achieving Women by Robin Ely, Pamela Stone, and Colleen Ammerman

A Defense of Marion Barry's Politics by Megan McArdle

A Defense of Marion Barry's Politics by Megan McArdle

Who Will Save the Democratic Party From Itself? by Thomas B. Edsall

Who Will Save the Democratic Party From Itself? by Thomas B. Edsall

The Ferguson Fraud by Rich Lowry

The Ferguson Fraud by Rich Lowry

Monday, November 24, 2014

Science Reveals the Evolutionary Origins of the Perfect Body Image by Cameron English

Science Reveals the Evolutionary Origins of the Perfect Body Image by Cameron English

Internet searches say a lot about our desires--and the results are dirty by Cameron

Internet searches say a lot about our desires--and the results are dirty by Cameron

Shirtgate and the myth of a sexist conspiracy in science from Cameron

Shirtgate and the myth of a sexist conspiracy in science from Cameron

The Shrinking World of Ideas by Arthur Krystal

The Shrinking World of Ideas by Arthur Krystal

Drug Overdose: The Real American Epidemic by Alex B. Berezow

Drug Overdose: The Real American Epidemic by Alex B. Berezow

Race Relations from Gallup

Race Relations from Gallup

The 9 most fascinating numbers from national exit polls by Chris Cillizza

The 9 most fascinating numbers from national exit polls by Chris Cillizza

he Microaggression Farce by Heather Mac Donald

The Microaggression Farce by Heather Mac Donald

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Jonathan Haidt Can Explain The Liberal Hobby Lobby Freakout by Rod Dreher

Jonathan Haidt Can Explain The Liberal Hobby Lobby Freakout by Rod Dreher

Why Won’t They Listen? a review by William Saletan of ‘The Righteous Mind,’ by Jonathan Haidt

Why Won’t They Listen? a review by William Saletan of ‘The Righteous Mind,’ by Jonathan Haidt

Liberals or Conservatives: Who’s Really Close-Minded? by Andrew G. Biggs

Liberals or Conservatives: Who’s Really Close-Minded? by Andrew G. Biggs

When Morality Opposes Justice: Conservatives Have Moral Intuitions that Liberals May Not Recognize by Jonathan Haidt and Jesse Graham

When Morality Opposes Justice: Conservatives Have Moral Intuitions that Liberals May Not Recognize by Jonathan Haidt and Jesse Graham

What Makes People Vote Republican? by Jonathan Haidt

What Makes People Vote Republican? by Jonathan Haidt

The Ideological Turing Test by Bryan Caplan

The Ideological Turing Test by Bryan Caplan

Friday, November 21, 2014

Children Still Struggle to Read in the Neighborhood Where the Latino-Rights Movement Began by Reena Flores and Alexia Fernández Campbell

Children Still Struggle to Read in the Neighborhood Where the Latino-Rights Movement Began by Reena Flores and Alexia Fernández Campbell

Measured, Unmeasured, Mismeasured, and Unjustified Pessimism: A Review Essay of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twentieth Century by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

Measured, Unmeasured, Mismeasured, and Unjustified Pessimism: A Review Essay of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twentieth Century by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

For Women, Job Authority Adds to Depression Symptoms by David Ochsner

For Women, Job Authority Adds to Depression Symptoms by David Ochsner

Obama's Immigration Speech Acrobatics by Megan McArdle

Obama's Immigration Speech Acrobatics by Megan McArdle

Amnesty but do not panic; Women in Combat; the Caliphate continues; A treat for all scholars. by Jerry Pournelle

Amnesty but do not panic; Women in Combat; the Caliphate continues; A treat for all scholars. by Jerry Pournelle

Bombshell: Email Proves that White House, DOJ Targeted Reporter Sharyl Attkisson by Bryan Preston

Bombshell: Email Proves that White House, DOJ Targeted Reporter Sharyl Attkisson by Bryan Preston

The Nihilist in the White House by Peggy Noonan

The Nihilist in the White House by Peggy Noonan

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Why Voter ID Laws Don’t Swing Many Elections by Nate Cohn

