Thursday, March 24, 2016

Will requiring food stamp retailers to sell more healthy food make it easier for SNAP recipients to eat better? by Keri Szejda

Will requiring food stamp retailers to sell more healthy food make it easier for SNAP recipients to eat better? by Keri Szejda

The Real Reason Middle America Should Be Angry by Brian S. Feldman

The Real Reason Middle America Should Be Angry by Brian S. Feldman

Help Distressed People, Not Distressed Cities by Adam Millsap

Help Distressed People, Not Distressed Cities by Adam Millsap

Pharaoh Ramesses III Killed by Multiple Assailants, Radiologist Says by Stephanie Pappas

Pharaoh Ramesses III Killed by Multiple Assailants, Radiologist Says by Stephanie Pappas

Psychology is in crisis. This scientist's striking confession explains how we got here. by Brian Resnick

Psychology is in crisis. This scientist's striking confession explains how we got here. by Brian Resnick

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Goths vs. Greeks: Epic Ancient Battle Revealed in Newfound Text by Owen Jarus

Goths vs. Greeks: Epic Ancient Battle Revealed in Newfound Text by Owen Jarus

Corrupt Feedback Loops: Justice Dept. Extortion by Jeb Kennison

Corrupt Feedback Loops: Justice Dept. Extortion by Jeb Kennison

Man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish by Peter Whoriskey

Man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish by Peter Whoriskey

Judge Orders White House To Stop Hiding Its Bogus Global Warming ‘Proof’ by Jeff Dunetz

Judge Orders White House To Stop Hiding Its Bogus Global Warming ‘Proof’ by Jeff Dunetz

Will the Democrats Ever Face an African-American Revolt? by Tom Edsall

Will the Democrats Ever Face an African-American Revolt? by Tom Edsall

After Cash: All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses a Bank Account by Megan McArdle

After Cash: All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses a Bank Account by Megan McArdle

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Moneyball for Book Publishers: A Detailed Look at How We Read by Alexandra Alter and Karl Russell

Moneyball for Book Publishers: A Detailed Look at How We Read by Alexandra Alter and Karl Russell

The First News Report on the L.A. Earthquake Was Written by a Robot by Will Oremus

The First News Report on the L.A. Earthquake Was Written by a Robot by Will Oremus

“Evidence-based medicine has been hijacked:” A confession from John Ioannidis

“Evidence-based medicine has been hijacked:” A confession from John Ioannidis

A Miami woman killed a teen burglar as he fled her home, police say. Should she be charged? by Michael E. Miller

A Miami woman killed a teen burglar as he fled her home, police say. Should she be charged? by Michael E. Miller

Trees Deal With Climate Change Better Than Expected by Tatiana Schlossberg

Trees Deal With Climate Change Better Than Expected by Tatiana Schlossberg

Monday, March 14, 2016

What It Takes to Build a Startup into a Brand by Michael J. Silverstein

What It Takes to Build a Startup into a Brand by Michael J. Silverstein

Exclusive, Racist, Judgmental, and Dull: Cities are the New Suburbs by Mark Judge

Exclusive, Racist, Judgmental, and Dull: Cities are the New Suburbs by Mark Judge

New Study: Science Achievement Gaps Begin Early and Linger by Aaron Loewenberger

New Study: Science Achievement Gaps Begin Early and Linger by Aaron Loewenberger

A Large Scale Test of the Effect of Social Class on Prosocial Behavior by Martin Korndörfer, Boris Egloff, Stefan C. Schmukle

A Large Scale Test of the Effect of Social Class on Prosocial Behavior by Martin Korndörfer, Boris Egloff, Stefan C. Schmukle

Trump: The Explanation of No Explanation by Adam Elkus

Trump: The Explanation of No Explanation by Adam Elkus

Reflections on Violence in the United States by Richard Hofstadter

Reflections on Violence in the United States by Richard Hofstadter

We’ve been measuring inequality wrong – here’s the real story by Alan Auerbach and Laurence J. Kotlikoff

We’ve been measuring inequality wrong – here’s the real story by Alan Auerbach and Laurence J. Kotlikoff

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Does personality cause politics? by Tyler Cowen

Does personality cause politics? by Tyler Cowen

Is crime genetic? Scientists don’t know because they’re afraid to ask by Brian Boutwell and J.C. Barnes

Is crime genetic? Scientists don’t know because they’re afraid to ask by Brian Boutwell and J.C. Barnes

Harvard economist says closing the US gender wage gap isn't as simple as 'equal pay for equal work' by Rachel Gillett

Harvard economist says closing the US gender wage gap isn't as simple as 'equal pay for equal work' by Rachel Gillett

A Lesson from Spotlight That Newspaper Folk Don't Get: Competition Makes Them Better by Jim Schutze

A Lesson from Spotlight That Newspaper Folk Don't Get: Competition Makes Them Better by Jim Schutze

5 Economic Myths That Just Won’t Die: A persistent set of economic narratives still plagues us by Corey Iacono

5 Economic Myths That Just Won’t Die: A persistent set of economic narratives still plagues us by Corey Iacono

America's New Oligarchs- Fwd.US and Silicon Valley's Shady 1 Percenters by Joel Kotkin

America's New Oligarchs- Fwd.US and Silicon Valley's Shady 1 Percenters by Joel Kotkin

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

In San Francisco and Rooting for a Tech Comeuppance by David Streifeld

In San Francisco and Rooting for a Tech Comeuppance by David Streifeld

A one-percent-meme-less International Women’s Day? by Philip N. Cohen

A one-percent-meme-less International Women’s Day? by Philip N. Cohen
Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide by Henry Jenkins

The Most Grotesquely Comical Academic Paper Ever Published by Rick Moran

The Most Grotesquely Comical Academic Paper Ever Published by Rick Moran

Portland’s Homeless Challenge by Michael J. Totten

Portland’s Homeless Challenge by Michael J. Totten

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Israeli soldiers, armed Palestinians engage in firefight after Waze mixup by Josh Katzowitz

Israeli soldiers, armed Palestinians engage in firefight after Waze mixup by Josh Katzowitz

The Rihanna generation: How black immigrants are reshaping America by Daniel Rivero

The Rihanna generation: How black immigrants are reshaping America by Daniel Rivero

Slack, I’m Breaking Up with You by Samuel Hulick

Slack, I’m Breaking Up with You by Samuel Hulick

30 Behaviors That Will Make You Unstoppable by Benjamin Hardy

30 Behaviors That Will Make You Unstoppable by Benjamin Hardy

Look Beyond Ferguson and Baltimore: The Good News about Black Men by W. Bradford Wilcox and Nicholas H. Wolfinger

Look Beyond Ferguson and Baltimore: The Good News about Black Men by W. Bradford Wilcox and Nicholas H. Wolfinger

30 Blocks of Democrat Governance by Jim Quinn

30 Blocks of Democrat Governance by Jim Quinn