Saturday, December 12, 2015

Amherst: D'Souza DESTROYS Leftist College Students Arguments video

Amherst: D'Souza DESTROYS Leftist College Students Arguments video

Why You Need Cohorts to Improve Your Retention by Alicia Shiu

Why You Need Cohorts to Improve Your Retention by Alicia Shiu

Academic B.S. as artificial barriers to entry by Noah Smith

Academic B.S. as artificial barriers to entry by Noah Smith

Diversity actually makes us smarter by Amy X. Wang

Diversity actually makes us smarter by Amy X. Wang

The Educational Benefits of Diversity Are Dubious by Jason Richwine

The Educational Benefits of Diversity Are Dubious by Jason Richwine

'Culture bundling' and other obstacles to a real gun control debate by Ken White

'Culture bundling' and other obstacles to a real gun control debate by Ken White

Can a Predator Really Be Friends With Its Prey? by Cari Romm

Can a Predator Really Be Friends With Its Prey? by Cari Romm

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Dispelling the ‘Few Extremists’ Myth – the Muslim World Is Overcome with Hate by David French

Dispelling the ‘Few Extremists’ Myth – the Muslim World Is Overcome with Hate by David French

What makes geeks tick? A study of Stack Overflow careers by Tyler Cowen

What makes geeks tick? A study of Stack Overflow careers by Tyler Cowen

Why medical progress is difficult by Tyler Cowen

Why medical progress is difficult by Tyler Cowen

Mobility and money in U.S. states: The marriage effect by W. Bradford Wilcox, Robert I. Lerman and Joseph Price

Mobility and money in U.S. states: The marriage effect by W. Bradford Wilcox, Robert I. Lerman and Joseph Price

Mass Murder and Identity Politics Inset: Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik by Victor Davis Hanson

Mass Murder and Identity Politics Inset: Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik by Victor Davis Hanson

President Obama Just Offered Two Bad Ideas for Fighting Gun Violence by Jamelle Bouie

President Obama Just Offered Two Bad Ideas for Fighting Gun Violence by Jamelle Bouie

Why Do These Young Muslims Hate Us? by Hisham Melhem

Why Do These Young Muslims Hate Us? by Hisham Melhem

Monday, December 7, 2015

Why Attitude Is More Important Than IQ by Jonathan Low

Why Attitude Is More Important Than IQ by Jonathan Low

Why I worry experimental social science is headed in the wrong direction by Chris Blattman

Why I worry experimental social science is headed in the wrong direction by Chris Blattman

Denmark fact of the politically incorrect paper of the day by Tyler Cowen

Denmark fact of the politically incorrect paper of the day by Tyler Cowen

How did China’s Cultural Revolution affect adolescent outcomes for the rusticated? by Tyler Cowen

How did China’s Cultural Revolution affect adolescent outcomes for the rusticated? by Tyler Cowen

Is Racism 'Embedded in Our Psyche'? by Robert Cherry

Is Racism 'Embedded in Our Psyche'? by Robert Cherry

The Hatred More Powerful Than a Mother's Love by Toby Harnden & John Harlow

The Hatred More Powerful Than a Mother's Love by Toby Harnden & John Harlow

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Korean County Achieves Its Goal: Less Birth Control, More Babies by Choe Sang-Hun

Korean County Achieves Its Goal: Less Birth Control, More Babies by Choe Sang-Hun

Whom Do Immigrants Marry? Emerging Patterns of Intermarriage and Integration in the United States by Daniel T. Lichter et al

Whom Do Immigrants Marry? Emerging Patterns of Intermarriage and Integration in the United States by Daniel T. Lichter et al

How C. S. Lewis Predicted Today’s College Campus Craziness—in 1944 by Tyler O'Neil

How C. S. Lewis Predicted Today’s College Campus Craziness—in 1944 by Tyler O'Neil

Social Justice Morons Blame Income Inequality for the Rise of Daesh by Nicki

Social Justice Morons Blame Income Inequality for the Rise of Daesh by Nicki

The Walrus and the New York Times by John Hinderaker

The Walrus and the New York Times by John Hinderaker

Climate and Human Civilization over the last 18,000 years by Andy May

Climate and Human Civilization over the last 18,000 years by Andy May

Europe and Islam: A clash of failures by Michael Brendan Dougherty

Europe and Islam: A clash of failures by Michael Brendan Dougherty

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Abject Poverty Is The Natural State Of Mankind, Wealth The Thing Created by Tim Worstall

Abject Poverty Is The Natural State Of Mankind, Wealth The Thing Created by Tim Worstall

What Really Scares Helicopter Parents by Megan McArdle

What Really Scares Helicopter Parents by Megan McArdle

The Pathology of the Professors by Michael Auslin

The Pathology of the Professors by Michael Auslin

Laquan McDonald Shows That Black Lives Matter Is Right to Target Dems by Joy-Ann Reid

Laquan McDonald Shows That Black Lives Matter Is Right to Target Dems by Joy-Ann Reid

No, America Doesn’t Have a Christian Terrorism Problem by David French

No, America Doesn’t Have a Christian Terrorism Problem by David French

Monday, November 30, 2015

Paris and the Progressive War on Perspective by John Hart

Paris and the Progressive War on Perspective by John Hart

On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit by Gordon Pennycook et al

On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit by Gordon Pennycook et al

Rape culture and the problem with numbers by Barbara Kay

Rape culture and the problem with numbers by Barbara Kay

It’s not the poverty in the Middle East that’s driving terrorism—it’s the politics by Tim Fernholz

It’s not the poverty in the Middle East that’s driving terrorism—it’s the politics by Tim Fernholz

The effects of the medical marijuana market on substance abuse by Tyler Cowen

The effects of the medical marijuana market on substance abuse by Tyler Cowen

Incentives change how we think by Tyler Cowen

Incentives change how we think by Tyler Cowen

Robust Political Debate and Passionate Protests Do Not Cause Murders — They Save Lives by David French

Robust Political Debate and Passionate Protests Do Not Cause Murders — They Save Lives by David French

The Doomsday Scam by C.J. Chivers

The Doomsday Scam by C.J. Chivers

What Should We Do About Climate Change? by David Siegel

What Should We Do About Climate Change? by David Siegel

‘I was tossed out of the tribe’: climate scientist Judith Curry interviewed by David Rose

‘I was tossed out of the tribe’: climate scientist Judith Curry interviewed by David Rose

Your Complete Guide to the Climate Debate by Matt Ridley and Benny Peiser

Your Complete Guide to the Climate Debate by Matt Ridley and Benny Peiser

Monday, November 23, 2015

Why Spike Lee Is Wrong About Gentrification by Kay S. Hymowitz

Why Spike Lee Is Wrong About Gentrification by Kay S. Hymowitz

Great News! Americans Don’t Really Care About Climate Change by David Harsanyi

Great News! Americans Don’t Really Care About Climate Change by David Harsanyi

The World Isn't Ready for Gross National Happiness by Noah Smith

The World Isn't Ready for Gross National Happiness by Noah Smith

Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth by Razib Khan

Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth by Razib Khan

Cultural differences determine when kids learn to play fair by Chris Cesare

Cultural differences determine when kids learn to play fair by Chris Cesare

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

How Could You Like That Book? by Tim Parks

How Could You Like That Book? by Tim Parks

How Our New Definition Of Freedom Causes Cruelty by Anna Mussmann

How Our New Definition Of Freedom Causes Cruelty by Anna Mussmann

Was Neil Cavuto’s painful interview with a college student activist fair game? by Callum Borchers