Why Voter ID Laws Don’t Swing Many Elections by Nate Cohn

No One Wanted to Talk About Bill Cosby's Alleged Crimes Because He Made White America Feel Good About Race by Rebecca Traister

No One Wanted to Talk About Bill Cosby's Alleged Crimes Because He Made White America Feel Good About Race by Rebecca Traister

A Legacy of Liberalism by Thomas Sowell

A Legacy of Liberalism by Thomas Sowell

Was it the middle class that favored infrastructure investment in 19th century England? by Tyler Cowen

Was it the middle class that favored infrastructure investment in 19th century England? by Tyler Cowen

Brilliant impersonators by Kat McGowan

Brilliant impersonators by Kat McGowan

Birdland by John M Marzluff

Birdland by John M Marzluff

The self is moral by Nina Strohminger

The self is moral by Nina Strohminger

Scandinavians Were Earliest Europeans by Rasmus Jakobsen

Scandinavians Were Earliest Europeans by Rasmus Jakobsen

The Geography of Terrorism by Kathy Gilsinan

The Geography of Terrorism by Kathy Gilsinan

How many melodies are there? by Oli Freke

How many melodies are there? by Oli Freke

The Justice Department becomes a schoolyard bully in Wisconsin by George F. Will

The Justice Department becomes a schoolyard bully in Wisconsin by George F. Will

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Questions About Sharpton’s Finances Accompany His Rise in Influence by Russ Buettner

Questions About Sharpton’s Finances Accompany His Rise in Influence by Russ Buettner

Mishandling Rape by Jed Rubenfeld

Mishandling Rape by Jed Rubenfeld

Map: The world’s 36 million slaves by Rick Noack

Map: The world’s 36 million slaves by Rick Noack

Defining Diversity Down by Alex Tabarrok

Defining Diversity Down by Alex Tabarrok

Obama's Educrats Issue 'Racial Equity' Edict To Schools from Investors Business Daily

Obama's Educrats Issue 'Racial Equity' Edict To Schools from Investors Business Daily

The Progressives' War on Suburbia by Joel Kotkin

The Progressives' War on Suburbia by Joel Kotkin

Together They Bargain? by Scott Beaulier & George Crowley

Together They Bargain? by Scott Beaulier & George Crowley

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Why Social Justice Warriors are losing by Ed West

Why Social Justice Warriors are losing by Ed West

10 Hours of Princess Leia Walking in NYC from Abacadabra NYC

10 Hours of Princess Leia Walking in NYC from Abacadabra NYC

Linda Greenhouse’s reaction to the cert grant in King v. Burwell by Orin Kerr

Linda Greenhouse’s reaction to the cert grant in King v. Burwell by Orin Kerr

“Republicans have to show they can govern.” No, they don’t. Please stop saying that. by Jay Rosen

“Republicans have to show they can govern.” No, they don’t. Please stop saying that. by Jay Rosen

Show your work: my frank exchange of views with NPR's Steve Inskeep by Jay Rosen

Show your work: my frank exchange of views with NPR's Steve Inskeep by Jay Rosen

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Children of Civil War Veterans Still Walk Among Us, 150 Years After the War by David A. Lande

Children of Civil War Veterans Still Walk Among Us, 150 Years After the War by David A. Lande

How to Distort Income Inequality by Phil Graham and Michael Solon

How to Distort Income Inequality by Phil Graham and Michael Solon

A President Who Is Hearing Things by Richard Benedetto

A President Who Is Hearing Things by Richard Benedetto

Schools Implement Explicit Racial Bias in Suspensions by Robby Soave

Schools Implement Explicit Racial Bias in Suspensions by Robby Soave

Republican Wave Drowns Pollsters by Tom Blumer

Republican Wave Drowns Pollsters by Tom Blumer

Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True by Eric Schlosser

Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True by Eric Schlosser

Sunday, November 9, 2014

The Parent Trap by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

The Parent Trap by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Blue Twilight and Red Dawn? by Walter Russell Mead

