Thursday, August 31, 2017

Go to the profile of Sam Bowman by Sam Bowman

Go to the profile of Sam Bowman by Sam Bowman

America’s First Addiction Epidemic by Christopher Finan

America’s First Addiction Epidemic by Christopher Finan

Long live your ancestors’ American dream: The self-selection and multigenerational mobility of American immigrants by Joakim Ruist

Long live your ancestors’ American dream: The self-selection and multigenerational mobility of American immigrants by Joakim Ruist

The intergenerational transmission of divorce in cross-national perspective: Results from the Fertility and Family Surveys by Jaap Dronkers and Juho Härkönen

The intergenerational transmission of divorce in cross-national perspective: Results from the Fertility and Family Surveys by Jaap Dronkers and Juho Härkönen

Armed robbers hold up Woodlawn bar — where cops were celebrating a colleague's retirement by Jessica Anderson

Armed robbers hold up Woodlawn bar — where cops were celebrating a colleague's retirement by Jessica Anderson

Confederate Monuments: The Problem With Politically Correct History by Larry Elder

Confederate Monuments: The Problem With Politically Correct History by Larry Elder

Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat by charles the moderator

Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat by charles the moderator

About a Dog by James Lileks

About a Dog by James Lileks

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

America's Liberal Logjam: The Tension Between Humanism and Identity by James Poulos

America's Liberal Logjam: The Tension Between Humanism and Identity by James Poulos

Folk Music of the United States by Duncan Emrich

Folk Music of the United States by Duncan Emrich

A politically incorrect guide to affirmative action by Philippe Lemoine

A politically incorrect guide to affirmative action by Philippe Lemoine

10 Famous Book Hoarders by Emily Temple

10 Famous Book Hoarders by Emily Temple

A Question of Merit by Noam Stein

A Question of Merit by Noam Stein

AI 'Bias' Doesn't Mean What Journalists Say It Means by Chris Stucchio and Lisa Mahapatra

AI 'Bias' Doesn't Mean What Journalists Say It Means by Chris Stucchio and Lisa Mahapatra

Huge new study casts doubt on conventional wisdom about fat and carbs by Patrick Skerrett

Huge new study casts doubt on conventional wisdom about fat and carbs by Patrick Skerrett

Science-Backed "Secrets" to Living a Long, Healthy Life by Ross Pomeroy

Science-Backed "Secrets" to Living a Long, Healthy Life by Ross Pomeroy

Gender Bias in STEM — An Example of Biased Research? by Sebastian Cesario

Gender Bias in STEM — An Example of Biased Research? by Sebastian Cesario

“Imprisoned” by Whom? by Theodore Dalrymple

“Imprisoned” by Whom? by Theodore Dalrymple

Modern Liberalism’s False Obsession With Civil War Monuments by Jason L. Riley

Modern Liberalism’s False Obsession With Civil War Monuments by Jason L. Riley

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Key findings about U.S. immigrants by Gustavo Lopez and Kristen Bialik

Key findings about U.S. immigrants by Gustavo Lopez and Kristen Bialik

The Geography of Happiness: Connecting Twitter Sentiment and Expression, Demographics, and Objective Characteristics of Place by Lewis Mitchell, et al

The Geography of Happiness: Connecting Twitter Sentiment and Expression, Demographics, and Objective Characteristics of Place by Lewis Mitchell, et al

