Saturday, December 31, 2016

Upward Mobility and Discrimination: The Case of Asian Americans by Nathaniel G. Hilger

Upward Mobility and Discrimination: The Case of Asian Americans by Nathaniel G. Hilger

Upward Mobility and Discrimination: Asians and African Americans by Alex Tabarrok

Upward Mobility and Discrimination: Asians and African Americans by Alex Tabarrok

Smart groups of smart people: Evidence for IQ as the origin of collective intelligence in the performance of human groups by Timothy C. Batesa and Shivani Gupta

Smart groups of smart people: Evidence for IQ as the origin of collective intelligence in the performance of human groups by Timothy C. Batesa and Shivani Gupta

The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit by Brian D Earp

The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit by Brian D Earp

Age and Outstanding Achievement: What Do We Know After a Century of Research? by Dean Keith Simonton

Age and Outstanding Achievement: What Do We Know After a Century of Research? by Dean Keith Simonton

How The Collapse of the USSR Felt From the Inside by Oleg Atbashian

How The Collapse of the USSR Felt From the Inside by Oleg Atbashian

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Make Britain Safer: Bring Back Pistols by Kate Andrews

Make Britain Safer: Bring Back Pistols by Kate Andrews

Why Europe Rose And Others Did Not by Ralph Raico

Why Europe Rose And Others Did Not by Ralph Raico

In Praise of Ignorance by Simon Cullen

In Praise of Ignorance by Simon Cullen

How Women in Media Missed the Women’s Vote by Kay S. Hymowitz

How Women in Media Missed the Women’s Vote by Kay S. Hymowitz

The best leaders and the most well-liked people have this one thing in common by Dave Kerpen

The best leaders and the most well-liked people have this one thing in common by Dave Kerpen

The meals your parents made for you are now too calorific for modern lifestyles by Sarah Knapton

The meals your parents made for you are now too calorific for modern lifestyles by Sarah Knapton

Monday, December 26, 2016

The Ferguson Effect Lives On by Heather Mac Donald

The Ferguson Effect Lives On by Heather Mac Donald

George Carlin on the Environment

George Carlin on the Environment

The Church Of Climate Scientology: How Climate Science Became A Religion by Alex Epstein

The Church Of Climate Scientology: How Climate Science Became A Religion by Alex Epstein

The Shop of Ghosts by G.K. Chesterton

The Shop of Ghosts by G.K. Chesterton

Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction by Bret Victor

Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction by Bret Victor

A light in the darkness by Stephen Medcalf

A light in the darkness by Stephen Medcalf

How Social Isolation Is Killing Us by Dhruv Khullar

How Social Isolation Is Killing Us by Dhruv Khullar

Where Does Bad Weather Close Schools? by Hayley Glatter

Where Does Bad Weather Close Schools? by Hayley Glatter

A philosopher’s 350-year-old trick to get people to change their minds is now backed up by psychologists by Olivia Goldhill

A philosopher’s 350-year-old trick to get people to change their minds is now backed up by psychologists by Olivia Goldhill

U.S. Economic Ills Are Cultural, Too by Tyler Cowen

U.S. Economic Ills Are Cultural, Too by Tyler Cowen

Missing Credentials by Robin Hanson

Missing Credentials by Robin Hanson

It’s a Bird Wearing Goggles, and Flying Through Lasers by James Gorman

It’s a Bird Wearing Goggles, and Flying Through Lasers by James Gorman

Environmental variation and the evolution of large brains in birds by Ferran Sayol, et al

Environmental variation and the evolution of large brains in birds by Ferran Sayol, et al

Origins of happiness: Evidence and policy implications by Andrew Clark, Sarah Fleche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee, and George Ward

Origins of happiness: Evidence and policy implications by Andrew Clark, Sarah Fleche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee, and George Ward

Societal income inequality and individual subjective well-being: Results from 68 societies and over 200,000 individuals, 1981–2008 by Jonathan Kelleya and M.D.R. Evans

Societal income inequality and individual subjective well-being: Results from 68 societies and over 200,000 individuals, 1981–2008 by Jonathan Kelleya and M.D.R. Evans