Was Neil Cavuto’s painful interview with a college student activist fair game? by Callum Borchers

Are Successful CEOs Just Lucky? by Walter Frick

Are Successful CEOs Just Lucky? by Walter Frick

Hive Mind by Robin Hanson

Hive Mind by Robin Hanson

Cities As Harems by Robin Hanson

Cities As Harems by Robin Hanson

What Is Stupid? We Now Have a Scientific Answer. by Ross Pomeroy

What Is Stupid? We Now Have a Scientific Answer. by Ross Pomeroy

Why, exactly, is it OK to discriminate against men’s groups on campus? by Robyn Urback

Why, exactly, is it OK to discriminate against men’s groups on campus? by Robyn Urback

On campus, social norms no longer apply. by Victor Davis Hanson

On campus, social norms no longer apply. by Victor Davis Hanson

Think Millennials Prefer The City? Think Again. by Ben Casselman

Think Millennials Prefer The City? Think Again. by Ben Casselman

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Analyzing stylistic similarity amongst authors by Mark

Analyzing stylistic similarity amongst authors by Mark

Quantitative patterns of stylistic influence in the evolution of literature by James M. Hughes, et al

Quantitative patterns of stylistic influence in the evolution of literatureby James M. Hughes, et al

How smart are CEOs anyway? by Tyler Cowen

How smart are CEOs anyway? by Tyler Cowen

Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey: Executive Summary by Robert D. Putnam

Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey: Executive Summary by Robert D. Putnam

Fragmented Future by Steve Sailer

Fragmented Future by Steve Sailer

The mistaken racial theory of gentrification by Kay S. Hymowitz

The mistaken racial theory of gentrification by Kay S. Hymowitz

Saturday, November 14, 2015

60-Year-Old French Apartments Look Like a Utopian Dream by Laura Mallonee

60-Year-Old French Apartments Look Like a Utopian Dream by Laura Mallonee

Is Our Identity in Intellect, Memory or Moral Character? by Alison Gopnik

Is Our Identity in Intellect, Memory or Moral Character? by Alison Gopnik

What ISIS Really Wants by Graeme Wood

What ISIS Really Wants by Graeme Wood

100 Diagrams That Changed the World by Maria Popova

100 Diagrams That Changed the World by Maria Popova

Understanding ISIL Messaging Through Behavioral Science by Jennifer McArdle and Brian Barnett

Understanding ISIL Messaging Through Behavioral Science by Jennifer McArdle and Brian Barnett

Dear Mona, How Many Kids Break A Bone? by Mon Chalabi

Dear Mona, How Many Kids Break A Bone? by Mona Chalabi

Black immigrants are upwardly mobile by Noah Smith

Black immigrants are upwardly mobile by Noah Smith

Friday, November 13, 2015

Is tech creating new types of mental and emotional disorders? by David McCandless

Is tech creating new types of mental and emotional disorders? by David McCandless

What’s Happening to the Number and Size of Nations? by Alberto Alesina and Enrico Spolaore

What’s Happening to the Number and Size of Nations? by Alberto Alesina and Enrico Spolaore

How the Mad Men lost the plot by Ian Leslie

How the Mad Men lost the plot by Ian Leslie

The Parenting Gap Is Widening by Anna Sutherland

The Parenting Gap Is Widening by Anna Sutherland

The Importance of Couples’ Pre-Cohabitation Relationship History by Anna Sutherland

The Importance of Couples’ Pre-Cohabitation Relationship History by Anna Sutherland

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Ethnic minorities substantially more likely to go to university than their White British peers by Claire Crawford and Ellen Greaves

Ethnic minorities substantially more likely to go to university than their White British peers by Claire Crawford and Ellen Greaves

The ‘Yale snowflakes’: who made these monsters? by Brendan O'Neill

The ‘Yale snowflakes’: who made these monsters? by Brendan O'Neill

Piece of String Creates Hate Crime Panic by Colin Flaherty

Piece of String Creates Hate Crime Panic by Colin Flaherty

Free Expression: An Endangered Species on Campus? by Nadine Strossen

Free Expression: An Endangered Species on Campus? by Nadine Strossen

10 big myths about World War One debunked by Dan Snow

10 big myths about World War One debunked by Dan Snow

Why America makes it hard for immigrants to assimilate by Karol Markowicz

Why America makes it hard for immigrants to assimilate by Karol Markowicz

Nobody Is Actually Upset About The Starbucks Cup. Stop Saying Otherwise by Mollie Hemingway

Nobody Is Actually Upset About The Starbucks Cup. Stop Saying Otherwise by Mollie Hemingway

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Where Disruptive Innovation Came From by Donald Sull

Where Disruptive Innovation Came From by Donald Sull

How upwardly mobile are Hispanic children? Depends how you look at it. by Nathan Joo and Richard V. Reeves

How upwardly mobile are Hispanic children? Depends how you look at it. by Nathan Joo and Richard V. Reeves

A Tale of Two Shootings by Victor Davis Hanson

A Tale of Two Shootings by Victor Davis Hanson

The New Intolerance of Student Activism by Conor Friedersdorf

The New Intolerance of Student Activism by Conor Friedersdorf

Racial Hysteria Triumphs on Campus by Heather Mac Donald

Racial Hysteria Triumphs on Campus by Heather Mac Donald

Monday, November 9, 2015

Why education is productive — a parable of men and beasts by Tyler Cowen

Why education is productive — a parable of men and beasts by Tyler Cowen

Against kindergarten? by Tyler Cowen

Against kindergarten? by Tyler Cowen

Why politicians are asking the wrong questions about gender inequality from The Economist

Why politicians are asking the wrong questions about gender inequality from The Economist

The Soviet Parallels of Fishtown's Middle-Aged White Male Mortality Crisis by Anatoly Karlin

The Soviet Parallels of Fishtown's Middle-Aged White Male Mortality Crisis by Anatoly Karlin

Administrator’s defending student free speech is apparently reason to remove the administrator, according to some Yale students by Eugene Volokh

Administrator’s defending student free speech is apparently reason to remove the administrator, according to some Yale students by Eugene Volokh

Everything I Needed to Know (About Publication Bias), I Learned In (Pre-) Kindergarten by Gabriel

Everything I Needed to Know (About Publication Bias), I Learned In (Pre-) Kindergarten by Gabriel

On the relationship between school suspensions, race, single-motherhood, and more. from Random Critical Analysis

On the relationship between school suspensions, race, single-motherhood, and more. from Random Critical Analysis

Students’ Family Background and Schools’ Test Scores by Anna Sutherland

Students’ Family Background and Schools’ Test Scores by Anna Sutherland

Racism in schools is overstated by Mitch Pearlstein

Racism in schools is overstated by Mitch Pearlstein

My trigger-warning disaster: “9 1/2 Weeks,” “The Wire” and how coddled young radicals got discomfort all wrong I believed in trigger warnings when I taught a course on sex and film. Then they drove me out of the academy by Rani Neutill

