Commonplace of a Magpie: July 2017

Competition over collective victimhood recognition: When perceived lack of recognition for past victimization is associated with negative attitudes towards another victimized group by Laura De Guissmé and Laurent Licata

Swedish Government in Crisis After Almost All Citizens' Personal Data Is Leaked by Andrew Griffin

Swedish Government in Crisis After Almost All Citizens' Personal Data Is Leaked by Andrew Griffin

Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age by Lee Raine and Janna Anderson

Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age by Lee Raine and Janna Anderson

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Individual risk preferences and the demand for redistribution by Manja Gärtnera, Johanna Mollerstromb, and David Seim

Individual risk preferences and the demand for redistribution by Manja Gärtnera, Johanna Mollerstromb, and David Seim

Hypnotized by Elon Musk’s Hyperloop by Geoff Manaugh

Hypnotized by Elon Musk’s Hyperloop by Geoff Manaugh

Ladders, labs, or laggards? Which public universities contribute most by Dimitrios Halikias and Richard V. Reeves

Ladders, labs, or laggards? Which public universities contribute most by Dimitrios Halikias and Richard V. Reeves

Economy Needs Workers, but Drug Tests Take a Toll by Nelson D. Schwartz

Economy Needs Workers, but Drug Tests Take a Toll by Nelson D. Schwartz

Measuring Social Connectedness by Michael Bailey, Ruiqing (Rachel) Cao, Theresa Kuchler, Johannes Stroebel, and Arlene Wong

Monday, July 24, 2017

Cracking the Maya's code from The Economist

Cracking the Maya's code from The Economist

The Coassacks - A super-ethnos in Russia's ribs from The Economist

The Cossacks - A super-ethnos in Russia's ribs from The Economist

Mystery of the canoes' graveyard by Paul Bahn

Mystery of the canoes' graveyard by Paul Bahn

The Humboldt Murders by John Gregory Dunne

The Humboldt Murders by John Gregory Dunne

The Age of Unreason by Kurt Andersen

The Age of Unreason by Kurt Andersen

"The Monitor is Mine!" by Oliver E. Allen

"The Monitor is Mine!" by Oliver E. Allen

The Thrall of the Blue Riband by Robert C. Post

The Thrall of the Blue Riband by Robert C. Post

The Dirigible Dock by Frederick Allen

The Dirigible Dock by Frederick Allen

The First to Die by Jeanne Munn Bracken

The First to Die by Jeanne Munn Bracken

'Someone Get That Damned Dog!' by Commander W. Russell Webster

'Someone Get That Damned Dog!' by Commander W. Russell Webster

The Structure of Success in America by Nicholas Lemann

The Structure of Success in America by Nicholas Lemann

'Suddenly, there was a terrific rush of air' by Denis Warner

'Suddenly, there was a terrific rush of air' by Denis Warner

Two minds: The cognitive differences between men and women by Bruce Goldman

Two minds: The cognitive differences between men and women by Bruce Goldman

Justice and the Wealth of Nations by Dan Moller

Justice and the Wealth of Nations by Dan Moller

Some Countries Are Much Richer Than Others. Is That Unjust? by Jonny Anomaly and Hrishikesh Joshi

Some Countries Are Much Richer Than Others. Is That Unjust? by Jonny Anomaly and Hrishikesh Joshi

Newsworthy Deaths by Alex Tabarrok

Newsworthy Deaths by Alex Tabarrok

One household staple sums up why Americans and Brits will never see the world the same way by Corinne Purtill

One household staple sums up why Americans and Brits will never see the world the same way by Corinne Purtill

Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s by Clay Routledge

Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s by Clay Routledge

Why Parenting May Not Matter and Why Most Social Science Research is Probably Wrong by Brian Boutwell

Why Parenting May Not Matter and Why Most Social Science Research is Probably Wrong by Brian Boutwell

Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Decision Making by Daniel Kahneman, Andrew M. Rosenfield, Linnea Gandhi, and Tom Blaser

Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Decision Making by Daniel Kahneman, Andrew M. Rosenfield, Linnea Gandhi, and Tom Blaser

See No Evil? Then it will take you by surprise. by Myron Magnet

See No Evil? Then it will take you by surprise. by Myron Magnet

Restoring the Republic Means Reimposing ‘Regular Order’ by Angelo Codevilla

Restoring the Republic Means Reimposing ‘Regular Order’ by Angelo Codevilla

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Death Valley rocks skate on thin ice by Jeff Hecht