Who Is Racist? by Thomas Sowell

Who Is Racist? by Thomas Sowell

Fact-Checking's Infinite-Regress Problem by Megan McArdle

Fact-Checking's Infinite-Regress Problem by Megan McArdle

The Real Reasons Why Childbirth is So Painful and Dangerous by Colin Barras

The Real Reasons Why Childbirth is So Painful and Dangerous by Colin Barras

Why Liberals Oppose Ben Carson by Jason L. Riley

Why Liberals Oppose Ben Carson by Jason L. Riley

As Liberal Illusions Fade, Trump’s Chance of Success Starts To Come Into Focus by Conrad Black

As Liberal Illusions Fade, Trump’s Chance of Success Starts To Come Into Focus by Conrad Black

Friday, December 23, 2016

What Are You Waiting For? by Stephen J. Dubner

What Are You Waiting For? by Stephen J. Dubner

Authoritarianism is a Matter of Personality, Not Politics by Adam Perkins

Authoritarianism is a Matter of Personality, Not Politics by Adam Perkins

Why Journalists Always Tap the Brakes on Terrorism Stories by Jonah Goldberg

Why Journalists Always Tap the Brakes on Terrorism Stories by Jonah Goldberg

PolitiFact's Biased Selection of Statements to Fact-Check by Matt Shapiro

Paradox PolitiFact's Biased Selection of Statements to Fact-Check by Matt Shapiro

Median Lifetime Earnings, by College Major (millions of dollars) from Brookings

Median Lifetime Earnings, by College Major (millions of dollars) from Brookings

5 Ways the Second Machine Age Will Morph the Future of Big Data by Ayodeji Onibalusi

5 Ways the Second Machine Age Will Morph the Future of Big Data by Ayodeji Onibalusi

The chilling stories behind Japan’s ‘evaporating people’ by Maureen Callahan

The chilling stories behind Japan’s ‘evaporating people’ by Maureen Callahan

Hungry Minds by Daniel Weiss

Hungry Minds by Daniel Weiss

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Why Park Designers Need to Think More About Mental Health by Kieran Delamont

Why Park Designers Need to Think More About Mental Health by Kieran Delamont

My scuffle with Matt Yglesias by Tyler Cowen

My scuffle with Matt Yglesias by Tyler Cowen

To Thrive Under President Trump, Silicon Valley Must Get Real on Immigration by Jeremy Carl

To Thrive Under President Trump, Silicon Valley Must Get Real on Immigration by Jeremy Carl

Hey, Democrats! We need you to get your act together! by Eric Raymond

Hey, Democrats! We need you to get your act together! by Eric Raymond

The Intellectual Yet Idiot by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Intellectual Yet Idiot by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Roughhousing With Dad Crucial for Development, say Researchers by Michael Murray

Roughhousing With Dad Crucial for Development, say Researchers by Michael Murray

Want Happy Kids? Let Them Roughhouse with Dad by Bethany Mandel

Want Happy Kids? Let Them Roughhouse with Dad by Bethany Mandel

The DOE vs. Ugly Reality by Willis Eschenbach

The DOE vs. Ugly Reality by Willis Eschenbach

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

How Trump Won: His populist message proved everyone wrong by Leigh Ann Caldwell and Benjy Sarlin

How Trump Won: His populist message proved everyone wrong by Leigh Ann Caldwell and Benjy Sarlin

First evidence that wild mammals benefit from bigger brains by Claire Asher

First evidence that wild mammals benefit from bigger brains by Claire Asher

How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election by Edward-Isaac Dovere

How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election by Edward-Isaac Dovere

How exclusionary zoning limits poor families’ access to good schools by Pete Rodrigue

How exclusionary zoning limits poor families’ access to good schools by Pete Rodrigue

Is It Time To Relinquish Liturgical Greek? by George Demacopoulos

Is It Time To Relinquish Liturgical Greek? by George Demacopoulos

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Is Scarcity as Much About Psychology as it is Economics? by Dan Nixon

Is Scarcity as Much About Psychology as it is Economics? by Dan Nixon

‘Everybody outside of the top is suffering’: How stress is harming America’s health by Ana Swanson

‘Everybody outside of the top is suffering’: How stress is harming America’s health by Ana Swanson

