Wednesday, May 31, 2017

How the Self-Esteem Craze Took Over America And why the hype was irresistible. by Jesse Singal

How the Self-Esteem Craze Took Over America And why the hype was irresistible. by Jesse Singal

The Revolution’s Angry Children by Seth Barron

The Revolution’s Angry Children by Seth Barron

The Campus Mob Came for Me—and You, Professor, Could Be Next by Bret Weinstein

The Campus Mob Came for Me—and You, Professor, Could Be Next by Bret Weinstein

NYT Peddles More Global Warming Science Without Numbers by Robert Tracinski

NYT Peddles More Global Warming Science Without Numbers by Robert Tracinski

The Left’s Unilateral Suicide Pact by Heather Mac Donald

The Left’s Unilateral Suicide Pact by Heather Mac Donald

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Idea Maze by Balaji S. Srinivasan

Idea Maze by Balaji S. Srinivasan

How Whales Became the Biggest Animals on the Planet by Nicholas St. Fleur

How Whales Became the Biggest Animals on the Planet by Nicholas St. Fleur

The energy expansions of evolution by Olivia P. Judson

The energy expansions of evolution by Olivia P. Judson

Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings? by Julie Sedivy

Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings? by Julie Sedivy

On Human Motivation, Ideological Bias, and Groupthink in Academia by Malhar Mali

On Human Motivation, Ideological Bias, and Groupthink in Academia by Malhar Mali

Are Books Superior to TV? by Melissa Chu

Are Books Superior to TV? by Melissa Chu

Allan Bloom’s University and Mine: From Racial Intimidation to Trigger Warnings by Paul A. Rahe

Allan Bloom’s University and Mine: From Racial Intimidation to Trigger Warnings by Paul A. Rahe

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Is Preventive Care Worth the Cost? Evidence from Mandatory Checkups in Japan by Toshiaki Iizuka, Katsuhiko Nishiyama, Brian Chen, Karen Eggleston

Is Preventive Care Worth the Cost? Evidence from Mandatory Checkups in Japan by Toshiaki Iizuka, Katsuhiko Nishiyama, Brian Chen, Karen Eggleston

Obama intel agency secretly conducted illegal searches on Americans for years by John Solomon and Sara Carter

Obama intel agency secretly conducted illegal searches on Americans for years by John Solomon and Sara Carter

Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Spring 2017 by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

Current Term Enrollment Estimates – Spring 2017 by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

The Supreme Court’s Useless Guidance by Jason L. Riley

The Supreme Court’s Useless Guidance by Jason L. Riley

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Regime Change by Any Other Name? by Victor Davis Hanson

Regime Change by Any Other Name? by Victor Davis Hanson

Seattle Climbs but Austin Sprawls: The Myth of the Return to Cities by Jed Kolko

Seattle Climbs but Austin Sprawls: The Myth of the Return to Cities by Jed Kolko

Pressure Doesn’t Have to Turn into Stress by Nicholas Petrie

Pressure Doesn’t Have to Turn into Stress by Nicholas Petrie

Work vs. economic mobility by Andy Smarick

Work vs. economic mobility by Andy Smarick

The CAN DO of work by Andy Smarick

The CAN DO of work by Andy Smarick

We Aren’t Built to Live in the Moment by Martin E.P. Seligman and John Tierney

We Aren’t Built to Live in the Moment by Martin E.P. Seligman and John Tierney

Edmund Burke: The First Conservative, by Jesse Norman

Edmund Burke: The First Conservative, by Ian Crowe

President Trump Is the Enemy of Their Enemies by Thomas B. Edsall

President Trump Is the Enemy of Their Enemies by Thomas B. Edsall

The Order of Lenin: ‘Find Some Truly Hard People’ by Jonathan Brent

The Order of Lenin: ‘Find Some Truly Hard People’ by Jonathan Brent

Monday, May 22, 2017

The Seven Deadly Sins of Higher Education by Richard Vedder

The Seven Deadly Sins of Higher Education by Richard Vedder

There’s a Simple Reason Why More Women aren’t CEOs by Annie Holmquist

There’s a Simple Reason Why More Women aren’t CEOs by Annie Holmquist

Compared to men, women view professional advancement as equally attainable, but less desirable by Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth, and Alison Wood Brooks

Compared to men, women view professional advancement as equally attainable, but less desirable by Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth, and Alison Wood Brooks