Death Valley rocks skate on thin ice by Jeff Hecht

Easy Time by Janet Malcolm

Easy Time by Janet Malcolm

The Chicken Tower by Bobbie Ann Mason

The Chicken Tower by Bobbie Ann Mason

Who Killed the Middle Class by John Cassidy

Who Killed the Middle Class by John Cassidy

They All Just Went Away by Joyce Carol Oates

They All Just Went Away by Joyce Carol Oates

The Fall Guy by Anthony Lane

The Fall Guy by Anthony Lane

Midshipman Tolley by Clay Barrow

Midshipman Tolley by Clay Barrow

Rarely reduced to tears by Alexander Sturgis

Rarely reduced to tears by Alexander Sturgis

Moral Credibility and Crime by Paul R. Robinson

Moral Credibility and Crime by Paul R. Robinson

The Founding Wizard by John Steele Gordon

The Founding Wizard by John Steele Gordon

Shell Shock by Roger J. Spiller

Shell Shock by Roger J. Spiller

Veteran of Jutland by A.N. Wilson

Veteran of Jutland by A.N. Wilson

His Finest Hour by Ian Buruma

His Finest Hour by Ian Buruma

Problem Families by Ian Jack

Problem Families by Ian Jack

The Secret of the Soldiers Who Didn't Fire by Fredric Smoler

The Secret of the Soldiers Who Didn't Fire by Fredric Smoler

The South's Inner Civil War by Eric Foner

The South's Inner Civil War by Eric Foner

How Cats Survive Falls from New York Skyscrapers by Jared Diamond

How Cats Survive Falls from New York Skyscrapers by Jared Diamond

Cache Economy of the Gray Squirrel by Lucia Jacobs

Cache Economy of the Gray Squirrel by Lucia Jacobs

Bamboo and Human Evolution by Geoffrey G. Pope

Bamboo and Human Evolution by Geoffrey G. Pope

From the Midlands, a unique master of light and color by Bennett Schiff

From the Midlands, a unique master of light and color by Bennett Schiff

The Roots of Muslim Rage by Bernard Lewis

The Roots of Muslim Rage by Bernard Lewis

Harvard's Hollow "Core" by Caleb Nelson

Harvard's Hollow "Core" by Caleb Nelson

Tsunami waves wiped out prehistoric Scottish communities by David Smith and Alastair Dawson

Tsunami waves wiped out prehistoric Scottish communities by David Smith and Alastair Dawson

It's hard to believe one man held sway over all of this land by John Neary

It's hard to believe one man held sway over all of this land by John Neary

In Melville's lifetime, fame proved fickle by Robert Wernick

In Melville's lifetime, fame proved fickle by Robert Wernick

Jungle Fever by David Denby

Jungle Fever by David Denby

Brennan, Rice, Power -- Lock Them Up! by David Stockman

Brennan, Rice, Power -- Lock Them Up! by David Stockman

Saturday, July 22, 2017

What makes a poem, and what all poets must know by Paul Johnson

What makes a poem, and what all poets must know by Paul Johnson

We're Getting Much Verse by Lloyd Evans

We're Getting Much Verse by Lloyd Evans

Yeats in Love by Edna O'Brien

Yeats in Love by Edna O'Brien

Aftershocks by Evan Osnos

Aftershocks by Evan Osnos

The Peanut Puzzle by Jerome Groopman

The Peanut Puzzle by Jerome Groopman

Naked Cities by Adam Gopnik

Naked Cities by Adam Gopnik

The Nazi Underground by Jake Halpern

The Nazi Underground by Jake Halpern

Going Viral by David E. Hoffman

Going Viral by David E. Hoffman

The Future of Military Robotics Looks Like a Nature Documentary by Gregory C. Allen

The Future of Military Robotics Looks Like a Nature Documentary by Gregory C. Allen

The Real Reason We Need to Stop Trying to Protect Everyone’s Feelings by Ryan Holiday

The Real Reason We Need to Stop Trying to Protect Everyone’s Feelings by Ryan Holiday

Friday, July 21, 2017

Oh dear, even people with neuroscience training believe an awful lot of brain myths by Christian Jarrett

Oh dear, even people with neuroscience training believe an awful lot of brain myths by Christian Jarrett

America's Media Meltdown by Victor Davis Hanson

America's Media Meltdown by Victor Davis Hanson

What Americans Care About vs. What the Media Cares About by Jon Gabriel

What Americans Care About vs. What the Media Cares About by Jon Gabriel

Thursday, July 20, 2017

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

Not Lack of Ability but More Choice: Individual and Gender Differences in Choice of Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by Ming-Te Wang, , Jacquelynne S. Eccles, and Sarah Kenny

Not Lack of Ability but More Choice: Individual and Gender Differences in Choice of Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by Ming-Te Wang, , Jacquelynne S. Eccles, and Sarah Kenny