Blue Twilight and Red Dawn? by Walter Russell Mead

The Drug War Divide by Russell Crandall

The Drug War Divide by Russell Crandall

Emerging and Developing Economies Much More Optimistic than Rich Countries about the Future from Pew Research

Emerging and Developing Economies Much More Optimistic than Rich Countries about the Future from Pew Research

In America, Hard Work Still Equals Success by Walter Russell Mead

In America, Hard Work Still Equals Success by Walter Russell Mead

The GOP’s poisonous double-speak by Thomas Frank

The GOP’s poisonous double-speak by Thomas Frank

Julia Lost by Kevin D. Williamson

Julia Lost by Kevin D. Williamson

How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the Teachers Union by Nick Gillespie & Jim Epstein

How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the Teachers Union by Nick Gillespie & Jim Epstein

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Women earn less than men even when they set the pay by Tyler Cowen

Women earn less than men even when they set the pay by Tyler Cowen

Five Ways to Lie with Charts by Becca Cudmore

Five Ways to Lie with Charts by Becca Cudmore

Churchill Still Stands Alone by Boris Johnson

Churchill Still Stands Alone by Boris Johnson

The Midterms Were Only Bad for Women If You Have a Very Narrow View of Women by Jessica Grose

The Midterms Were Only Bad for Women If You Have a Very Narrow View of Women by Jessica Grose

Greens take the moral low ground by Matt Ridley

Greens take the moral low ground by Matt Ridley

The Wendy Davis Experiment by Ross Douthat

The Wendy Davis Experiment by Ross Douthat

Friday, November 7, 2014

French 'mess' threatens real civil strife by Hugh Schofield

French 'mess' threatens real civil strife by Hugh Schofield

The Mother of All Gender Gaps from TheMoneyIllusion

The Mother of All Gender Gaps from TheMoneyIllusion

Hollaback and Why Everyone Needs Better Research Methods And Why All Data Needs Theory by Zeynep Tufekci

Hollaback and Why Everyone Needs Better Research Methods And Why All Data Needs Theory by Zeynep Tufekci

“BEHAVIORS” are more important….than customers! by Andre Harrell

“BEHAVIORS” are more important….than customers! by Andre Harrell

In hiring, racial bias is still a problem. But not always for reasons you think by Brett Arends

In hiring, racial bias is still a problem. But not always for reasons you think by Brett Arends

Right-winger’s “no compassion” crusade: Conservative writer William Voegeli unloads book review by Elias Isquith

Right-winger’s “no compassion” crusade: Conservative writer William Voegeli unloads book review by Elias Isquith

Date the Atlas, Not the Shrug by Jennifer Anju Grossman

Date the Atlas, Not the Shrug by Jennifer Anju Grossman

Big Law’s Battle With Christians in Texas by J. Christian Adams

Big Law’s Battle With Christians in Texas by J. Christian Adams

The Unbearable Lightness of Feminism by Daniel Greenfield

The Unbearable Lightness of Feminism by Daniel Greenfield

Gramscian damage by Eric Raymond

Gramscian damage by Eric Raymond

If You Think You’re a Genius, You’re Crazy by Dean Keith Simonton

If You Think You’re a Genius, You’re Crazy by Dean Keith Simonton

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Academics try to get North and South Korea to speak same language from Agence France-Presse

Academics try to get North and South Korea to speak same language from Agence France-Presse

These Charts Show The Political Bias Of Workers In Each Profession by Andy Kiersz and Hunter Walker

These Charts Show The Political Bias Of Workers In Each Profession by Andy Kiersz and Hunter Walker

Wreck of 17th-Century Dutch Warship Discovered by Megan Gannon

Wreck of 17th-Century Dutch Warship Discovered by Megan Gannon

The Dandy Goat website

The Dandy Goat website

Run-on sentence careens into school gym, injuring nine by Ichabod F.N. Herstal

Run-on sentence careens into school gym, injuring nine by Ichabod F.N. Herstal

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

After Big Bet, Hedge Fund Pulls the Levers of Power by Michael S. Schmidt, Eric Lipton and Alexandra Stevenson