My trigger-warning disaster: “9 1/2 Weeks,” “The Wire” and how coddled young radicals got discomfort all wrong
I believed in trigger warnings when I taught a course on sex and film. Then they drove me out of the academy
by Rani Neutill

Selinunte: Site of ancient massacre yields the secrets of a lost Greek city by David Keys

Selinunte: Site of ancient massacre yields the secrets of a lost Greek city by David Keys

A venture capitalist searches for the purpose of school. Here’s what he found. by Valerie Strauss

A venture capitalist searches for the purpose of school. Here’s what he found. by Valerie Strauss

Monday, October 26, 2015

When God Goes Away, Superstition Takes His Place by Walter Russell Mead

When God Goes Away, Superstition Takes His Place by Walter Russell Mead

Memes by Keith Henson

Memes by Keith Henson

The Black-White Sleep Gap by Brian Resnick

The Black-White Sleep Gap by Brian Resnick

The Myth of Basic Science by Matt Ridley

The Myth of Basic Science by Matt Ridley

An Assault on Common Sense by Heather Mac Donald

An Assault on Common Sense by Heather Mac Donald

Free Markets Make Us Healthier, Richer, and Happier by Marian L. Tupy and Chelsea German

Free Markets Make Us Healthier, Richer, and Happier by Marian L. Tupy and Chelsea German

SJWs: The Howler Monkeys of the Developed World by Nicki

SJWs: The Howler Monkeys of the Developed World by Nicki

The Decline of American Martial Culture—Flies of a Summer (Part III) by Seth Barrett Tillman

The Decline of American Martial Culture—Flies of a Summer (Part III) by Seth Barrett Tillman

Understanding The 97% Consensus by Steven Goddard

Understanding The 97% Consensus by Steven Goddard

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, new survey finds by Lee Rainie and Andrew Perrin

Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, new survey finds by Lee Rainie and Andrew Perrin

Minimal group paradigm from Wikipedia

Minimal group paradigm from Wikipedia

Minority Wars: Why The Next Ten Years Will Set Everyone Against Everyone by Milo Yiannoupoulis

Minority Wars: Why The Next Ten Years Will Set Everyone Against Everyone by Milo Yiannoupoulis

Gamergate, Feminism, Atheism, Gay Rights by Milo Yiannopoulos and Dave Rubin

Gamergate, Feminism, Atheism, Gay Rights by Milo Yiannopoulos and Dave Rubin

Obama’s Tragic Let ’em Out Fantasy by Heather Mac Donald

Obama’s Tragic Let ’em Out Fantasy by Heather Mac Donald

Before you complain about 'patriarchy' by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Before you complain about 'patriarchy' by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Where’s the Denominator? by Theodore Dalrymple

Where’s the Denominator? by Theodore Dalrymple

The Changing Impact of Education on Divorce and Break-up Risk by Jaap Dronkers

The Changing Impact of Education on Divorce and Break-up Risk by Jaap Dronkers

The World Health Organization Will Have to Pry My iPhone from My Cold Dead Hands by Ronald Bailey

The World Health Organization Will Have to Pry My iPhone from My Cold Dead Hands by Ronald Bailey

Why Aren’t There More Black Scientists? by Gail Heriot

Why Aren’t There More Black Scientists? by Gail Heriot

The Only Global Warming Chart You Need From Now On by Steven Hayward

The Only Global Warming Chart You Need From Now On by Steven Hayward

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Teachers 'give higher marks to girls' by Sean Coughlan

Teachers 'give higher marks to girls' by Sean Coughlan

Virtuous Capitalism: Why there Is Less Corruption in Business than You Think by Fred L. Smith, Jr. and Ryan Young

Virtuous Capitalism: Why there Is Less Corruption in Business than You Think by Fred L. Smith, Jr. and Ryan Young

Subotnik: Plain Talk About Testing and Race: A Law Review Publishing Drama by Paul Caron

Subotnik: Plain Talk About Testing and Race: A Law Review Publishing Drama by Paul Caron

Why states with more marriages are richer states by Jim Tankersley

Why states with more marriages are richer states by Jim Tankersley

Power networks by Marianne Freiberger

Power networks by Marianne Freiberger

Monday, October 19, 2015

Why What You Learned in Preschool Is Crucial at Work by Claire Cain Miller

Why What You Learned in Preschool Is Crucial at Work by Claire Cain Miller

Historical Echoes: Who Wants to Be the Richest Economist? by Amy Farber

Historical Echoes: Who Wants to Be the Richest Economist? by Amy Farber

Reframing the Debate about Payday Lending by Robert DeYoung, et al

Reframing the Debate about Payday Lending by Robert DeYoung, et al

Kitchen Design Isn't Sexist. It Liberated Women. by Megan McArdle

Kitchen Design Isn't Sexist. It Liberated Women. by Megan McArdle

Democrats are in denial. Their party is actually in deep trouble. by Matthew Yglesias

Democrats are in denial. Their party is actually in deep trouble. by Matthew Yglesias

Tax the blue zones by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Tax the blue zones by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

The Future of History by Robert Zaretsky

The Future of History by Robert Zaretsky

Washington Sets the Stage for Another Financial Crisis by Stephen Moore

Washington Sets the Stage for Another Financial Crisis by Stephen Moore

Land, Capital, Attention: This Time it Is the Same by Albert Wenger

Land, Capital, Attention: This Time it Is the Same by Albert Wenger

Sunday, October 18, 2015

*The Gunpowder Age* by Tyler Cowen

*The Gunpowder Age* by Tyler Cowen

The Menace of Egalitarianism by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

The Menace of Egalitarianism by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

How the war on inequality ignores the poor by Stephen Carter

How the war on inequality ignores the poor by Stephen Carter

Are You Part Iceman? Famous Ötzi Has 19 Living Relatives by Tia Ghose

Are You Part Iceman? Famous Ötzi Has 19 Living Relatives by Tia Ghose

What Bernie Sanders doesn’t understand about economic equality by George F. Will

What Bernie Sanders doesn’t understand about economic equality by George F. Will

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Weak States, Poor Countries by Angus Deaton

Weak States, Poor Countries by Angus Deaton

Is it getting harder to move beyond minimum wage jobs? by Tyler Cowen

Is it getting harder to move beyond minimum wage jobs? by Tyler Cowen

Catching Cheating Students by Steven D. Levitt and Ming-Jen Lin

Catching Cheating Students by Steven D. Levitt and Ming-Jen Lin

Research That's Just Too Good to Be Tested by Megan McArdle

Research That's Just Too Good to Be Tested by Megan McArdle

Is Economics Research Replicable? Sixty Published Papers from Thirteen Journals Say ”Usually Not” by Andrew C. Chang and Phillip Li

Is Economics Research Replicable? Sixty Published Papers from Thirteen Journals Say ”Usually Not” by Andrew C. Chang and Phillip Li

Why college hasn’t closed the gender wage gap by Catherine Rampell

Why college hasn’t closed the gender wage gap by Catherine Rampell

Tomorrow's Advance Man by Tad Friend

Tomorrow's Advance Man by Tad Friend

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Elaborate NYT graphic makes me think something quite different from what they want me to think. by Ann Althouse

Elaborate NYT graphic makes me think something quite different from what they want me to think. by Ann Althouse