A Big Little Idea Called Legibility by Venkatesh Rao

A Big Little Idea Called Legibility by Venkatesh Rao

Some Black Lives Don’t Matter by Heather Mac Donald

Some Black Lives Don’t Matter by Heather Mac Donald

The crisis in American journalism benefits no one by Salena Zito

The crisis in American journalism benefits no one by Salena Zito

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Women May Find Management Positions Less Desirable by Francesca Gino

Women May Find Management Positions Less Desirable by Francesca Gino

Why Swedish workplaces aren't as equal as you think by Maddy Savage

Why Swedish workplaces aren't as equal as you think by Maddy Savage

The Soviet Way by Theodore Dalrymple

The Soviet Way by Theodore Dalrymple

Miss Marple and the Problem of Modern Identity by Alan Jacobs

Miss Marple and the Problem of Modern Identity by Alan Jacobs

Hawthorne: Science, Progress, and Human Nature from The New Atlantis

Hawthorne: Science, Progress, and Human Nature from The New Atlantis

DENNETT ON WIESELTIER V. PINKER IN THE NEW REPUBLIC Let's Start With A Respect For Truth by Daniel C. Dennett

DENNETT ON WIESELTIER V. PINKER IN THE NEW REPUBLIC Let's Start With A Respect For Truth by Daniel C. Dennett

The Secret Life of Urban Crows by James Ross Gardner

The Secret Life of Urban Crows by James Ross Gardner

Voter Suppression in Deep-Blue New York by Francis Barry

Voter Suppression in Deep-Blue New York by Francis Barry

Why Information Matters by Luciano Floridi

Why Information Matters by Luciano Floridi

Friday, May 19, 2017

News Coverage of Donald Trump’s First 100 Days by Thomas E. Patterson

News Coverage of Donald Trump’s First 100 Days by Thomas E. Patterson

Democrats are falling for fake news about Russia by Zack Beauchamp

Democrats are falling for fake news about Russia by Zack Beauchamp

The cherry picked science in Vox’s Charles Murray article by Elan

The cherry picked science in Vox’s Charles Murray article by Elan

Using Google Trends data for research? Here are 6 questions to ask by Galen Stocking and Katerina Eva Matsa

Using Google Trends data for research? Here are 6 questions to ask by Galen Stocking and Katerina Eva Matsa

How Gullible Are We? A Review of the Evidence From Psychology and Social Science. by Hugo Mercier

How Gullible Are We? A Review of the Evidence From Psychology and Social Science. by Hugo Mercier

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Campbell’s Law and the inevitability of school fraud by Frederick deBoer

Campbell’s Law and the inevitability of school fraud by Frederick deBoer

Data, Teachers’ Allegations Undermine Gompers’ College-Ready Promise by Brad Racino

Data, Teachers’ Allegations Undermine Gompers’ College-Ready Promise by Brad Racino

Responding to “a post-fact world”: In defense of the honest broker

Responding to “a post-fact world”: In defense of the honest broker by Jeremy Fox

A post-fact world: Part III -what is a scientist to do? by Brian McGill

A post-fact world: Part III -what is a scientist to do? by Brian McGill

A post-fact world: Part II – what our social scientist colleagues already know about human thoughts and behavior by Brian McGill

A post-fact world: Part II – what our social scientist colleagues already know about human thoughts and behavior by Brian McGill

A post-fact world: Part I – on how we got here by Brian McGill

A post-fact world: Part I – on how we got here by Brian McGill

The Adoption of Social Media in Education by Elissa Hall

The Adoption of Social Media in Education by Elissa Hall

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The Broken Promise of Higher Education by Anne-Marie Slaughter

The Broken Promise of Higher Education by Anne-Marie Slaughter

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

No Ghost in the Machine by Theodore Dalrymple

No Ghost in the Machine by Theodore Dalrymple

Study of the Week: What Actually Helps Poor Students? Human Beings by Freddie deBoer

Study of the Week: What Actually Helps Poor Students? Human Beings by Freddie deBoer

Why Benjamin Netanyahu is so tough: He’s from Philadelphia by Justin Wm. Moyer

Why Benjamin Netanyahu is so tough: He’s from Philadelphia by Justin Wm. Moyer

Unsayable Truths About a Failing High School by Kay S. Hymowitz

Unsayable Truths About a Failing High School by Kay S. Hymowitz

On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself by Keri Smith

On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself by Keri Smith

The Outsiders Who Were Behind the Booing of Betsy DeVos at Bethune-Cookman by Jason L. Riley