Last Call: The end of the printed newspaper by Clay Shirky

Last Call: The end of the printed newspaper by Clay Shirky

How Religious Groups Differ in Educational Attainment from Pew Research

How Religious Groups Differ in Educational Attainment from Pew Research

Can Order be Unplanned? by Tom W. Bell

Can Order be Unplanned? by Tom W. Bell

Stop Calling People “Low Information Voters” by Claire Lehmann

Stop Calling People “Low Information Voters” by Claire Lehmann

Field of Dreams: Public Higher Education in the United States by Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon

Field of Dreams: Public Higher Education in the United States by Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon

The intellectual ghosts of the post-Cold War era by Daniel W. Drezner

The intellectual ghosts of the post-Cold War era by Daniel W. Drezner

Monday, December 12, 2016

Childhood forecasting of a small segment of the population with large economic burden by Avshalom Caspi, et al

Childhood forecasting of a small segment of the population with large economic burden by Avshalom Caspi, et al

The Good News They're Not Telling You by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

The Good News They're Not Telling You by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Michael Lewis and the Narrative Nonfiction Formula by Cody Delistraty

Michael Lewis and the Narrative Nonfiction Formula by Cody Delistraty

The crushing anxiety behind the media's fake news hysteria by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

The crushing anxiety behind the media's fake news hysteria by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Mysterious Deep-Sea Animal Rediscovered after 116 Years by Natali Anderson

Mysterious Deep-Sea Animal Rediscovered after 116 Years by Natali Anderson

Friday, December 9, 2016

This One Equation May Be the Root of Intelligence by Shelly Fan

This One Equation May Be the Root of Intelligence by Shelly Fan

Shackles and Dollars by Marc Parry

Shackles and Dollars by Marc Parry

Understanding the new undecided voters by Diane Hessan

Understanding the new undecided voters by Diane Hessan

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

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

No Recovery: An Analysis of Long-Term U.S. Productivity Decline from Gallup

No Recovery: An Analysis of Long-Term U.S. Productivity Decline from Gallup

Histomap

Histomap

The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science by Chris Mooney

The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science by Chris Mooney

What’s really to blame for the productivity slowdown by Robert J. Samuelson

What’s really to blame for the productivity slowdown by Robert J. Samuelson

Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus by Dan M. Kahan, Hank Jenkins-Smith and Donald Braman

Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus by Dan M. Kahan, Hank Jenkins-Smith and Donald Braman

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Heat from North American cities causing warmer winters, study finds by Suzanne Goldenberg

Heat from North American cities causing warmer winters, study finds by Suzanne Goldenberg

Peter Boghossian on Critical Thinking, the Athos App, and the Post-Modern Influence on Universities by Malhar Mali

Peter Boghossian on Critical Thinking, the Athos App, and the Post-Modern Influence on Universities by Malhar Mali

Economic Liberty as Anti-Flourishing: Marx and Especially His Followers by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

Economic Liberty as Anti-Flourishing: Marx and Especially His Followers by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

The Rapacious Hardscrapple Frontier by Robin Hanson

The Rapacious Hardscrapple Frontier by Robin Hanson

How conservatives out-intellectualized progressives by Damon Linker

How conservatives out-intellectualized progressives by Damon Linker

Fake News Hysteria Will Make the Fake News Problem Worse by Jason Willock

Fake News Hysteria Will Make the Fake News Problem Worse by Jason Willock

Who’s Afraid of a Little Russian Propaganda? by Jack Shafer

Who’s Afraid of a Little Russian Propaganda? by Jack Shafer

Who’s Afraid of a Little Russian Propaganda? by Jack Shafer

Who’s Afraid of a Little Russian Propaganda? by Jack Shafer

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas by Greg Ip

The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas by Greg Ip

Durable Coalitions and Communication: Public versus Private Negotiations by David P. Baron, Renee Bowen, and Salvatore Nunnari

Durable Coalitions and Communication: Public versus Private Negotiations by David P. Baron, Renee Bowen, and Salvatore Nunnari

My Play by Robin Hanson

My Play by Robin Hanson

What Works Clearinghouse website

What Works Clearinghouse website

The Rapacious Hardscrapple Frontier by Robin Hanson

The Rapacious Hardscrapple Frontier by Robin Hanson

News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters by Thomas E. Patterson

News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters by Thomas E. Patterson

Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete: The Role of Culture and Institutions by Alison L. Booth, Elliott Fan, Xin Meng, and Dandan Zhang

Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete: The Role of Culture and Institutions by Alison L. Booth, Elliott Fan, Xin Meng, and Dandan Zhang

Monday, December 5, 2016

Monday, November 21, 2016

Measuring Empathizing and Systemizing with a Large US Sample by Daniel B. Wright and Elin M. Skagerberg

Measuring Empathizing and Systemizing with a Large US Sample by Daniel B. Wright and Elin M. Skagerberg

Snopes says fake news isn't the problem — the media is by Jessi Hempel

Snopes says fake news isn't the problem — the media is by Jessi Hempel

Do Men Really Take More Risks And "Show Off" In The Presence Of Sexy Women? by Justin Lehmiller

Do Men Really Take More Risks And "Show Off" In The Presence Of Sexy Women? by Justin Lehmiller

Psychiatry Professor: ‘Transgenderism’ Is Mass Hysteria Similar To 1980s-Era Junk Science by Richard B. Corradi

Psychiatry Professor: ‘Transgenderism’ Is Mass Hysteria Similar To 1980s-Era Junk Science by Richard B. Corradi

Higher Education and the Racial Wage Gap by Robert Cherry

Higher Education and the Racial Wage Gap by Robert Cherry

The Real War on Science: The Left has done far more than the Right to set back progress. by John Tierney

The Real War on Science: The Left has done far more than the Right to set back progress. by John Tierney

Liberals Should Stop Ranting And Seek Out Silent Trump Voters Like Me by Anonymous

Liberals Should Stop Ranting And Seek Out Silent Trump Voters Like Me by Anonymous

When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism by Jonathan Haidt

When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism by Jonathan Haidt

Monkey attack in Libya sparks tribal clashes that kill more than a dozen from The Guardian

Monkey attack in Libya sparks tribal clashes that kill more than a dozen from The Guardian

All the News that’s Fit to Fake by Bill McMorris

All the News that’s Fit to Fake by Bill McMorris

The Post-Election Pauline Kael Award Goes to. . . . The Left by Charlotte Hays

The Post-Election Pauline Kael Award Goes to. . . . The Left by Charlotte Hays

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Do White Police Officers Unfairly Target Black Suspects? by John R. Lott Jr. and Carlisle E. Moody

Do White Police Officers Unfairly Target Black Suspects? by John R. Lott Jr. and Carlisle E. Moody

Name features and social status an exploratory study of Danish first names by Emil O. W. Kirkegaard

Name features and social status an exploratory study of Danish first names by Emil O. W. Kirkegaard

The Right Way to Resist Trump by Luigi Zingales

The Right Way to Resist Trump by Luigi Zingales

America's Surprising Views on Income Inequality by Maria Konnikova

America's Surprising Views on Income Inequality by Maria Konnikova

We Have a Bad News Problem, Not a Fake News Problem by David Mikkelson

We Have a Bad News Problem, Not a Fake News Problem by David Mikkelson

Advantages of Neanderthal DNA in the Human Genome by Anna Azvolinsky

Advantages of Neanderthal DNA in the Human Genome by Anna Azvolinsky

The G-File: The Fall of the House of Clinton by Jonah Goldberg

The G-File: The Fall of the House of Clinton by Jonah Goldberg

Everyone Needs to Stop Talking About 'White People' by Brendan O'Neill

Everyone Needs to Stop Talking About 'White People' by Brendan O'Neill

Saturday, October 22, 2016

The 16 best ways to sabotage your organization's productivity, from a CIA manual published in 1944 by Richard Feloni

The 16 best ways to sabotage your organization's productivity, from a CIA manual published in 1944 by Richard Feloni

Saving Horatio Alger: The Data Behind the Words (and the Lego Bricks) by Richard V. Reeves and Joanna Venato

Saving Horatio Alger: Equality, Opportunity and the American Dreamby Richard V. Reeves and Joanna Venato

Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream by Richard V. Reeves, et al.

Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream by Richard V. Reeves, et al.