The Truth of El Mozote by Mark Danner

The Truth of El Mozote by Mark Danner

Personal History An Ideal State by Caroline Alexander

Personal History An Ideal State by Caroline Alexander

Did Egypt Shape the Glory That Was Greece by John E. Coleman

Did Egypt Shape the Glory That Was Greece by John E. Coleman

The World in Its Extreme by William Langewiesche

The World in Its Extreme by William Langewiesche

To See and Not To See by Oliver Sacks

To See and Not To See by Oliver Sacks

A Cricketer Under the Japs by E.W. Swanton

A Cricketer Under the Japs by E.W. Swanton

The Suburban Century Begins by William Schneider

The Suburban Century Begins by William Schneider

The Cancer at Slater School by Paul Brodeur

The Cancer at Slater School by Paul Brodeur

Great balls of fire by Paul Davies

Great balls of fire by Paul Davies

How the wild beasts were tamed by Juliet Clutton-Brock

How the wild beasts were tamed by Juliet Clutton-Brock

The New Generation Gap by Neil Howe and William Strauss

The New Generation Gap by Neil Howe and William Strauss

Sex and sensibility by Sue Birchmore

Sex and sensibility by Sue Birchmore

Where the Media Critics Went Wrong by Walter Karp

Where the Media Critics Went Wrong by Walter Karp

IQ and Falling Birth Rates by R. J. Herrnstein

IQ and Falling Birth Rates by R. J. Herrnstein

Blacks vs. Browns by Jack Miles

Blacks vs. Browns by Jack Miles

Watching Americans Watch TV by Erik Larson

Watching Americans Watch TV by Erik Larson

Midlife Myths by Winifred Gallagher

Midlife Myths by Winifred Gallagher

Race by Thomas Byrne Edsall and Mary D. Edsall

Race by Thomas Byrne Edsall and Mary D. Edsall

Human ecology: How land shapes society by John Reader

Human ecology: How land shapes society by John Reader

Geology of Cameroon's gas catastrophe by Deborah MacKenzie

Geology of Cameroon's gas catastrophe by Deborah MacKenzie

Tiny elephants and giant mice by Simon Davis

Tiny elephants and giant mice by Simon Davis

A Damaged Culture by James Fallows

A Damaged Culture by James Fallows

A Reporter in Washington by Elizabeth Drew

A Reporter in Washington by Elizabeth Drew

Snap decisions for survival by Chris Barnard

Snap decisions for survival by Chris Barnard

Red River Redux by Kathryn Paulsen

Red River Redux by Kathryn Paulsen

Warming to the cold and snow by Donald Hall

Warming to the cold and snow by Donald Hall

Does Homer Have Legs? by David Denby

Does Homer Have Legs? by David Denby

Science before the age of reason by Michael Rowan-Robinson

Science before the age of reason by Michael Rowan-Robinson

A bumpy start to science education by Derek Hodson and Bob Prophet

A bumpy start to science education by Derek Hodson and Bob Prophet

On the origins of a learned society by Sam Berry, Bill Chaloner and Jack Hawkes

On the origins of a learned society by Sam Berry, Bill Chaloner and Jack Hawkes

Women and The Bible by Cullen Murphy

Women and The Bible by Cullen Murphy

To Form a More Perfect Human by Dwight L. Young

To Form a More Perfect Human by Dwight L. Young

Can We be Good Without God by Glenn Tinder

Can We be Good Without God by Glenn Tinder

The rise and rise of the sea cucumber by David Billett

The rise and rise of the sea cucumber by David Billett

Dilemma of the jet set by Martin Wells

Dilemma of the jet set by Martin Wells

Legend of the living fossil by Martin Wells

Legend of the living fossil by Martin Wells

Seeing biology through Aristotle's eyes by Robin Dunbar

Seeing biology through Aristotle's eyes by Robin Dunbar

Why the fat Icelander survived his Arctic swim from New Scientist

Why the fat Icelander survived his Arctic swim from New Scientist

In cold blood by Stephen Young

In cold blood by Stephen Young

How Peruvian Indians adapt to altitudes from New Scientist

How Peruvian Indians adapt to altitudes from New Scientist

The chase that breeds a sense of direction from New Scientist

The chase that breeds a sense of direction from New Scientist

Why do women last longer than men? by Roy Collins

Why do women last longer than men? by Roy Collins

Sleep by A. Alvarez

Sleep by A. Alvarez

In once-welcoming Italy, the tide turns against migrants by Michael Birnbaum

In once-welcoming Italy, the tide turns against migrants by Michael Birnbaum

Friday, August 25, 2017

The Rise of Liberal Fascism by Paul Johnson

The Rise of Liberal Fascism by Paul Johnson

PC Corporate Culture Is a Plague That Government Helps Spread by Nathan Cofnas

PC Corporate Culture Is a Plague That Government Helps Spread by Nathan Cofnas

Classicism and the American Revolution by Stuart Andrews

Classicism and the American Revolution by Stuart Andrews

The Religion of the Past I - Just Judgment by V.S. Naipaul

The Religion of the Past I - Just Judgment by V.S. Naipaul

The Great American Grid by Tamara Thorton

The Great American Grid by Tamara Thorton

The Greatest Diarist by Daniel Aaron

The Greatest Diarist by Daniel Aaron

Brigadoon USA by Jack Beatty

Brigadoon USA by Jack Beatty

Raising Galveston by Don Walden

Raising Galveston by Don Walden

A Reporter at Large Great Plains I by Ian Frazier

A Reporter at Large Great Plains I by Ian Frazier

What the Vikings left behind by Terence O'Connor

What the Vikings left behind by Terence O'Connor

The Phoenician Fable by Patricia M. Bikai and Pierre M. Bikai

The Phoenician Fable by Patricia M. Bikai and Pierre M. Bikai

Benford's law from Wikipedia

Benford's law from Wikipedia

The Fire And Fury Of Presidents by Victor Davis Hanson

The Fire And Fury Of Presidents by Victor Davis Hanson

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Divorce and Occupation: Some jobs tend towards higher divorce rates. Some towards lower. by Nathan Yau