The Mother of All Disruptions by Kay S. Hymowitz

The Mother of All Disruptions by Kay S. Hymowitz

That Didn’t Take Long by TXRed

That Didn’t Take Long by TXRed

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact by Marshall Allen

That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact by Marshall Allen

A find in Australia hints at very early human exit from Africa by Ann Gibbons

A find in Australia hints at very early human exit from Africa by Ann Gibbons

Do parents really matter? by Brian Boutwell

Do parents really matter? by Brian Boutwell

I lived like a man for a couple of weeks. It helped me understand my husband. by Ann Mallen

I lived like a man for a couple of weeks. It helped me understand my husband. by Ann Mallen

Make it simple from The Economist

Make it simple from The Economist

We’re All Guinea Pigs in a Failed Decades-Long Diet Experiment by Markham Heid

We’re All Guinea Pigs in a Failed Decades-Long Diet Experiment by Markham Heid

Liberal Talking Heads Turn Against the West by Mark Bauerlein

Liberal Talking Heads Turn Against the West by Mark Bauerlein

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Joking apart by Susan Hill

Joking apart by Susan Hill

The Power of Talking to Your Baby by Tina Rosenberg

The Power of Talking to Your Baby by Tina Rosenberg

Reap what you sow by David Pilling

Reap what you sow by David Pilling

No Big Deal, but This Researcher's Theory Explains Everything About How Americans Parent by Nicholas Day

No Big Deal, but This Researcher's Theory Explains Everything About How Americans Parent by Nicholas Day

Five routes to more innovative problem solving by Olivier Leclerc and Mihnea Moldoveanu

Five routes to more innovative problem solving by Olivier Leclerc and Mihnea Moldoveanu

Making Great Decisions by Dan Lovallo and Olivier Sibony

Making Great Decisions by Dan Lovallo and Olivier Sibony

Against Eternal Youth by Frederica Mathewes-Green

Against Eternal Youth by Frederica Mathewes-Green

Defending the One Percent by N. Gregory Mankiw

Defending the One Percent by N. Gregory Mankiw

That's What You Think by Elizabeth Kolbert

That's What You Think by Elizabeth Kolbert

The Big Uneasy by Nathan Heller

The Big Uneasy by Nathan Heller

Last of the Great Migrations by Emma Young

Last of the Great Migrations by Emma Young

Royal Blood by Isabel Hilton

Royal Blood by Isabel Hilton

The Biological Basis of Morality by E.O. Wilson

The Biological Basis of Morality by E.O. Wilson

Immortal Isaac by John Updike

Immortal Isaac by John Updike

The Invention of Oscar Wilde by Adam Gopnik

The Invention of Oscar Wilde by Adam Gopnik

A Celebration of Reagan by Edmund Morris

A Celebration of Reagan by Edmund Morris

The President's Pen Pal by Douglas Brinkley

The President's Pen Pal by Douglas Brinkley

The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair by George Plimpton

The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair by George Plimpton

Neighbors by Jan T. Gross

Neighbors by Jan T. Gross

The African Queen by Fred Pearce

The African Queen by Fred Pearce

Northern Lights by David Denby

Northern Lights by David Denby

The Devastation by Michael Specter

The Devastation by Michael Specter

The Dictionary of Disorder by Alix Spiegel

The Dictionary of Disorder by Alix Spiegel

The Moral Hazard Myth by Malcolm Gladwell

The Moral Hazard Myth by Malcolm Gladwell

The Ethics of ELfland by G.K. Chesterton

The Ethics of ELfland by G.K. Chesterton

The Killer with No Name by Duncan Graham-Rowe

The Killer with No Name by Duncan Graham-Rowe

Blair House by Nicholas Lemann

Blair House by Nicholas Lemann

The Candy Man by Margaret Talbot

The Candy Man by Margaret Talbot

The Terrazzo Jungle by Malcolm Gladwell

The Terrazzo Jungle by Malcolm Gladwell

Don't Call Me Clever by Simon M. Reader

Don't Call Me Clever by Simon M. Reader

Don't Worry, Be Happy by Johan Norberg

Don't Worry, Be Happy by Johan Norberg

Power and Persuasion by Frederick W. Kagan

Power and Persuasion by Frederick W. Kagan

Looks Do Matter by Daniel Akst

Looks Do Matter by Daniel Akst

The Collapse of Big Media by Terry Eastland

The Collapse of Big Media by Terry Eastland

How the City Sank by Nicolai Ouroussoff

How the City Sank by Nicolai Ouroussoff

Scattered in a Storm's Wake and Caught in a Clash of Cultures by Isabel Wilkerson

Scattered in a Storm's Wake and Caught in a Clash of Cultures by Isabel Wilkerson