The Value in Teaching the Bible in Prison by Jerome Copulsky

The Value in Teaching the Bible in Prison by Jerome Copulsky

How to Disagree: Amin Maalouf on the Key to Intelligent Dissent and Effective Criticism by Maria Popova

How to Disagree: Amin Maalouf on the Key to Intelligent Dissent and Effective Criticism by Maria Popova

The Art of Conversation: Timeless, Timely Do’s and Don’ts from 1866 by Maria Popova

The Art of Conversation: Timeless, Timely Do’s and Don’ts from 1866 by Maria Popova

How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently by Maria Popova

How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently by Maria Popova

Susan Sontag on Censorship and the Three Steps to Refuting Any Argument by Maria Popva

Susan Sontag on Censorship and the Three Steps to Refuting Any Argument by Maria Popva

No, blacks aren't all alike. Who said they were? by Peter Frost

No, blacks aren't all alike. Who said they were? by Peter Frost

Saturday, October 10, 2015

A Woman President? Who Cares? by Heather Wilhelm

A Woman President? Who Cares? by Heather Wilhelm

The Times Backs Off On Temple Trutherism by John Hinderaker

The Times Backs Off On Temple Trutherism by John Hinderaker

Making It All Up by Andrew Ferguson

Making It All Up by Andrew Ferguson

Canada’s History of Violence by Pascual Restrepo

Canada’s History of Violence by Pascual Restrepo

The remarkable thing that happens to poor kids when you give their parents a little money by Roberto A. Ferdman

The remarkable thing that happens to poor kids when you give their parents a little money by Roberto A. Ferdman

Can Philosophy Be Justified in a Time of Crisis? by Nathan J Robinson

Can Philosophy Be Justified in a Time of Crisis? by Nathan J Robinson

The Persistence of Human Capital by Robin Grier

The Persistence of Human Capital by Robin Grier

Friday, October 9, 2015

Social Perception and Social Reality: Why Accuracy Dominates Bias and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy by Lee Jussim

Social Perception and Social Reality: Why Accuracy Dominates Bias and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy by Lee Jussim

An 'Ether Of Sexism' Doesn't Explain Gender Disparities In Science And Tech by Isaac Cohen

An 'Ether Of Sexism' Doesn't Explain Gender Disparities In Science And Tech by Isaac Cohen

Journalists Banned From Event On WHether Feminism Suppresses Free Speech For Offending Feminists by Blake Neff

Journalists Banned From Event On Whether Feminism Suppresses Free Speech For Offending Feminists by Blake Neff

If Your Town is Failing, Just Go by Kevin S. Williamson

If Your Town is Failing, Just Go by Kevin S. Williamson

The Article On Diversity In Tech That Forbes Took Down by Brian S. Hall

The Article On Diversity In Tech That Forbes Took Down by Brian S. Hall

The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Neighborhoods by Paul Kiel and Annie Waldman

The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Neighborhoods by Paul Kiel and Annie Waldman

How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop by Regina Nuzzo

How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop by Regina Nuzzo

Shipwreck May Hold Clues to Famous Lost Expedition From 1800s by Heather Pringle

Shipwreck May Hold Clues to Famous Lost Expedition From 1800s by Heather Pringle

Ancient DNA reveals 'into Africa' migration by Rebecca Morelle

Ancient DNA reveals 'into Africa' migration by Rebecca Morelle

The Real Problem With Susan Taffe Reed and Fake Indian Tribes by Jacqueline Keeler

The Real Problem With Susan Taffe Reed and Fake Indian Tribes by Jacqueline Keeler

Thursday, October 8, 2015

When Neighborhoods Gentrify, Why Aren't Their Public Schools Improving? by Ester Bloom

When Neighborhoods Gentrify, Why Aren't Their Public Schools Improving? by Ester Bloom

Michelle Obama’s misguided girl power agenda by Naomi Schaefer Riley

Michelle Obama’s misguided girl power agenda by Naomi Schaefer Riley

For decades, the government steered millions away from whole milk. Was that wrong? by Peter Whoriskey

For decades, the government steered millions away from whole milk. Was that wrong? by Peter Whoriskey

Got Incompetence? The Federal Gov't Has Misled Public About Milk For Decades BY John Merline

Got Incompetence? The Federal Gov't Has Misled Public About Milk For Decades by John Merline

Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think by Kevin Carey

Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think by Kevin Carey

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The hidden inequality of who dies in car crashes by Emily Badger and Christopher Ingraham

The hidden inequality of who dies in car crashes by Emily Badger and Christopher Ingraham

Salon’s Embarrassing Try At Refuting Ben Carson And Smearing America by Caleb Howe

Salon’s Embarrassing Try At Refuting Ben Carson And Smearing America by Caleb Howe

Disproved Discoveries That Won Nobel Prizes by Ross Pomeroy

Disproved Discoveries That Won Nobel Prizes by Ross Pomeroy

How Did the Democrats Become Favorites of the Rich? by Thomas B. Edsall

How Did the Democrats Become Favorites of the Rich? by Thomas B. Edsall

Zero correlation between state homicide rate and state gun laws by Eugene Volokh October

Zero correlation between state homicide rate and state gun laws by Eugene Volokh October

Monday, October 5, 2015

Why The World Is Getting Weirder by Steve Coast

Why The World Is Getting Weirder by Steve Coast

Thanks, Zack by James Taranto

Thanks, Zack by James Taranto

The Reign of Recycling by John Tierney

The Reign of Recycling by John Tierney

The ‘Wage Gap’ Myth That Won’t Die by Sarah Ketterer

The ‘Wage Gap’ Myth That Won’t Die by Sarah Ketterer

What Do Wage Differentials Tell Us About Labor Market Discrimination by June E. O'Neill and Dave M. O'Neill

What Do Wage Differentials Tell Us About Labor Market Discrimination by June E. O'Neill and Dave M. O'Neill

The Breakdown of the Black Family by Kay Hymowitz

The Breakdown of the Black Family by Kay Hymowitz

Obama: Nihilist or Just Incompetent? by Victor Davis Hanson

Obama: Nihilist or Just Incompetent? by Victor Davis Hanson

Do civilians with guns ever stop mass shootings? by Eugene Volokh

Do civilians with guns ever stop mass shootings? by Eugene Volokh

Australia’s 1996 Gun Confiscation Didn’t Work – And it Wouldn’t Work in America by Mark Antonio Wright

Australia’s 1996 Gun Confiscation Didn’t Work – And it Wouldn’t Work in America by Mark Antonio Wright

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Four Important Lessons From Aristotle's "The Politics" by Socrates

Four Important Lessons From Aristotle's "The Politics" by Socrates

Love and Religion by Mike Develin

Love and Religion by Mike Develin

When You Fall in Love, This Is What Facebook Sees by Robinson Meyer

When You Fall in Love, This Is What Facebook Sees by Robinson Meyer

Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by Olga Khazan

Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by Olga Khazan

Does heroin really kill? A look at the science of overdoses. by Ryan Cooper

Does heroin really kill? A look at the science of overdoses. by Ryan Cooper

The Hypocrisy of ‘Helping’ the Poor by Paul Theroux

The Hypocrisy of ‘Helping’ the Poor by Paul Theroux

The Return of the Middle American Radical by John B. Judis

The Return of the Middle American Radical by John B. Judis

Guns and alcohol by Eugene Volokh

Guns and alcohol by Eugene Volokh

The Joyful, Illiterate Kindergartners of Finland by Tim Walker

The Joyful, Illiterate Kindergartners of Finland by Tim Walker

This is what two popes, Francis and Benedict, had to say to the United Nations by Mathison Clore and Erik Voeten