Divorce and Occupation: Some jobs tend towards higher divorce rates. Some towards lower. by Nathan Yau

Iconoclasm And Violence by Rod Dreher

Iconoclasm And Violence by Rod Dreher

Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago by Jeremy Ashkenas, Haeyoun Park, and Adam Pearce

Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago by Jeremy Ashkenas, Haeyoun Park, and Adam Pearce

The battle of Angkor Wat by Russell Ciochon and Jamie James

The battle of Angkor Wat by Russell Ciochon and Jamie James

The Overseas Chinese A driving force from The Economist

The Overseas Chinese A driving force from The Economist

Doolally in Delhi, cushy in Campbellpur from The Economist

Doolally in Delhi, cushy in Campbellpur from The Economist

Playing the White Man by William Dalrymple

Playing the White Man by William Dalrymple

Teheran Summer by Robin Wright

Teheran Summer by Robin Wright

When East Met West by James Fallows

When East Met West by James Fallows

The oldest ice in the world by Rolf Haugaard Nielsen

The oldest ice in the world by Rolf Haugaard Nielsen

God and the Arctic survivors by Herbert Blankensteijn and Louwrens Hacqubord

God and the Arctic survivors by Herbert Blankensteijn and Louwrens Hacqubord

The horrible fate of the Franklin expedition by Roy Herbert

The horrible fate of the Franklin expedition by Roy Herbert

A Reporter at Large The Emergency - II by William Finnegan

A Reporter at Large The Emergency - II by William Finnegan

A Reporter at Large The Emergency I by William Finnegan

A Reporter at Large The Emergency I by William Finnegan

Black Marx by Edward Theberton

Black Marx by Edward Theberton

Uganda, Mon Amour by Denis Hills

Uganda, Mon Amour by Denis Hills

Europe's Monarchies Vivent les rois from The Economist

Europe's Monarchies Vivent les rois from The Economist

Europe's Third World by Robert D. Kaplan

Europe's Third World by Robert D. Kaplan

Lead poisoning in the sugar plantations from the New Scientist

Lead poisoning in the sugar plantations from the New Scientist

Probing the Boston Common by Steven R. Pendery

Probing the Boston Common by Steven R. Pendery

The Bounteous Berkshires by Jack Beatty

The Bounteous Berkshires by Jack Beatty

Swedish Mentality by Ake Daun

Swedish Mentality by Ake Daun

Stalingrad: Letters from the Dead by Timothy W. Ryback

Stalingrad: Letters from the Dead by Timothy W. Ryback

Siberia by Robert Cullen

Siberia by Robert Cullen

Report from Turkestan by Robin Wright

Report from Turkestan by Robin Wright

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

For Alsatians, Miss Liberty Evokes Special Pride by Deirdre Carmody

For Alsatians, Miss Liberty Evokes Special Pride by Deirdre Carmody

A Calendar for All Seasons by Mick Hamer

A Calendar for All Seasons by Mick Hamer

No Blacks Need Apply by Alexander Stille

No Blacks Need Apply by Alexander Stille

Fishing boats dodge mustard gas in the Baltic by Judith Perera and Andy Thomas

Fishing boats dodge mustard gas in the Baltic by Judith Perera and Andy Thomas

Scandinavian Dead Letters by Tony Samstag

Scandinavian Dead Letters by Tony Samstag

Scotland's golden age by David Taylor

Scotland's golden age by David Taylor

The re-greening of Vietnam by Elizabeth Kemf New Scientist

The re-greening of Vietnam by Elizabeth Kemf New Scientist

Asian Journal by James Fallows

Asian Journal by James Fallows

A Nation of Contradictions by Stan Sesser

A Nation of Contradictions by Stan Sesser

The Hard Life by James Fallows

The Hard Life by James Fallows

Nationalism, Not Racism by James Fallows

Nationalism, Not Racism by James Fallows

Getting Along With Japan by James Fallows

Getting Along With Japan by James Fallows

Out of the desert by Milton Viorst

Out of the desert by Milton Viorst

The Christian Enclave by Milton Viorst

The Christian Enclave by Milton Viorst

The Average Guy Who Spent 6,003 Hours Trying to Be a Professional Golfer by Stephen Phillips