The Unknowable by Edmund Morris

The Unknowable by Edmund Morris

Holy Smoke by Joan Acocella

Holy Smoke by Joan Acocella

The Picture Problem by Malcolm Gladwell

The Picture Problem by Malcolm Gladwell

Last Words by Elizabeth Kolbert

Last Words by Elizabeth Kolbert

Best in Class by Margaret Talbot

Best in Class by Margaret Talbot

The Tangle by Jonathan Wiener

The Tangle by Jonathan Wiener

The Bell Curve by Atul Gawande

The Bell Curve by Atul Gawande

Permanent Fatal Errors by Louis Menand

Permanent Fatal Errors by Louis Menand

Sexy sons, dutiful daughters from The Economist

Sexy sons, dutiful daughters from The Economist

The mystery of the missing penis by Julian Thomas

The mystery of the missing penis by Julian Thomas

Look, no hands by Stephanie Pain

Look, no hands by Stephanie Pain

The Ghost Bird by Jonathan Rosen

The Ghost Bird by Jonathan Rosen

Sleeping with the finches from The Economist

Sleeping with the finches from The Economist

Giant female birds towered over their puny partners by Debora MacKenzie

Giant female birds towered over their puny partners by Debora MacKenzie

Virtuoso performance by Bob Holmes

Virtuoso performance by Bob Holmes

Bird-brained from The Economist

Bird-brained from The Economist

Ultrasexy from The Economist

Ultrasexy from The Economist

Bird Brains from The Economist

Bird Brains from The Economist

The Quick and the Dead by Jan Zalasiewicz and Sarah Gabbott

The Quick and the Dead by Jan Zalasiewicz and Sarah Gabbott

The Descent of Gould by H. Allen Orr

The Descent of Gould by H. Allen Orr

Rulers of the Jurassic Sea by Ryosuke Motami

Rulers of the Jurassic Sea by Ryosuke Motami

The People's Fossils by Jeff Hecht

The People's Fossils by Jeff Hecht

Inside the Panama Canal by Frederick Allen

Inside the Panama Canal by Frederick Allen

Versailles with Panthers by James Davidson

Versailles with Panthers by James Davidson

Persian Canal Discovery Is Testament to Ancient Engineering Skills by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Foreigners snap up record number of US homes by Diana Olick