This is what two popes, Francis and Benedict, had to say to the United Nations by Mathison Clore and Erik Voeten

Mark Twain’s Rules for Good Writing from interestingliterature

Mark Twain’s Rules for Good Writing from interestingliterature

Friday, October 2, 2015

Crime in Europe and the United States: dissecting the ‘reversal of misfortunes’ by Paolo Buonanno, Francesco Drago, Roberto Galbiati,and Giulio Zanella

Crime in Europe and the United States: dissecting the ‘reversal of misfortunes’ by Paolo Buonanno, Francesco Drago, Roberto Galbiati,and Giulio Zanella

200 Proofs Earth is Not a Spinning Ball by Eric Dubay

200 Proofs Earth is Not a Spinning Ball by Eric Dubay

Revolutionary 3D Printer Can Build 10 Houses In 24 Hours For Only $5,000 Each by Amanda Froelich

Revolutionary 3D Printer Can Build 10 Houses In 24 Hours For Only $5,000 Each by Amanda Froelich

Let's face it: none of our environmental fixes break the planet-wrecking project by George Monbiot

Let's face it: none of our environmental fixes break the planet-wrecking project by George Monbiot

A nation of tall cheese-eaters by Ben Coates

A nation of tall cheese-eaters by Ben Coates

Another Targeting Scandal by Noah Rothman

Another Targeting Scandal by Noah Rothman

Lack of Evidence Is No Obstacle When ‘Correcting’ Gender Bias in Academia by Jason Richwine

Lack of Evidence Is No Obstacle When ‘Correcting’ Gender Bias in Academia by Jason Richwine

Tired of capitalism? There could be a better way. by Matt Bruenig

Tired of capitalism? There could be a better way. by Matt Bruenig

Global Cooling Discovery May Scupper Paris Climate Talks by James Delingpole

Global Cooling Discovery May Scupper Paris Climate Talks by James Delingpole

The Right to Bear Arms Is Not a Relic of the Slave-Owning South by Charles C. W. Cooke

The Right to Bear Arms Is Not a Relic of the Slave-Owning South by Charles C. W. Cooke

Sunday, September 27, 2015

7 Content Marketing Tips: Your Audience Attention Cheat Sheet by Pratik Dholakiya

7 Content Marketing Tips: Your Audience Attention Cheat Sheet by Pratik Dholakiya

Can You See the Future? Probably Better Than Professional Forecasters by Jason Zweig

Can You See the Future? Probably Better Than Professional Forecasters by Jason Zweig

The Sharing Economy Attracts Older Adults by Amy Zipkin

The Sharing Economy Attracts Older Adults by Amy Zipkin

Googling for God by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Googling for God by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Is this the most effective development program in history? by Chris Blattman

Is this the most effective development program in history? by Chris Blattman

Is this the most effective development program in history? by Tyler Cowen

Is this the most effective development program in history? by Tyler Cowen

Women Are Sexist, Too by Anne-Marie Slaughter

Women Are Sexist, Too by Anne-Marie Slaughter

Inuit Study Adds Twist to Omega-3 Fatty Acids’ Health Story by Carl Zimmer

Inuit Study Adds Twist to Omega-3 Fatty Acids’ Health Story by Carl Zimmer

Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges by Peter Gray

Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges by Peter Gray

Online Harassment from the Pew Research Center

Online Harassment from the Pew Research Center

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Conjecture, Hypothesis, Theory, Law: The Basis of Rational Argument by Jeff Glassman

Conjecture, Hypothesis, Theory, Law: The Basis of Rational Argument by Jeff Glassman

How reliable are the climate models? by Mike Jonas

How reliable are the climate models? by Mike Jonas

Why Britain is not so unequal after all from The Economist

Why Britain is not so unequal after all from The Economist

When Governments Regulate Governments by David M. Konisky and Manuel P. Teodoro

When Governments Regulate Governments by David M. Konisky and Manuel P. Teodoro

The incidence of the ACA mandates by Tyler Cowen

The incidence of the ACA mandates by Tyler Cowen

Crush Point: When large crowds assemble, is there a way to keep them safe? by John Seabrook

Crush Point: When large crowds assemble, is there a way to keep them safe? by John Seabrook

Risk tolerance of men and women by Francesco D'Acunto

Risk tolerance of men and women by Francesco D'Acunto

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Migrants are disguising themselves as Syrians to enter Europe by Souad Mekhennet and William Booth September

Migrants are disguising themselves as Syrians to enter Europe by Souad Mekhennet and William Booth September

The Dimming of the Light by Sudhir Hazareesingh

The Dimming of the Light by Sudhir Hazareesingh

The Lost Tunnels Buried Beneath the UK by Chris Baraniuk

The Lost Tunnels Buried Beneath the UK by Chris Baraniuk

Poor People Don't Have Less Self-Control. Poverty Forces Them to Think Short-Term. by Elliot Berkman

Poor People Don't Have Less Self-Control. Poverty Forces Them to Think Short-Term. by Elliot Berkman

A fascinating map of the world’s most and least racially tolerant countries by Max Fiasher

A fascinating map of the world’s most and least racially tolerant countries by Max Fiasher

A revealing map of the world’s most and least ethnically diverse countries by Max Fisher

A revealing map of the world’s most and least ethnically diverse countries by Max Fisher

Ben Carson Exposes Islamic ‘Taqiyya,’ But There’s Even More You Should Know by Raymond Ibrahim

Ben Carson Exposes Islamic ‘Taqiyya,’ But There’s Even More You Should Know by Raymond Ibrahim

Reverse Engineering Ahmed Mohamed’s Clock… and Ourselves. by Anthony

Reverse Engineering Ahmed Mohamed’s Clock… and Ourselves. by Anthony

The Strange Story of Ahmed Mohamed & His Suspiciously Bomb-Like Clock by Debra Heine

The Strange Story of Ahmed Mohamed & His Suspiciously Bomb-Like Clock by Debra Heine

Clock controversy risks backfiring for Obama as critics cast doubt on narrative from FoxNews

Clock controversy risks backfiring for Obama as critics cast doubt on narrative from FoxNews

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Social Justice, Ideological Hijackings, and Ideological Security by Warg Franklin

Social Justice, Ideological Hijackings, and Ideological Security by Warg Franklin

Of culture wars and Mongol hordes; Of immigrants and kings by Harold Lee

Of culture wars and Mongol hordes; Of immigrants and kings by Harold Lee

Can Reading Make You Happier? by Ceridwen Dovey

Can Reading Make You Happier? by Ceridwen Dovey

Cheat! It's the Only Way to Get Published. by Theodore Ross

Cheat! It's the Only Way to Get Published. by Theodore Ross

Heroin in the Midwest: A hydra-headed scourge from The Economist

Heroin in the Midwest: A hydra-headed scourge from The Economist

Women See Job Advancement as Less Desirable by Alex B. Berezow

Women See Job Advancement as Less Desirable by Alex B. Berezow

A kid, a clock, and the death of ‘See something, say something’ by Katie Pavlich

A kid, a clock, and the death of ‘See something, say something’ by Katie Pavlich

I now owe my lion-slaying dentist a sincere apology by Annie Sager

I now owe my lion-slaying dentist a sincere apology by Annie Sager

Monday, September 21, 2015

Affirmative Action Actually Hurts Campus Race Relations by Carl Cohen

Affirmative Action Actually Hurts Campus Race Relations by Carl Cohen

'Shadow' campus system is no solution by Stan Garnett

'Shadow' campus system is no solution by Stan Garnett

Seniors suffer under Obama. Where's the outcry? by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Seniors suffer under Obama. Where's the outcry? by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Emmanuel Todd: the French thinker who won't toe the Charlie Hebdo line by Angelique Chrisafis