The Outsiders Who Were Behind the Booing of Betsy DeVos at Bethune-Cookman by Jason L. Riley

Tips For Reading Washington Post Stories About Trump Based On Anonymous Leaks by Mollie Hemingway

Tips For Reading Washington Post Stories About Trump Based On Anonymous Leaks by Mollie Hemingway

Monday, May 15, 2017

Africa is urbanising without globalising by Daniel Knowles

Africa is urbanising without globalising by Daniel Knowles

Can Prairie Dogs Talk? by Ferris Jabr

Can Prairie Dogs Talk? by Ferris Jabr

Guestworkers in the high-skill U.S. labor market An analysis of supply, employment, and wage trends by Hal Salzman, Daniel Kuehn, and B. Lindsay Lowell

Guestworkers in the high-skill U.S. labor market An analysis of supply, employment, and wage trends by Hal Salzman, Daniel Kuehn, and B. Lindsay Lowell

STEM: Still No Shortage: On a myth that just won’t die from Freddie deBoer

STEM: Still No Shortage: On a myth that just won’t die from Freddie deBoer

On Health Care, Most People Don’t Know What They’re Talking About by Ben Southwood

On Health Care, Most People Don’t Know What They’re Talking About by Ben Southwood

What business has learned from Clayton Christensen by Larissa MacFarquhar

When Giants Fail: What business has learned from Clayton Christensen by Larissa MacFarquhar

Flakes Alive! by Amber A’Lee Frost

Flakes Alive! by Amber A’Lee Frost

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Clockmaker John Harrison vindicated 250 years after ‘absurd’ claims by Robin McKie

Clockmaker John Harrison vindicated 250 years after ‘absurd’ claims by Robin McKie

Examining the arc of 100,000 stories: a tidy analysis by David Robinson

Examining the arc of 100,000 stories: a tidy analysis by David Robinson

Why Can't the Left Win? by Conor Friedersdorf

Why Can't the Left Win? by Conor Friedersdorf

Inequality, Mobility, and Being Poor in America by Steven Horwitz

Inequality, Mobility, and Being Poor in America by Steven Horwitz

It's Never Been a Better Time to Be Poor in America by Marian L. Tupy

It's Never Been a Better Time to Be Poor in America by Marian L. Tupy

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire (in 1916)? by George Will

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire (in 1916)? by George Will

Questions About the Global Gender Gap by Elaine Schwartz

Questions About the Global Gender Gap by Elaine Schwartz

Who Is the Fairest One of All? How Evolution Guides Peer and Media Influences on Female Body Dissatisfaction by Christopher J. Ferguson, Benjamin Winegard, and Bo M. Winegard

Who Is the Fairest One of All? How Evolution Guides Peer and Media Influences on Female Body Dissatisfaction by Christopher J. Ferguson, Benjamin Winegard, and Bo M. Winegard

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The Pets' War: On Hilda Kean's "The Great Cat and Dog Massacre" by Colin Dickey

The Pets' War: On Hilda Kean's "The Great Cat and Dog Massacre" by Colin Dickey

Consistent Belief in a Good True Self in Misanthropes and Three Interdependent Cultures by Julian De Freitas, et al

Consistent Belief in a Good True Self in Misanthropes and Three Interdependent Cultures by Julian De Freitas, et al

Reviving Productivity Is a Moral Imperative by Clive Crook

Reviving Productivity Is a Moral Imperative by Clive Crook

Searching for the Easy Ways to Raise Productivity by Noah Smith

Searching for the Easy Ways to Raise Productivity by Noah Smith

One Productivity Problem: We're Only Human by Tyler Cowen

One Productivity Problem: We're Only Human by Tyler Cowen

9 Mind-Expanding Books Of Philosophy That Are Actually Readable (A Guide To Practical Philosophy) by Ryan Holiday

9 Mind-Expanding Books Of Philosophy That Are Actually Readable (A Guide To Practical Philosophy) by Ryan Holiday

All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value by Jeffrey R. Brown and Jiekun Huang

All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value by Jeffrey R. Brown and Jiekun Huang

The Surprising Weakness of Invincible Institutions by Richard Fernandez

The Surprising Weakness of Invincible Institutions by Richard Fernandez

Is Culture Really Threatened by the Free Market? by Frédéric Jollien

Is Culture Really Threatened by the Free Market? by Frédéric Jollien