Foreigners snap up record number of US homes by Diana Olick

In South Asian Social Castes, a Living Lab for Genetic Disease by Stephen Yin

In South Asian Social Castes, a Living Lab for Genetic Disease by Stephen Yin

Is Postmodernism Inherently Authoritarian? by Zane Beal

Is Postmodernism Inherently Authoritarian? by Zane Beal

Why It's a Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

Why It's a Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

The life of American workers in 1915 from the BLS

The life of American workers in 1915 from the BLS

The market doesn’t corrupt morals – socialism does by Ryan Bourne

The market doesn’t corrupt morals – socialism does by Ryan Bourne

Monday, July 17, 2017

The accidental rainforest by Fred Pearce

The accidental rainforest by Fred Pearce

Mayhem After Midnight by Stephanie Pain

Mayhem After Midnight by Stephanie Pain

The Yellowjack Express by Staphanie Pain

The Yellowjack Express by Staphanie Pain

Dead Man's Leg by Stephanie Pain

Dead Man's Leg by Stephanie Pain

As We May Think by Vannevar Bush

As We May Think by Vannevar Bush

The Kingdom of Silence by Lawrence Wright

The Kingdom of Silence by Lawrence Wright

Our New Best Friend by Jon Lee Anderson

Our New Best Friend by Jon Lee Anderson

The treasure of Cape Frio by Stephanie Pain

The treasure of Cape Frio by Stephanie Pain

Lives of the Saints by Lawrence Wright

Lives of the Saints by Lawrence Wright

An Amish exception from The Economist

An Amish exception from The Economist

Equatorial Torah from The Economist

Equatorial Torah from The Economist

The 30 Articles of Religion from The Victorian Web

The 30 Articles of Religion from The Victorian Web

Moscow Reclaims Its Past by Nicole Prevost-Logan

Moscow Reclaims Its Past by Nicole Prevost-Logan

A Means of Transport by Jeffrey Tayler

A Means of Transport by Jeffrey Tayler

Seasons in hell by David Remnick

Seasons in hell by David Remnick

Between two worlds from The Economist

Between two worlds from The Economist

Crimea's sad Tatars from The Economist

Crimea's sad Tatars from The Economist

Lake Vostok is like a giant can of soda by Emily Watson

Lake Vostok is like a giant can of soda by Emily Watson

Invented City by Ian Frazier

Invented City by Ian Frazier

Russia's broken toys from The Economist

Russia's broken toys from The Economist

The battle of the churches from The Economist

The battle of the churches from The Economist

When cultures don't collide from The Economist

When cultures don't collide from The Economist

Pearls Before Swine: The Bible in English by David Rutledge

Pearls Before Swine: The Bible in English by David Rutledge

Murder, mayhem and the making of the King James Bible by Rachael Kohn

Murder, mayhem and the making of the King James Bible by Rachael Kohn

Confucius and the Scholars by Charlotte Allen

Confucius and the Scholars by Charlotte Allen

Palestine's shrinking Christians from The Economist

Palestine's shrinking Christians from The Economist

Forcing the End by Lawrence Wright

Forcing the End by Lawrence Wright

Why the Orthodox are heterodox from The Economist

Why the Orthodox are heterodox from The Economist

The diversity of Hinduism from The Economist

The diversity of Hinduism from The Economist

Mayhem and Monotheism by Lawrence Weschler

Mayhem and Monotheism by Lawrence Weschler

The eclipse of the Moon Inc from The Economist

The eclipse of the Moon Inc from The Economist

The season of the lambs from The Economist

The season of the lambs from The Economist

Under One Roof by Adam Gopnik

Under One Roof by Adam Gopnik

Democracy by Decree by Mary Ann Weaver

Democracy by Decree by Mary Ann Weaver

Nor black, nor white, nor yellow from The Economist

Nor black, nor white, nor yellow from The Economist

The Measure of America by Claudia Roth Pierpont

The Story of Dice by Ricky Jay

The Story of Dice by Ricky Jay

Big and Bad by Malcolm Gladwell

Big and Bad by Malcolm Gladwell

Spartacus, Terror of Rome by Kenneth P. Czech

Spartacus, Terror of Rome by Kenneth P. Czech

Magyar blues from The Economist

Magyar blues from The Economist

A Transylvanian tragedy from The Economist

A Transylvanian tragedy from The Economist

Flash of Genius by Philip E. Ross

Flash of Genius by Philip E. Ross

The Naked Face by Malcolm Gladwell

The Naked Face by Malcolm Gladwell

Comic Relief by John McCrone

Comic Relief by John McCrone

The Race Is On . . . by Edwin Colyer

The Race Is On . . . by Edwin Colyer

Feeling Just Fine by Kathryn Brown

Feeling Just Fine by Kathryn Brown

Basic Instinct by Kate Douglas

Basic Instinct by Kate Douglas

Let's Get Personal by Rita Carter

Let's Get Personal by Rita Carter

Speed by Oliver Sacks

Speed by Oliver Sacks

The Price of Propriety by RObert M. Sapolsky

The Price of Propriety by RObert M. Sapolsky

Personality Plus by Malcolm Gladwell

Personality Plus by Malcolm Gladwell

High Crimes and Low Farce from The Economist

High Crimes and Low Farce from The Economist

Fellowship of the Ring by Elizabeth Kolbert

Fellowship of the Ring by Elizabeth Kolbert

America's Forgotten Majority by Joel Rogers and Ruy Teixeira

America's Forgotten Majority by Joel Rogers and Ruy Teixeira

The Return of Ancient Times by Robert D. Kaplan

The Return of Ancient Times by Robert D. Kaplan

The Orator of the Dawn by Robert A. Caro

The Orator of the Dawn by Robert A. Caro

The Unpolitical Animal by Louis Menand

The Unpolitical Animal by Louis Menand

The Politics of Hysteria by Joan Acocella

The Politics of Hysteria by Joan Acocella

Deja Vu: If it all seems familiar, there may be a reason by Benedict Carey

Deja Vu: If it all seems familiar, there may be a reason by Benedict Carey

Blocked by Joan Acocella

Blocked by Joan Acocella

Talking knots of the Inka by Viviano Domenici and Davide Domenici

Talking knots of the Inka by Viviano Domenici and Davide Domenici

Great balls of fire by Robert Matthews

Great balls of fire by Robert Matthews

Cooking up a storm by Stephanie Pain

Cooking up a storm by Stephanie Pain

One law to rule them all by Mark Buchanan

One law to rule them all by Mark Buchanan

A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell: Revisiting Brown v. Board by Dave Nussbaum

A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell: Revisiting Brown v. Board by Dave Nussbaum

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Why It’s Time To Stop Worrying About First World ‘Gender Gaps’ by Aaron Neil

Why It’s Time To Stop Worrying About First World ‘Gender Gaps’ by Aaron Neil

Sex Differences: Proof of Sexism or a Sign of Social Health? by Steve Stewart-Williams

Sex Differences: Proof of Sexism or a Sign of Social Health? by Steve Stewart-Williams