Men and Things, Women and People: A Meta-Analysis of Sex Differences in Interests by Rong Su, James Rounds, and Patrick Ian Armstrong

Men and Things, Women and People: A Meta-Analysis of Sex Differences in Interests by Rong Su, James Rounds, and Patrick Ian Armstrong

Campus Culture Wars and the Sociology of Morality by Bradley Campbella and Jason Manning

Campus Culture Wars and the Sociology of Morality by Bradley Campbella and Jason Manning

The sociological religion of no biological differences between the sexes by Jerry COyne

The sociological religion of no biological differences between the sexes by Jerry COyne

Jonathan Haidt video

Jonathan Haidt video

You Just Keep Pushing Me Away … by Max Florschutz

You Just Keep Pushing Me Away … by Max Florschutz

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Sorry, Bernie, Few Full-Time Workers Live in Poverty by Preston Cooper

Sorry, Bernie, Few Full-Time Workers Live in Poverty by Preston Cooper

Why infants pay more attention to people who speak their native language by Melissa Healy

Why infants pay more attention to people who speak their native language by Melissa Healy

Noisy Poll Results and Reptilian Muslim Climatologists From Mars by Scott Alexander

Noisy Poll Results and Reptilian Muslim Climatologists From Mars by Scott Alexander

There’s Never Been A Better Time to Be Alive by Ronald Bailey

There’s Never Been A Better Time to Be Alive by Ronald Bailey

Another Way Pension Liabilities Are Mismeasured by Walter Russell Mead

Another Way Pension Liabilities Are Mismeasured by Walter Russell Mead

Monday, October 10, 2016

Global Issues from the UN

Global Issues from the UN

Watch: How Europe is greener now than 100 years ago by Rick Noack

Watch: How Europe is greener now than 100 years ago by Rick Noack

Our Post-Christian Culture Often Replaces Faith with Nonsense by David French

Our Post-Christian Culture Often Replaces Faith with Nonsense by David French

The Guardian’s “100 Months To Save The World” – Part II by Paul Homewood

The Guardian’s “100 Months To Save The World” – Part II by Paul Homewood

The Guardian's '100 months to save the planet' was always just a fantasy by Christopher Booker

The Guardian's '100 months to save the planet' was always just a fantasy by Christopher Booker

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Here’s a guide to the sex allegations that Donald Trump may raise in the presidential debate by Glenn Kessler

Here’s a guide to the sex allegations that Donald Trump may raise in the presidential debate by Glenn Kessler

Where Have All the Workers Gone? by Alan B. Krueger

Where Have All the Workers Gone? by Alan B. Krueger

Your Life in Numbers: Explore how much the world has changed since you were born from HumanProgress

Your Life in Numbers: Explore how much the world has changed since you were born from HumanProgress

Sexuality and Gender by Lawrence S. Mayer and Paul R. McHugh

Sexuality and Gender by Lawrence S. Mayer and Paul R. McHugh

Mob Awakens at Johns Hopkins by Walter Russell Mead

Mob Awakens at Johns Hopkins by Walter Russell Mead

Surge in property tax bills spurs push to reform tax appraisal process by Lori Hawkins and Shonda Novak

Surge in property tax bills spurs push to reform tax appraisal process by Lori Hawkins and Shonda Novak

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Blue Apron and the tensions within the liberal coalition by Sonny Bunch

Blue Apron and the tensions within the liberal coalition by Sonny Bunch

How Sweden became an exporter of jihad by Yalda Hakim

How Sweden became an exporter of jihad by Yalda Hakim

Non-materialistic millennials and the Great Stagnation by Scott Sumner

Non-materialistic millennials and the Great Stagnation by Scott Sumner

When Analogies Fail by Alexander Stern

When Analogies Fail by Alexander Stern

Experts said Arctic sea ice would melt entirely by September 2016 - they were wrong by Sarah Knapton

Experts said Arctic sea ice would melt entirely by September 2016 - they were wrong by Sarah Knapton

Friday, October 7, 2016

How Roman Central Planners Destroyed Their Economy by Richard M. Ebeling

How Roman Central Planners Destroyed Their Economy by Richard M. Ebeling

The Validity and Utility of Selection Methods in Personnel by Frank Schmidt

The Validity and Utility of Selection Methods in Personnel by Frank Schmidt

Investigating the right tail of wealth: Education, cognitive ability, giving, network power, gender, ethnicity, leadership, and other characteristics by Jonathan Wai and David Lincoln