The Average Guy Who Spent 6,003 Hours Trying to Be a Professional Golfer by Stephen Phillips

The Most Shortsighted Attack on Free Speech in Modern U.S. History by Conor Friedersdorf

The Most Shortsighted Attack on Free Speech in Modern U.S. History by Conor Friedersdorf

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

The Strange Tale of Cromwell's Head by Rick Jones

The Strange Tale of Cromwell's Head by Rick Jones

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by A. Alvarez

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by A. Alvarez

Imperial Images: The Empire Marketing Board, 1926-32 by David Meredith

Imperial Images: The Empire Marketing Board, 1926-32 by David Meredith

The Lost Sheep by Robert D. Kaplan

The Lost Sheep by Robert D. Kaplan

A new age for Minoan Crete by Sturt Manning

A new age for Minoan Crete by Sturt Manning

Environmental Degradation in Ancient Greece by Curtis N. Runnels

Environmental Degradation in Ancient Greece by Curtis N. Runnels

Greek Gifts? by Peter Green

Greek Gifts? by Peter Green

Chelsea Follett: Data give hope after Charlottesville violence by Chelsea Follett

Chelsea Follett: Data give hope after Charlottesville violence by Chelsea Follett

We Live in Fear of the Online Mobs by Megan McArdle

We Live in Fear of the Online Mobs by Megan McArdle

Yes, the Romans Were Diverse—but Not in the Way We Understand It by Ben Bassett

Yes, the Romans Were Diverse—but Not in the Way We Understand It by Ben Bassett

Of course, Trumpian hysteria and an eclipse come together: Welcome to our crazy years by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Of course, Trumpian hysteria and an eclipse come together: Welcome to our crazy years by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Monday, August 21, 2017

The Complex Relationship Between Innovation and Economic Segregation by Richard Florida

The Complex Relationship Between Innovation and Economic Segregation by Richard Florida

Emergent Order by Ben Casnocha

Emergent Order by Ben Casnocha

How Columbus Day Fell Victim to Its Own Success by Yoni Applebaum

How Columbus Day Fell Victim to Its Own Success by Yoni Applebaum

Does America Over-Incarcerate? by Arnold Kling

Does America Over-Incarcerate? by Arnold Kling

Life Under Communism Was No Liberation For Women by Marian L. Tupy

Life Under Communism Was No Liberation For Women by Marian L. Tupy

Policy-Based Evidence Making by Oren Cass

Policy-Based Evidence Making by Oren Cass

Want Teenage Boys to Read? Give Them Books About Heroes by Mark Tapson

Want Teenage Boys to Read? Give Them Books About Heroes by Mark Tapson

‘Then they came for me’: A Hitler supporter’s haunting warning has a complicated history by Michael S. Rosenwald

‘Then they came for me’: A Hitler supporter’s haunting warning has a complicated history by Michael S. Rosenwald

State of Us: Ireland’s story doesn’t make sense any more by Fintan O'Toole

State of Us: Ireland’s story doesn’t make sense any more by Fintan O'Toole

The Role of Evidence in Politics: Motivated Reasoning and Persuasion among Politicians by Martin Baekgaard, et al

The Role of Evidence in Politics: Motivated Reasoning and Persuasion among Politicians by Martin Baekgaard, et al

Tribalism and Economic Nationalism Are Cut from the Same Cloth by Sheldon Richman

Tribalism and Economic Nationalism Are Cut from the Same Cloth by Sheldon Richman

Sorry, vegans: Eating meat and cooking food is how humans got their big brains by Christopher Wanjek

Sorry, vegans: Eating meat and cooking food is how humans got their big brains by Christopher Wanjek

Mizzou Pays a Price for Appeasing the Left by Jillian Kay Melchior

Mizzou Pays a Price for Appeasing the Left by Jillian Kay Melchior

Conference Paper, Karl Popper’s Falsifiability: The Foreign Emoluments Clause—A Debate Between Constitutional Eloi and Constitutional Morlocks. by Seth Barrett Tillman

Conference Paper, Karl Popper’s Falsifiability: The Foreign Emoluments Clause—A Debate Between Constitutional Eloi and Constitutional Morlocks. by Seth Barrett Tillman