The Marriage Cure by Katherine Boo

The Marriage Cure by Katherine Boo

That's the way the money goes by Mark Buchanan

That's the way the money goes by Mark Buchanan

There's always room at the top by George Lafferty

There's always room at the top by George Lafferty

Monarchs and mountebanks from The Economist

Monarchs and mountebanks from The Economist

Beyond the Causes of Crime by Oliver Letwin

Beyond the Causes of Crime by Oliver Letwin

Jumpers by Tad Friend

Jumpers by Tad Friend

Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? by Edward G. Shirley

Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? by Edward G. Shirley

Looking for Lorca by Elizabeth Kolbert

Looking for Lorca by Elizabeth Kolbert

Capital punishments from The Economist

Capital punishments from The Economist

The "Holy Ground" by Cathleen Schine

The "Holy Ground" by Cathleen Schine

City of Water by David Grann

City of Water by David Grann

Underfoot by Adam Gopnik

Underfoot by Adam Gopnik

Turkey's rival dervishes from The Economist

Turkey's rival dervishes from The Economist

Basques abound from The Economist

Basques abound from The Economist

From open road to internet from The Economist

From open road to internet from The Economist

The riot that never was from The Economist

The riot that never was from The Economist

Medieval Foothold in the Americas b Kathleen Deagan and Jose M. Cruxent

Medieval Foothold in the Americas by Kathleen Deagan and Jose M. Cruxent

The Long March by Nicholas Lemann

The Long March by Nicholas Lemann

Party Line by Susan Orlean

Party Line by Susan Orlean

Rescue at Quecreek by Peter J. Boyer

Rescue at Quecreek by Peter J. Boyer

Political Heat by Malcolm Gladwell

Political Heat by Malcolm Gladwell

Damage Control by Jeffrey Rosen

Damage Control by Jeffrey Rosen

Respect Grows for Skills of Northern Indians by John Noble Wilford

Untrue Confessions by Tony Horwitz

Untrue Confessions by Tony Horwitz

Indian Treaty Stirs Hunting Dispute by David Binder

Indian Treaty Stirs Hunting Dispute by David Binder

Tribal Positions Harden In Indian Land Dispute by Iver Peterson

Tribal Positions Harden In Indian Land Dispute by Iver Peterson

Israeli Helps Navajos Make Painted Desert Bloom by Kathleen Teltsch

Israeli Helps Navajos Make Painted Desert Bloom by Kathleen Teltsch

America the sensible from The Economist

America the sensible from The Economist

The Habit of Democracy by Adam Gopnik

The Habit of Democracy by Adam Gopnik

Culture Club by Louis Menand

Culture Club by Louis Menand

Home Is Here by Mark Singer

Home Is Here by Mark Singer

The American Raj by John Gregory Dunne

The American Raj by John Gregory Dunne

Squirrel and Man by Burkhard Bilger

Squirrel and Man by Burkhard Bilger

Fallout by Bobbie Ann Mason

Fallout by Bobbie Ann Mason

No Man's Town by Nicholas Lemann

No Man's Town by Nicholas Lemann

A Nation of Grinders by David Brooks

A Nation of Grinders by David Brooks

Do ideas matter in America by Wilfred M. McClay

Do ideas matter in America by Wilfred M. McClay

The American Crisis by Thomas Paine

The American Crisis by Thomas Paine

Theory and Practice: Roanoke and Jamestown by David Beers Quinn

Theory and Practice: Roanoke and Jamestown by David Beers Quinn

Manifest destiny warmed up from The Economist

Manifest destiny warmed up from The Economist

A Natural History of Destruction by W.G. Sebald

A Natural History of Destruction by W.G. Sebald

When Two Tribes Go To War by Philip Cohen

When Two Tribes Go To War by Philip Cohen

American Soldiers Write Home by Andrew Carroll

American Soldiers Write Home by Andrew Carroll

The Cost of War from The Economist

The Cost of War from The Economist

The Soldier by Alexandra Fuller

The Soldier by Alexandra Fuller

Fifth tongue, fifth column? from The Economist

Fifth tongue, fifth column? from The Economist

Bangkok's Wide-Body Traffic Problem from the Economist

Bangkok's Wide-Body Traffic Problem from the Economist

A Cat and Dog Fight from The Economist

A Cat and Dog Fight from The Economist

Got That Swing by Hazel Muir

Got That Swing by Hazel Muir

Dr. Yes by James H. Jones

Dr. Yes by James H. Jones

In Sex, Brain Studies Show, 'la Différence' Still Holds by Anahad O'Connor

In Sex, Brain Studies Show, 'la Différence' Still Holds by Anahad O'Connor

It's the way you say it from The Economist

It's the way you say it from The Economist

Nobodies by John Bowe

Nobodies by John Bowe

The Toys That Built American by Henry Petroski

The Toys That Built American by Henry Petroski

Where no birds sing by Matthew Leeming

Where no birds sing by Matthew Leeming

Friday, July 14, 2017

Why is the Episcopal Church near collapse?