Investigating the right tail of wealth: Education, cognitive ability, giving, network power, gender, ethnicity, leadership, and other characteristics by Jonathan Wai and David Lincoln

The Rich Are Also Different From One Another by Tyler Cowen

The Rich Are Also Different From One Another by Tyler Cowen

What Drives Success? by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld

What Drives Success? by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld

How the education gap is tearing politics apart by David Runciman

How the education gap is tearing politics apart by David Runciman

Who is poor? from Institute for Research on Poverty

Who is poor? from Institute for Research on Poverty

Understanding Poverty in the United States: Surprising Facts About America's Poor by Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield

Understanding Poverty in the United States: Surprising Facts About America's Poor by Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield

Thursday, October 6, 2016

The anonymous town that was the model of desegregation in the Civil Rights era by Lynnell Hancock

The anonymous town that was the model of desegregation in the Civil Rights era by Lynnell Hancock

Characteristics of the Western European Family by Peter Laslett

Characteristics of the Western European Family by Peter Laslett

800+ year presence of nuclear families in nw europe and its possible effect on selection for reciprocal altruism by hbd chick

800+ year presence of nuclear families in nw europe and its possible effect on selection for reciprocal altruism by hbd chick

The Reporting of Trump’s PTSD Comments Shows Why His Supporters Hate the Media by Scott Shackford

The Reporting of Trump’s PTSD Comments Shows Why His Supporters Hate the Media by Scott Shackford

Implicit Media Bias: A new study finds that preschool teachers aren’t racist, but the media reports that they are. by Kay S. Hymowitz

Implicit Media Bias: A new study finds that preschool teachers aren’t racist, but the media reports that they are. by Kay S. Hymowitz

Preschool Stories: The results of the legendary experimental Perry program don’t live up to the hype. by Kay S. Hymowitz

Preschool Stories: The results of the legendary experimental Perry program don’t live up to the hype. by Kay S. Hymowitz

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Explaining Preferences for Redistribution from askblog

Explaining Preferences for Redistribution from askblog

Sorry, Chicago, but Peter Thiel is (mostly) right by Aaron Renn

Sorry, Chicago, but Peter Thiel is (mostly) right by Aaron Renn

"Equal Pay for Equal Work"? by Kevin Ryan

"Equal Pay for Equal Work"? by Kevin Ryan

Thrivers and Divers: Using Non-Academic Measures to Predict College Success and Failure byGraham Beattie, Jean-William P. Laliberté, and Philip Oreopoulos

Thrivers and Divers: Using Non-Academic Measures to Predict College Success and Failure by Graham Beattie, Jean-William P. Laliberté, and Philip Oreopoulos

Why the age of 40 is so important in Hollywood by Jeff Guo

Why the age of 40 is so important in Hollywood by Jeff Guo

Friday, September 9, 2016

Merkel Doesn’t Blame the Voter by George Friedman

Merkel Doesn’t Blame the Voter by George Friedman

Technology is Too Complicated by John Waters

Technology is Too Complicated by John Waters

Anatomy of a Miracle by William Langewiesche

Anatomy of a Miracle by William Langewiesche

A Berkeley sociologist made some tea party friends — and wrote a condescending book about them by Carlos Lozada

A Berkeley sociologist made some tea party friends — and wrote a condescending book about them by Carlos Lozada

The States Gaining and Losing the Most Migrants - And Money by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox

The States Gaining and Losing the Most Migrants - And Money by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox

Saturday, September 3, 2016

The Formula for a Richer World? Equality, Liberty, Justice by Deirdre N. McCloskey

The Formula for a Richer World? Equality, Liberty, Justice by Deirdre N. McCloskey

No-Loitering Policies Are Welcomed by Residents in High-Crime Areas by Heather Mac Donald

No-Loitering Policies Are Welcomed by Residents in High-Crime Areas by Heather Mac Donald

Why Aren't There More Women In Congress? by Sarah Kliff and Soo Oh

Why Aren't There More Women In Congress? by Sarah Kliff and Soo Oh

The Ending of the Liberal Interregnum by Razib Khan

The Ending of the Liberal Interregnum by Razib Khan

Brilliant, Troubled Dorothy Parker by Robert Gottlieb

Brilliant, Troubled Dorothy Parker by Robert Gottlieb

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Dot Map of the US

Dot Map of the US

You Shoud be Terrified That People WHo Like "Hamilton" Run Our Country by Alex Nichols