Emmanuel Todd: the French thinker who won't toe the Charlie Hebdo line by Angelique Chrisafis

Becoming America the not-so-beautiful by Joel Kotkin

Becoming America the not-so-beautiful by Joel Kotkin

Trust in Mass Media Returns to All-Time Low by Justin McCarthy

Trust in Mass Media Returns to All-Time Low by Justin McCarthy

75% in U.S. See Widespread Government Corruption from Gallup

75% in U.S. See Widespread Government Corruption from Gallup

The 4 Types of Poverty, and How to Cure Them by Robert L. Woodson Sr.

The 4 Types of Poverty, and How to Cure Them by Robert L. Woodson Sr.

Confederate flag flap isn’t an invitation to rewrite history by Alex Beam

Confederate flag flap isn’t an invitation to rewrite history by Alex Beam

On Sex Offenses, Progressive Double Standards by Cathy Young

On Sex Offenses, Progressive Double Standards by Cathy Young

Sunday, September 20, 2015

The Trouble With Kids Today BY Charles Murray

The Trouble With Kids Today by Charles Murray

Is Today’s Literary Culture Macho Enough for Kingsley Amis? by Rachel Cusk

Is Today’s Literary Culture Macho Enough for Kingsley Amis? by Rachel Cusk

What Is Wrong with the West’s Economies? by Edmund S. Phelps

What Is Wrong with the West’s Economies? by Edmund S. Phelps

Forecasting Tournaments: What We Discover When We Start Scoring Accuracy by Philip Tetlock

Forecasting Tournaments: What We Discover When We Start Scoring Accuracy by Philip Tetlock

The Death of the Party by Teddy Wayne

The Death of the Party by Teddy Wayne

Companies Drain Women’s Ambition After Only 2 Years by Orit Gadiesh and Julie Coffman

Companies Drain Women’s Ambition After Only 2 Years by Orit Gadiesh and Julie Coffman

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Greater Intrasex Phenotype Variability in Males Than in Females is a Fundamental Aspect of the Gender Differences in Humans by Anne-Catherine Lehre, Knut P. Lehre, Petter Laake, and Niels C. Danbolt

Greater Intrasex Phenotype Variability in Males Than in Females is a Fundamental Aspect of the Gender Differences in Humans by Anne-Catherine Lehre, Knut P. Lehre, Petter Laake, and Niels C. Danbolt

Income Inequality and Education by Richard Breen and Inkwan Chung

Income Inequality and Education by Richard Breen and Inkwan Chung

Economix - Explaining the Science of Everyday Life by David Leonhardt

Kindergarten and Class by David Leonhardt

Was Today’s Poverty Determined in 1000 B.C.? by Catherine Rampell

Was Today’s Poverty Determined in 1000 B.C.? by Catherine Rampell

Clever Enough to Tell the Truth by Bradley J. Ruffle and Yossef Tobol

Clever Enough to Tell the Truth by Bradley J. Ruffle and Yossef Tobol

Investing in Schools: Capital Spending, Facility Conditions, and Student Achievement by Paco Martorell, Kevin M. Stange, and Isaac McFarlin

Investing in Schools: Capital Spending, Facility Conditions, and Student Achievement by Paco Martorell, Kevin M. Stange, and Isaac McFarlin

Cardiologists and Chinese Robbers by Scott Alexander

Cardiologists and Chinese Robbers by Scott Alexander

Preschool Stories by Kay S. Hymowitz

Preschool Stories by Kay S. Hymowitz

The Most Important Factor in a College Student’s Success by Dominic Barton

The Most Important Factor in a College Student’s Success by Dominic Barton

The key difference between what poor people and everyone else eat by Roberto A. Ferdman

The key difference between what poor people and everyone else eat by Roberto A. Ferdman

Human Freedom Index from Cato Institute

Human Freedom Index from Cato Institute

Vote with Your Feet: Free States Are Happier and Richer by Gabriel Openshaw

Vote with Your Feet: Free States Are Happier and Richer by Gabriel Openshaw

Elusive crime wave data shows frightening toll of illegal immigrant criminals by Malia Zimmerman

Elusive crime wave data shows frightening toll of illegal immigrant criminals by Malia Zimmerman

Freedom in the Fifty States website

Freedom in the Fifty States website

Synthetic Work-Life Earnings by Field of Bachelor’s Degree and Occupation Group for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Whose Highest Attainment is a Bachelor’s Degree from The Census Bureau

Synthetic Work-Life Earnings by Field of Bachelor’s Degree and Occupation Group for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Whose Highest Attainment is a Bachelor’s Degree from The Census Bureau

Where do college graduates work? A Special Focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math from the Census Bureau

Where do college graduates work? A Special Focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math from the Census Bureau

Scientific Proof The Public Debate is Dominated By Stupid People by Milo Yiannopoulos

Scientific Proof The Public Debate is Dominated By Stupid People by Milo Yiannopoulos

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Opportunity Versus Outcomes by Thomas Sowell

Opportunity Versus Outcomes by Thomas Sowell

Guess who likes the GOP’s 20-week abortion ban? Women. by Aaron Blake

Guess who likes the GOP’s 20-week abortion ban? Women. by Aaron Blake

Why GE had to kill its annual performance reviews after more than three decades by Max Nisen

Why GE had to kill its annual performance reviews after more than three decades by Max Nisen

How HealthCare.gov Went So, So Wrong by Megan McArdle

How HealthCare.gov Went So, So Wrong by Megan McArdle

The Danger of Being Neighborly Without a Permit by Conor Friedersdorf

The Danger of Being Neighborly Without a Permit by Conor Friedersdorf

The Classic Excuse for Willful Paranoia #IStandWithAhmed by Ken White

The Classic Excuse for Willful Paranoia #IStandWithAhmed by Ken White

How Star Trek Explains The Decline Of Liberalism by Timothy Sandefur

How Star Trek Explains The Decline Of Liberalism by Timothy Sandefur

The Labour Party's Two Word Suicide Note by Alex Massie

The Labour Party's Two Word Suicide Note by Alex Massie

The Truth About Mass Incarceration by Stephanos Bibas

The Truth About Mass Incarceration by Stephanos Bibas

Let’s Talk About the Racial Disparity in Abortions by Jason L. Riley

Let’s Talk About the Racial Disparity in Abortions by Jason L. Riley

University of California considering recognizing a “right” to be “free from … expressions of intolerance” by Eugene Volokh

University of California considering recognizing a “right” to be “free from … expressions of intolerance” by Eugene Volokh

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Why hawks protect hummingbirds by Stephanie Pappas