Why is the Episcopal Church near collapse?

Dadaist Science by Nathan Cofnas

Dadaist Science by Nathan Cofnas

Labor Unions Are Now Filing Grievances Against Goats by Brittany Hunter

Labor Unions Are Now Filing Grievances Against Goats by Brittany Hunter

Thursday, July 13, 2017

The case for free-market anticapitalism by Matt Ridley

The case for free-market anticapitalism by Matt Ridley

Why New York Is Just an Average City by Geoffrey West

Why New York Is Just an Average City by Geoffrey West

Global Increases in Individualism by Henri C. Santos, Michael E. W. Varnum, and Igor Grossmann

Global Increases in Individualism by Henri C. Santos, Michael E. W. Varnum, and Igor Grossmann

Pause Fillers by Ralph Keyes

Pause Fillers by Ralph Keyes

When science isn’t science-based: In class with Dr. John Ioannidis by Julia Belluz

When science isn’t science-based: In class with Dr. John Ioannidis by Julia Belluz

Beliefs About Genetic & Environmental Determinism By Discipline by Justin W.

Beliefs About Genetic & Environmental Determinism By Discipline by Justin W.

The relationship between intelligence and mindset by Brooke N. Macnamara and Natasha S. Rupani

The relationship between intelligence and mindset by Brooke N. Macnamara and Natasha S. Rupani

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

The Judgment of Rebecca West by James Thomas Snyder

The Judgment of Rebecca West by James Thomas Snyder

The county that gave Clinton only 5 votes by Reid Wilson

The county that gave Clinton only 5 votes by Reid Wilson

Perceptions of Probability and Numbers

Perceptions of Probability and Numbers

Where Do Pro-Social Institutions Come From? by Pseudoerasmus

Where Do Pro-Social Institutions Come From? by Pseudoerasmus

Still Living With the ‘Riot Effect,’ 50 Years Later by Jason L. Riley

Still Living With the ‘Riot Effect,’ 50 Years Later by Jason L. Riley

The trouble with diversity training? It’s complete hokum by Toby Young

The trouble with diversity training? It’s complete hokum by Toby Young

Psychology’s Favorite Tool for Measuring Racism Isn’t Up to the Job by Jesse Singal

Psychology’s Favorite Tool for Measuring Racism Isn’t Up to the Job by Jesse Singal

Designing a Bias-Free Organization by Gardiner Morse

Designing a Bias-Free Organization by Gardiner Morse

Discovering Truth by Dystopic

Discovering Truth by Dystopic

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

A Cross-Disciplinary Survey of Beliefs about Human Nature, Culture, and Science by Joseph Carroll, John A. Johnson, Catherine Salmon, Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, Mathias Clasen, Emelie Jonsson

A Cross-Disciplinary Survey of Beliefs about Human Nature, Culture, and Science by Joseph Carroll, John A. Johnson, Catherine Salmon, Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, Mathias Clasen, Emelie Jonsson

Moral Relativism Will Be the Death Knell of Western Civilization video of Roger Scruton

Moral Relativism Will Be the Death Knell of Western Civilization video of Roger Scruton

Monday, July 10, 2017

Colleges Are Rejecting Our Common Humanity and the Science That Reveals It by Clay Routledge

Colleges Are Rejecting Our Common Humanity and the Science That Reveals It by Clay Routledge

Political Conservatives’ Affinity for Obedience to Authority Is Loyal, Not Blind by Jeremy A. Frimer, Danielle Gaucher, and Nicola K. Schaefer

Political Conservatives’ Affinity for Obedience to Authority Is Loyal, Not Blind by Jeremy A. Frimer, Danielle Gaucher, and Nicola K. Schaefer

Does Diversity Pay? A Replication of Herring by Dragana Stojmenovska, Thijs Bol, and Thomas Leopold

Does Diversity Pay? A Replication of Herring by Dragana Stojmenovska, Thijs Bol, and Thomas Leopold

The Hamilton Hustle by Matt Stoller

The Hamilton Hustle by Matt Stoller

Europe's Childless Leaders by Paul Mirengoff

Europe's Childless Leaders by Paul Mirengoff

Does Gender Diversity on Boards Really Boost Company Performance? by Katherine Klein

Does Gender Diversity on Boards Really Boost Company Performance? by Katherine Klein

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Praising Western Civilization by Neo-neocon