You Shoud be Terrified That People WHo Like "Hamilton" Run Our Country by Alex Nichols

How important are high school courses to college performance? Less than you might think by Gregory Ferenstein and Brad Hershbein

How important are high school courses to college performance? Less than you might think by Gregory Ferenstein and Brad Hershbein

Zoning Has Had a Good 100 Years. Enough Already. by Justin Fox

Zoning Has Had a Good 100 Years. Enough Already. by Justin Fox

The Unexpected Dangers of Recreational Counting by Jesse Dunietz

The Unexpected Dangers of Recreational Counting by Jesse Dunietz

We're All Biased, but That Doesn't Keep Us from Making Valid Decisions by Emily Rosenzweig

We're All Biased, but That Doesn't Keep Us from Making Valid Decisions by Emily Rosenzweig

Democrats Warn: Your Gun Is a Public Health Threat by David Catron

Democrats Warn: Your Gun Is a Public Health Threat by David Catron

Dear Hillary Clinton Fans, Ambition Isn’t ‘Sacrifice’ — It’s not Even ‘Service' by David French

Dear Hillary Clinton Fans, Ambition Isn’t ‘Sacrifice’ — It’s not Even ‘Service' by David French

France's Disappearing Mosques by Yasmeen Serhan

France's Disappearing Mosques by Yasmeen Serhan

Why Progressives Mislead: Their coalition is fragile. by John O. McGinnis

Why Progressives Mislead: Their coalition is fragile. by John O. McGinnis

Monday, August 1, 2016

Why men interrupt from The Economist

Why men interrupt from The Economist

New evidence confirms what gun rights advocates have said for a long time about crime by Christopher Ingraham

New evidence confirms what gun rights advocates have said for a long time about crime by Christopher Ingraham

Why ‘white trash’ Americans are flocking to Donald Trump by Kyle Smith

Why ‘white trash’ Americans are flocking to Donald Trump by Kyle Smith

Don’t Blame Divorce on Money. Ask: Did the Husband Have a Job? by Ben Steverman

Don’t Blame Divorce on Money. Ask: Did the Husband Have a Job? by Ben Steverman

Not Much Is New in This Election by George Friedman

Not Much Is New in This Election by George Friedman

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Mechanical Versus Clinical Data Combination in Selection and Admissions Decisions: A Meta-Analysis by Nathan R. Kuncel, David M. Klieger, Brian S. Connelly, and Deniz S. Ones

Mechanical Versus Clinical Data Combination in Selection and Admissions Decisions: A Meta-Analysis by Nathan R. Kuncel, David M. Klieger, Brian S. Connelly, and Deniz S. Ones

How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained by Dan Nosowitz

How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained by Dan Nosowitz

The Republican Industrial Complex Has Turned Missteps Into Millions by Matthew Sheffield

The Republican Industrial Complex Has Turned Missteps Into Millions by Matthew Sheffield

Is the Purpose of a Newspaper to Promote Delusion? by John Hinderaker

Is the Purpose of a Newspaper to Promote Delusion? by John Hinderaker

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

The Icelandic Sagas: Europe's most important book? by Ben Myers

The Icelandic Sagas: Europe's most important book? by Ben Myers

Triggers for Violent Criminality in Patients With Psychotic Disorders by Amir Sariaslan, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Larsson, and Seena Fazel

Triggers for Violent Criminality in Patients With Psychotic Disorders by Amir Sariaslan, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Larsson, and Seena Fazel

Obama’s Biggest Failure by Steven Malanga

Obama’s Biggest Failure by Steven Malanga

Trying to Envision the Original United States by Timothy Taylor

Trying to Envision the Original United States by Timothy Taylor

Sexual Personalities: Sex and Gender Are Dials (Not Switches) by David P Schmitt

Sexual Personalities: Sex and Gender Are Dials (Not Switches) by David P Schmitt

Is Homelessness Only a Housing Problem? by Stephen Eide

Is Homelessness Only a Housing Problem? by Stephen Eide

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

2013 Boyarsky Lecture by Jonathan Haidt, PhD video

2013 Boyarsky Lecture by Jonathan Haidt, PhD video

Startups Try to Spread Outside of Silicon Valley by Christopher Mims

Startups Try to Spread Outside of Silicon Valley by Christopher Mims

Success is not a matter of luck—it’s an algorithm by Francesco Marconi

Success is not a matter of luck—it’s an algorithm by Francesco Marconi

Voices From Europe’s Far Right by Palko Karasz

Voices From Europe’s Far Right by Palko Karasz

The Perils of Moral Narcissism by Peter Berkowitz

The Perils of Moral Narcissism by Peter Berkowitz

Following Minimum Wage Increases, Unemployment Spikes among Black Male Teens by Mark J. Perry