Why hawks protect hummingbirds by Stephanie Pappas

Swedish daycare: International example or cautionary tale? by Jonas Himmelstrand

Swedish daycare: International example or cautionary tale? by Jonas Himmelstrand

Turns Out the Housing Crisis Wasn't All About Subprime by Megan McArdle

Turns Out the Housing Crisis Wasn't All About Subprime by Megan McArdle

Europe’s Failing Dream by Alina Polyakova

Europe’s Failing Dream by Alina Polyakova

The Economist Style Guide from The Economist

The Economist Style Guide from The Economist

Why Scientists and Scholars Can't Get Their Facts Straight by Joel Baden and Candida Moss

Why Scientists and Scholars Can't Get Their Facts Straight by Joel Baden and Candida Moss

A poverty map where the South looks the best by Emily Badger

A poverty map where the South looks the best by Emily Badger

In Search of a Ferguson Effect by Robert VerBruggen

In Search of a Ferguson Effect by Robert VerBruggen

Why Women Are Always Cold by Ross Pomeroy

Why Women Are Always Cold by Ross Pomeroy

Britain’s Unsettling Omen by Brett Stephens

Britain’s Unsettling Omen by Brett Stephens

Monday, September 14, 2015

Color-Blindness Is Counterproductive by Adia Harvey Wingfield

Color-Blindness Is Counterproductive by Adia Harvey Wingfield

Motte and Bailey Doctrines by Nicholas Shackel

Motte and Bailey Doctrines by Nicholas Shackel

Gender Inequity Among the Gender Equity Enforcers by Peter Wood

Gender Inequity Among the Gender Equity Enforcers by Peter Wood

People Who Watch Porn Hold More Feminist Views by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

People Who Watch Porn Hold More Feminist Views by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Why are there no fish in the deepest deep sea? by R.R. Helm

Why are there no fish in the deepest deep sea? by R.R. Helm

More Americans View Blacks As Racist Than Whites, Hispanics from Rasmussen Reports

More Americans View Blacks As Racist Than Whites, Hispanics from Rasmussen Reports

A scarcity of economic growth by Robert J. Samuelson

A scarcity of economic growth by Robert J. Samuelson

Gaps in Earnings Stand Out in Release of College Data by Kevin Carey

Gaps in Earnings Stand Out in Release of College Data by Kevin Carey

"Senior Intelligence Officials Said" by Charles Lipson

"Senior Intelligence Officials Said" by Charles Lipson

Sunday, September 13, 2015

The Rise of ‘Quit Lit’ by Megan Garber

The Rise of ‘Quit Lit’ by Megan Garber

Once again: There is no ‘war on cops.’ And those who claim otherwise are playing a dangerous game. by Radley Balko

Once again: There is no ‘war on cops.’ And those who claim otherwise are playing a dangerous game. by Radley Balko

Are Western Values Losing Their Sway? by Steven Erlanger

Are Western Values Losing Their Sway? by Steven Erlanger

The Return of the Sex Wars by Emily Bazelon

The Return of the Sex Wars by Emily Bazelon

Think What We Think...Or Else: Thought Control on the American Campus video from FIRE

Think What We Think...Or Else: Thought Control on the American Campus video from FIRE

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Scare Headlines Exaggerated The U.S. Crime Wave by Carl Bialik

Scare Headlines Exaggerated The U.S. Crime Wave by Carl Bialik

Police Violence: Response to Conor Friedersdorf by Robert VerBruggen

Police Violence: Response to Conor Friedersdorf by Robert VerBruggen

How America Reacted to 'The Coddling of the American Mind' video from The Atlantic

How America Reacted to 'The Coddling of the American Mind' video from The Atlantic

The Rise of Victimhood Culture by Conor Friedersdorf

The Rise of Victimhood Culture by Conor Friedersdorf

Why Do America's Poor Oppose a Redistribution of Wealth? by Gillian B. White

Why Do America's Poor Oppose a Redistribution of Wealth? by Gillian B. White

Food deserts may play little role in obesity, Rand study says by Soumya Karlamangla

Food deserts may play little role in obesity, Rand study says by Soumya Karlamangla

No, 48 Million Americans Are Not Going Hungry "Food insecurity" doesn't mean what you'd think by James Bovard

No, 48 Million Americans Are Not Going Hungry "Food insecurity" doesn't mean what you'd think by James Bovard

U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With China by Matt Apuzzo

U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With China by Matt Apuzzo

Passions Supplant Reason in Dialogue on Women in Science by Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams

Passions Supplant Reason in Dialogue on Women in Science by Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams

The Justice Department’s New Policy Is a Brutal Admission of Eric Holder’s Failures by David Dayen

The Justice Department’s New Policy Is a Brutal Admission of Eric Holder’s Failures by David Dayen

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Face value: Simon Schama on the power of portraits by Simon Schama

Face value: Simon Schama on the power of portraits by Simon Schama

I Am Not a Story by Galen Strawson

I Am Not a Story by Galen Strawson

Marine experiment finds women get injured more frequently, shoot less accurately than men by Dan Lamothe

Marine experiment finds women get injured more frequently, shoot less accurately than men by Dan Lamothe

The Uneven Retreat from Marriage in the UK by Harry Benson

The Uneven Retreat from Marriage in the UK by Harry Benson

Economic prosperity breeds trust by Markus Brückner, Alberto Chong, and Mark Gradstein

Economic prosperity breeds trust by Markus Brückner, Alberto Chong, and Mark Gradstein

Award-winning young adult novel banned in New Zealand by Eugene Volokh

Award-winning young adult novel banned in New Zealand by Eugene Volokh

Can you pick the quotes from Ted Dawe's banned novel Into the River? by Alison Flood

Can you pick the quotes from Ted Dawe's banned novel Into the River? by Alison Flood

The Pressure of Group Thought by Peter Wood

The Pressure of Group Thought by Peter Wood

Shaky Studies on Women and STEM by John Rosenberg

Shaky Studies on Women and STEM by John Rosenberg

Whose Neighborhood Is It? by Thomas B. Edsall

Whose Neighborhood Is It? by Thomas B. Edsall

Expel People Who Demand Trigger Warnings by Mytheos Holt

Expel People Who Demand Trigger Warnings by Mytheos Holt

Student’s Op-Ed Explains How Her Whole Day Is Ruined by Sexist Oppression by Katherine Timpf

Student’s Op-Ed Explains How Her Whole Day Is Ruined by Sexist Oppression by Katherine Timpf

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Sorry for what, Hillary? by Ron Fournier

Sorry for what, Hillary? by Ron Fournier

What Statistics Say About Policing America by Kent Osband

What Statistics Say About Policing America by Kent Osband

'Black Earth' Explores Dangers Of Misunderstanding The Holocaust interview by Robert Siegel

'Black Earth' Explores Dangers Of Misunderstanding The Holocaust interview by Robert Siegel