Praising Western Civilization by Neo-neocon

Cash for Corollas: When Stimulus Reduces Spending by Mark Hoekstra, Steven L. Puller, and Jeremy West

Cash for Corollas: When Stimulus Reduces Spending by Mark Hoekstra, Steven L. Puller, and Jeremy West

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Science as Falsification by Karl R. Popper

Science as Falsification by Karl R. Popper

The role of general intelligence in friendship selection: A study of preadolescent best friend dyads by Brian B Boutwell, et al

The role of general intelligence in friendship selection: A study of preadolescent best friend dyads by Brian B Boutwell, et al

It's Disadvantaged Groups That Suffer Most When Free Speech Is Curtailed on Campus by Musa Al-Gharbi and Jonathan Haidt

It's Disadvantaged Groups That Suffer Most When Free Speech Is Curtailed on Campus by Musa Al-Gharbi and Jonathan Haidt

Why the Arabic World Turned Away from Science by Hillel Ofek

Why the Arabic World Turned Away from Science by Hillel Ofek

The Fight for Freedom Begins in Culture by Robin Koerner

The Fight for Freedom Begins in Culture by Robin Koerner

Emotion shapes the diffusion of moralized content in social networks by William J. Brady, et al

Emotion shapes the diffusion of moralized content in social networks by William J. Brady, et al

Understanding gaps in research networks: using “spatial reasoning” as a window into the importance of networked educational research by Catherine D. Bruce, et al

Understanding gaps in research networks: using “spatial reasoning” as a window into the importance of networked educational research by Catherine D. Bruce, et al

Credit scores, cardiovascular disease risk, and human capital by Salomon Israel, et al

Credit scores, cardiovascular disease risk, and human capital by Salomon Israel, et al

Friday, July 7, 2017

Evergreen State and the Battle for Modernity by Michael Aaron

Evergreen State and the Battle for Modernity by Michael Aaron

What the Qatar crisis shows about the Middle East by F. Gregory Gause III

What the Qatar crisis shows about the Middle East by F. Gregory Gause III

The Inconvenient Truth about Ghetto Communities’ Social Breakdown by Thomas Sowell

The Inconvenient Truth about Ghetto Communities’ Social Breakdown by Thomas Sowell

Thursday, July 6, 2017

What if Major Causes of Poverty Are Behavioral? by George Will

What if Major Causes of Poverty Are Behavioral? by George Will

Colleges Are Rejecting Our Common Humanity and the Science That Reveals It by Clay Routledge

Colleges Are Rejecting Our Common Humanity and the Science That Reveals It by Clay Routledge

Desert Legions: The Romans in Africa by Raoul McLaughlin

Desert Legions: The Romans in Africa by Raoul McLaughlin

How A. E. Housman Invented Englishness by Charles McGrath

How A. E. Housman Invented Englishness by Charles McGrath

Medicaid Isn’t Worth Its Cost by Alex Tabarrok

Medicaid Isn’t Worth Its Cost by Alex Tabarrok

Minimally Convincing by Bryan Caplan

Minimally Convincing by Bryan Caplan

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

In Neanderthal DNA, Signs of a Mysterious Human Migration by Carl Zimmer

In Neanderthal DNA, Signs of a Mysterious Human Migration by Carl Zimmer

Friendship and natural selection by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler

Friendship and natural selection by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler

The Faces of Group Members Share Physical Resemblance by Eric Hehman, Jessica K. Flake, and Jonathan B. Freeman

The Faces of Group Members Share Physical Resemblance by Eric Hehman, Jessica K. Flake, and Jonathan B. Freeman

Gender-Differentiated Parenting Revisited: Meta-Analysis Reveals Very Few Differences in Parental Control of Boys and Girls by Joyce J. Endendijk, Marleen G. Groeneveld, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Judi Mesman

Gender-Differentiated Parenting Revisited: Meta-Analysis Reveals Very Few Differences in Parental Control of Boys and Girls by Joyce J. Endendijk, Marleen G. Groeneveld, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Judi Mesman

Don't Remove History's Lessons by Salena Zito

Don't Remove History's Lessons by Salena Zito

The Fight for Freedom Begins in Culture by Robin Koerner

The Fight for Freedom Begins in Culture by Robin Koerner

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Microaggressions? Prejudice remains a huge social evil but evidence for harm caused by microaggression is incoherent, unscientific and weak by Scott O Lilienfeld

Microaggressions? Prejudice remains a huge social evil but evidence for harm caused by microaggression is incoherent, unscientific and weak by Scott O Lilienfeld

Culture and Institutions by Alberto Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Culture and Institutions by Alberto Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Losing the Nation-State by Andrew A. Michta

Losing the Nation-State by Andrew A. Michta