After Big Bet, Hedge Fund Pulls the Levers of Power by Michael S. Schmidt, Eric Lipton and Alexandra Stevenson

Charter schools get better over time by Tyler Cowen

Charter schools get better over time by Tyler Cowen

Gender Fairness Prevails in Most Fields of Academic Science from APS

Gender Fairness Prevails in Most Fields of Academic Science from APS

A Rare (Earth) Case of Wisdom by Alex Tabarrok

A Rare (Earth) Case of Wisdom by Alex Tabarrok

Learning from the variation in the effectiveness of Head Start by Nick Bunker

Learning from the variation in the effectiveness of Head Start by Nick Bunker

How Urban Renewal Destroys Neighborhoods by A. Barton Hinkle

How Urban Renewal Destroys Neighborhoods by A. Barton Hinkle

More Marriage, More Babies? Apparently Not. by Robert VerBruggen

More Marriage, More Babies? Apparently Not. by Robert VerBruggen

Yes, men struggle with work-life balance, they just don't tell women by Caroline Fairchild

Yes, men struggle with work-life balance, they just don't tell women by Caroline Fairchild

Monday, November 3, 2014

It’s the greatest achievement in human history, and one you probably never heard about by Mark J. Perry

It’s the greatest achievement in human history, and one you probably never heard about by Mark J. Perry

China's Missing Babies by Adam Minter

China's Missing Babies by Adam Minter

Inequality and Mobility: Don't Forget the Family by W. Bradford Wilcox & Robert I. Lerman

Inequality and Mobility: Don't Forget the Family by W. Bradford Wilcox & Robert I. Lerman

Academic Science Isn’t Sexist by Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci

Academic Science Isn’t Sexist by Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci

Is 10,000 Hours All I Need to Run a Faster Marathon? by Jen A Miller

Is 10,000 Hours All I Need to Run a Faster Marathon? by Jen A Miller

Vanguard After the Revolution by Joe Posnanski

Vanguard After the Revolution by Joe Posnanski

Harrassment, Racism, & “Harmless Torturers” by Julian Sanchez

Harrassment, Racism, & “Harmless Torturers” by Julian Sanchez

Is Your House Red or Blue? by Megan McArdle

Is Your House Red or Blue? by Megan McArdle

Migration Isn’t Turning Red States Blue by Harry Enten and Nate Silver

Migration Isn’t Turning Red States Blue by Harry Enten and Nate Silver

UNC students blame capitalism, white supremacy for academic scandal by Kate Grise

UNC students blame capitalism, white supremacy for academic scandal by Kate Grise

"This is what a feminist who exploits women looks like" by Don Surber

"This is what a feminist who exploits women looks like" by Don Surber

Obama’s Border Policy Fueled Epidemic, Evidence Shows by Neil Munro

Obama’s Border Policy Fueled Epidemic, Evidence Shows by Neil Munro

Saturday, November 1, 2014

How the Far Left Hijacked a Cat-Calling Debate And Started to Eat Itself by Charles C. W. Cooke

How the Far Left Hijacked a Cat-Calling Debate And Started to Eat Itself by Charles C. W. Cooke

This is why the economy has fallen and it can’t get up by Matt O'Brien

This is why the economy has fallen and it can’t get up by Matt O'Brien

3 Reasons President Obama Is Wrong About Stay-At-Home Mothers by Mollie Hemingway

3 Reasons President Obama Is Wrong About Stay-At-Home Mothers by Mollie Hemingway

Political Cycles; Sternutation Nation by James Taranto

Political Cycles; Sternutation Nation by James Taranto

Do We Need a Law Against Catcalling? from the New York Times

Do We Need a Law Against Catcalling? from the New York Times

No Offense: The New Threats to Free Speech by John O'Sullivan

No Offense: The New Threats to Free Speech by John O'Sullivan