Fewer fires, so why are there far more firefighters? by Fred S. McChesney

Fewer fires, so why are there far more firefighters? by Fred S. McChesney

Your Opinion of You by Evan Kindley

Your Opinion of You by Evan Kindley

Theses on Trump by Scott Alexander

Theses on Trump by Scott Alexander

The Decline in Labor's Share of U.S. Income by David Henderson

The Decline in Labor's Share of U.S. Income by David Henderson

Black Lives Matter's Agenda Is Costing Black Lives by Michael Barone

Black Lives Matter's Agenda Is Costing Black Lives by Michael Barone

The Complicated Link Between Gentrification and Displacement by Richard Florida

The Complicated Link Between Gentrification and Displacement by Richard Florida

Bi-Lingual Education Is Making Kids Functionally Illiterate by Liz Peek

Bi-Lingual Education Is Making Kids Functionally Illiterate by Liz Peek

Evidence of Viking Outpost Found in Canada by Heather Pringle

Evidence of Viking Outpost Found in Canada by Heather Pringle

Body Count by Kelefa Sanneh

Body Count by Kelefa Sanneh

‘Black Lives Matter’—but Reality, Not So Much by Jason L. Riley

‘Black Lives Matter’—but Reality, Not So Much by Jason L. Riley

Why men REALLY prefer younger women: Researchers say grandmothers are key as they look after kids leaving young mothers free to have more children by Mark Prigg

Why men REALLY prefer younger women: Researchers say grandmothers are key as they look after kids leaving young mothers free to have more children by Mark Prigg

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Sherman Alexie Speaks Out on The Best American Poetry 2015 by Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie Speaks Out on The Best American Poetry 2015 by Sherman Alexie

Where microaggressions really come from: A sociological account by Jonathan Haidt

Where microaggressions really come from: A sociological account by Jonathan Haidt

I called this place ‘America’s worst place to live.’ Then I went there. by Christopher Ingraham

I called this place ‘America’s worst place to live.’ Then I went there. by Christopher Ingraham

The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues by Valerie Strauss

The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues by Valerie Strauss

Boys with sticks by Simcha Fisher

Boys with sticks by Simcha Fisher

Monday, September 7, 2015

‘No Other Advanced Country’ by Kevin D. Williamson

‘No Other Advanced Country’ by Kevin D. Williamson

Why the West Wants to Lose by John Carroll

Why the West Wants to Lose by John Carroll

The End of the SAT? by Jason Willick

The End of the SAT? by Jason Willick

The dangerous separation of the American upper middle class by Richard V. Reeves

The dangerous separation of the American upper middle class by Richard V. Reeves

The Fall of the Meritocracy by Toby Young

The Fall of the Meritocracy by Toby Young

The Racial Reality of Policing by Edward Conlon

The Racial Reality of Policing by Edward Conlon

SHOCKER: Study Finds That Chicago Criminals Get Guns From Friends, Family; Not acquired from gun shows or online sales. by Glenn Reynolds

SHOCKER: Study Finds That Chicago Criminals Get Guns From Friends, Family; Not acquired from gun shows or online sales. by Glenn Reynolds

7 surprising downsides of being extremely intelligent by Shana Lebowitz

7 surprising downsides of being extremely intelligent by Shana Lebowitz
Before YouTube and online classes, there were the Great Courses by Nevin Martell

Friday, September 4, 2015

Driven to Kill: Why drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians they hit. by Geoffrey Sant

Driven to Kill: Why drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians they hit. by Geoffrey Sant

What Two Relgions Tell Us About the Modern Dating Crisis by Jon Birger

What Two Relgions Tell Us About the Modern Dating Crisis by Jon Birger

Why We Need Trees in Our Cities by Shane Carpani

Why We Need Trees in Our Cities by Shane Carpani

Of Frats and Men: Ganging up on the Greek system by Charlotte Allen

Of Frats and Men: Ganging up on the Greek system by Charlotte Allen

When College Freshmen Were Forced to Pose Nude During Orientation by Lucas Reilly

When College Freshmen Were Forced to Pose Nude During Orientation by Lucas Reilly

The Largest Failure of the Obama Era by Michael Gerson

The Largest Failure of the Obama Era by Michael Gerson

Thursday, September 3, 2015

The Limits of Language by David Auerbach

The Limits of Language by David Auerbach

Relearning the Art of Asking Questions by Tom Pohlmann and Neethi Mary Thomas

Relearning the Art of Asking Questions by Tom Pohlmann and Neethi Mary Thomas

Ins and outs of the ivory tower by Judith Curry

Ins and outs of the ivory tower by Judith Curry

Vikings on the Mississippi by Bryn Stole

Vikings on the Mississippi by Bryn Stole

History Shows Over and Over That Currencies Don't Lie by Reuven Brenner

History Shows Over and Over That Currencies Don't Lie by Reuven Brenner

Why Walmart Is Reducing Worker Hours, After Raising the Minimum Wage — and Other Lessons in Reality by Kevin D. Williamson

Why Walmart Is Reducing Worker Hours, After Raising the Minimum Wage — and Other Lessons in Reality by Kevin D. Williamson

How America Lost Track of Ben Franklin’s Definition of Success by John Paul Rollert

How America Lost Track of Ben Franklin’s Definition of Success by John Paul Rollert

#BlackLivesMatter Costs Black Lives by David French

#BlackLivesMatter Costs Black Lives by David French

The Seven Basic Plots from Wikipedia

The Seven Basic Plots from Wikipedia

10 Kinds of Stories to Tell with Data by Tom Davenport

10 Kinds of Stories to Tell with Data by Tom Davenport

Business Intelligence and Business Analytics Education in Universities by Steven Crofts

Business Intelligence and Business Analytics Education in Universities by Steven Crofts

Why Data Storytelling is So Important, and Why We’re So Bad at It by Tom Davenport

Why Data Storytelling is So Important, and Why We’re So Bad at It by Tom Davenport

If Telling Stories with Data Is Important, then Why Aren’t We Good at It? from the Spotfire Blogging Team

If Telling Stories with Data Is Important, then Why Aren’t We Good at It? from the Spotfire Blogging Team

Trahison des Professeurs: The Critical Law of Armed Conflict Academy as an Islamist Fifth Column by William C. Bradford

Trahison des Professeurs: The Critical Law of Armed Conflict Academy as an Islamist Fifth Column by William C. Bradford

Treason of Professors by John Hinderaker

Treason of Professors by John Hinderaker

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Yes, Computers Have Improved. No, Communism Hasn't. by Megan McArdle

Yes, Computers Have Improved. No, Communism Hasn't. by Megan McArdle

How Disgraced Blogger Leigh Alexander Torpedoed A Games Studio by Milo Yiannopoulos

How Disgraced Blogger Leigh Alexander Torpedoed A Games Studio by Milo Yiannopoulos

We Still Don’t Know How Many People Died Because Of Katrina by Carl Bialik

We Still Don’t Know How Many People Died Because Of Katrina by Carl Bialik

Why The Plan To Shrink New Orleans Failed by Gary Rivlin

Why The Plan To Shrink New Orleans Failed by Gary Rivlin

Wrong Answer by Rachel Aviv

Wrong Answer by Rachel Aviv

TV News Coverage Of Economic Issues Rose In First Half Of 2015 by Craig Harrington

TV News Coverage Of Economic Issues Rose In First Half Of 2015 by Craig Harrington

When Will Everyone I Know Be Married? by Mona Chalabi

When Will Everyone I Know Be Married? by Mona Chalabi

The Science Of Grading Teachers Gets High Marks by Andrew Flowers

The Science Of Grading Teachers Gets High Marks by Andrew Flowers