Following Minimum Wage Increases, Unemployment Spikes among Black Male Teens by Mark J. Perry

Ban AC for DC by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Ban AC for DC by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Voters deserve responsible nationalism not reflex globalism by Larry Summers

Voters deserve responsible nationalism not reflex globalism by Larry Summers

Monday, July 11, 2016

A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are in Decline by Gina Kolata

A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are in Decline by Gina Kolata

Why We Need to Pick Up Alvin Toffler’s Torch by Farhad Manjoo

Why We Need to Pick Up Alvin Toffler’s Torch by Farhad Manjoo

It’s NOT the economy, stupid: Brexit as a story of personal values by Eric Kaufmann

It’s NOT the economy, stupid: Brexit as a story of personal values by Eric Kaufmann

As Japan's population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived by Julie Makinen

As Japan's population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived by Julie Makinen

When Trump Fought the Racists by Jeffrey Lord

When Trump Fought the Racists by Jeffrey Lord

Trump Does The Unthinkable by Liz Crokin

Trump Does The Unthinkable by Liz Crokin

In Tracking Home Ownership, Marriage Matters by Alex J. Pollock & Jay Brinkmann

In Tracking Home Ownership, Marriage Matters by Alex J. Pollock & Jay Brinkmann

How Equal Should Opportunities Be? by David Azerrad

How Equal Should Opportunities Be? by David Azerrad

Does Power Really Corrupt by Matthew Sweet

Does Power Really Corrupt by Matthew Sweet

Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings by Quoctrung Bui and Amanda Cox

Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings by Quoctrung Bui and Amanda Cox

Stockholm Syndrome by Michael Moynihan

Stockholm Syndrome by Michael Moynihan

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Italian banking is the next shoe to drop by Tyler Cowen

Italian banking is the next shoe to drop by Tyler Cowen

Economic History Readings by pseudoerasmus

Economic History Readings by pseudoerasmus

6 Story Arcs Define Western Literature, Data-Mining Study Reveals by Nathaniel Scharping

6 Story Arcs Define Western Literature, Data-Mining Study Reveals by Nathaniel Scharping

Yes, New York Times, There Is A Scientific Method by Ethan Siegel

Yes, New York Times, There Is A Scientific Method by Ethan Siegel

Nancy Pelosi blows off traffic laws — to shop at shoe store! by Victor Skinner

Nancy Pelosi blows off traffic laws — to shop at shoe store! by Victor Skinner

To improve diversity, don’t make people go to diversity training. Really. by Jena McGregor

To improve diversity, don’t make people go to diversity training. Really. by Jena McGregor

Saturday, July 2, 2016

How Many People Have Been Killed in ISIS Attacks Around the World by Karen Yourish, Derek Watkins, Tom Giratikanon and Jasmine C. Lee

How Many People Have Been Killed in ISIS Attacks Around the World by Karen Yourish, Derek Watkins, Tom Giratikanon and Jasmine C. Lee

America's most watched from The Economist

America's most watched from The Economist

Clinton sought secret info on EU bailout plans as son-in-law's doomed hedge fund gambled on Greece by Peter Byrne

Clinton sought secret info on EU bailout plans as son-in-law's doomed hedge fund gambled on Greece by Peter Byrne

Rampant Voter Fraud Alleged in Minnesota by John Hinderaker

Rampant Voter Fraud Alleged in Minnesota by John Hinderaker

What Linda Greenhouse emailed me about what I blogged about what she wrote in The NYT about Justice Kennedy. by Ann Althouse

What Linda Greenhouse emailed me about what I blogged about what she wrote in The NYT about Justice Kennedy. by Ann Althouse