Trump Exploits Gap Between Elite and Public Opinion by John Kraushaar

Trump Exploits Gap Between Elite and Public Opinion by John Kraushaar

Sunday, August 20, 2017

An Early Energy Crisis and Its Consequences by John U. Nef

An Early Energy Crisis and Its Consequences by John U. Nef

The Sweet Smell of Purple by Alison Motluck

The Sweet Smell of Purple by Alison Motluck

How We Became What We Are by Winifred Gallagher

How We Became What We Are by Winifred Gallagher

The Sex-Bias Myth in Medicine by Andrew G. Kadar

The Sex-Bias Myth in Medicine by Andrew G. Kadar

The Incredible Shrinking Aborigines by Leigh Dayton

The Incredible Shrinking Aborigines by Leigh Dayton

The Biology of Violence by Robert Wright

The Biology of Violence by Robert Wright

A Case of the Great Pox by William Styron

A Case of the Great Pox by William Styron

Icons from the Deep by Diane le Berrurier

Icons from the Deep by Diane le Berrurier

Glass in antiquity by Marcus Chown

Glass in antiquity by Marcus Chown

Parrots by Jane and Michael Stern

Parrots by Jane and Michael Stern

The beast within ourselves by Judith Hampson

The beast within ourselves by Judith Hampson

Native is Beautiful by Omar Sattaur

Native is Beautiful by Omar Sattaur

Catch a falling frog by Derek Elsom

Catch a falling frog by Derek Elsom

A Reporter at Large The Religion of the Past III - Smoke by V.S. Naipaul

A Reporter at Large The Religion of the Past III - Smoke by V.S. Naipaul

The lost art of the waru waru by Omar Sattaur

The lost art of the waru waru by Omar Sattaur

Born to Trade by Matt Ridley

Born to Trade by Matt Ridley

Take No Prisoners by Lawrence Weschler

Take No Prisoners by Lawrence Weschler

No Cause for Alarm by Claire Marris and Ian Langford

No Cause for Alarm by Claire Marris and Ian Langford

Law Merchant by Bruce Benson

Law Merchant by Bruce Benson

Saturday, August 19, 2017

How To Know You’re In a Mass Hysteria Bubble by Scott Adams

How To Know You’re In a Mass Hysteria Bubble by Scott Adams

Will Robots Steal Human Jobs? by David R. Henderson

Will Robots Steal Human Jobs? by David R. Henderson.
In cities that vote blue, no immunity from racism by Patrik Jonsson

Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries by Yulia Kovas, et al

Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries by Yulia Kovas, et al

On College Campuses, The Danger Of Playing It Safe With Ideas by Wendy Kaminer

On College Campuses, The Danger Of Playing It Safe With Ideas by Wendy Kaminer.

Word Usage in Sacred Texts by Ken Flerlage

Word Usage in Sacred Texts by Ken Flerlage

There Is No Such Thing As White Cultural Heritage. The West’s Legacy Is Open To All by Nathanael Blake

There Is No Such Thing As White Cultural Heritage. The West’s Legacy Is Open To All by Nathanael Blake

Thursday, August 17, 2017

What the Black Death Taught Us About Immigration by Justin Fox

What the Black Death Taught Us About Immigration by Justin Fox

Let it be by Kevin D. Williamson

Let it be by Kevin D. Williamson

Approach Race One Person at a Time by Salena Zito

Approach Race One Person at a Time by Salena Zito

What Do We Say About Decent Men Who Died for a Wicked Cause? by David P. Goldman

What Do We Say About Decent Men Who Died for a Wicked Cause? by David P. Goldman

Trump Spoke Truth About ‘Both Sides’ In Charlottesville, And The Media Lost Their Minds by Daniel Payne

Trump Spoke Truth About ‘Both Sides’ In Charlottesville, And The Media Lost Their Minds by Daniel Payne

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

The Unfortunate Fallout of Campus Postmodernism: The roots of the current campus madness by Michael Shermer

The Unfortunate Fallout of Campus Postmodernism: The roots of the current campus madness by Michael Shermer

The Rising Return to Non-Cognitive Skill by Per-Anders Edin, et al

The Rising Return to Non-Cognitive Skill by Per-Anders Edin, et al

Gender@Google by Richard A. Epstein

Gender@Google by Richard A. Epstein

‘No Second Guesses:’ Selfridge Pilots Share Story of Emergency Landing by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton

‘No Second Guesses:’ Selfridge Pilots Share Story of Emergency Landing by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton

What Swedes Give Up for ‘Free’ Money by Zach Maher

What Swedes Give Up for ‘Free’ Money by Zach Maher

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Roman Cultural History Has Almost No Demographic Imprint by Razib Khan

Roman Cultural History Has Almost No Demographic Imprint by Razib Khan

Meta-analysis of faculty's teaching effectiveness: Student evaluation of teaching ratings and student learning are not related by Bob Uttl, et al

Meta-analysis of faculty's teaching effectiveness: Student evaluation of teaching ratings and student learning are not related by Bob Uttl, et al

Prodigies by Oliver Sacks

Prodigies by Oliver Sacks

Cather and the Academy by Joan Acocella

Cather and the Academy by Joan Acocella

Even geniuses make mistakes by David Milsted

Even geniuses make mistakes by David Milsted

Double Mystery by Lawrence Wright

Double Mystery by Lawrence Wright

Rise and Fall of Sagalassos by Marc Waelkens

Rise and Fall of Sagalassos by Marc Waelkens

Having Their Say by Scott L. Malcomson

Having Their Say by Scott L. Malcomson

Black Like Them by Malcolm Gladwell

Black Like Them by Malcolm Gladwell

Reinterpreting the Crusades from The Economist

Reinterpreting the Crusades from The Economist

Stones of Contention by David Meltzer

Stones of Contention by David Meltzer

Dreaming of Avalon by Heather Pringle

Dreaming of Avalon by Heather Pringle

On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself by Keri Smith

On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself by Keri Smith

Steadfast Defender of Classical Liberalism by Peter Berkowitz

Steadfast Defender of Classical Liberalism by Peter Berkowitz

Nazism's Marxist Roots by By Donald Sensing

Nazism's Marxist Roots by By Donald Sensing

The Five Laws of Behavioral Genetics by Jayman

The Five Laws of Behavioral Genetics by Jayman

The 5 'Isms' That Destroyed Education by Daniel Lattier

The 5 'Isms' That Destroyed Education by Daniel Lattier

Why is Zambia so poor? by Michael Hobbes

Why is Zambia so poor? by Michael Hobbes


The Afterlife of Big Ideas In Education Reform by Michael Hobbes

The Afterlife of Big Ideas In Education Reform by Michael Hobbes

Monday, August 14, 2017

Are We All Racists Deep Inside? by Michael Shermer

Are We All Racists Deep Inside? by Michael Shermer

The Poison of Identity Politics from the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal

The Poison of Identity Politics from the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal

The Rise of Meritocracy by Toby Young

The Rise of Meritocracy by Toby Young

Progressive Values Can't Be Just Secular Values by Chris Coons

Progressive Values Can't Be Just Secular Values by Chris Coons

The Temporal Stability of In-Group Favoritism Is Mostly Attributable to Genetic Factors by Gary J. Lewis, Timothy C. Bates

The Temporal Stability of In-Group Favoritism Is Mostly Attributable to Genetic Factors by Gary J. Lewis, Timothy C. Bates

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Commemorating the Waffen SS by Andrew Gimson

Commemorating the Waffen SS by Andrew Gimson

Oswald in the U.S.S.R. by Norman Mailer

Oswald in the U.S.S.R. by Norman Mailer

The Riddle of Troy by John Fleischman

The Riddle of Troy by John Fleischman

One Drop of Blood by Lawrence Wright

One Drop of Blood by Lawrence Wright

Fighting Poverty the Old-Fashioned Way by Howard Husock

Fighting Poverty the Old-Fashioned Way by Howard Husock

Nothing in Moderation by Fred Siegel

Nothing in Moderation by Fred Siegel

Laboring in the Fields of the Lord by Jerald T. Milanich

Laboring in the Fields of the Lord by Jerald T. Milanich

Baikal's hidden depths by John Massey Stewart

Baikal's hidden depths by John Massey Stewart

Where did desert builders get their wood? by Rosie Mestel

Where did desert builders get their wood? by Rosie Mestel

A Most Mysterious Disaster by John McCormick

A Most Mysterious Disaster by John McCormick

Social Observations by James Michie

Social Observations by James Michie

Warring Fictions by Anthony Lane

Warring Fictions by Anthony Lane

Jim and the Dead Man by Mark Twain

Jim and the Dead Man by Mark Twain

Kosinski's War by James Park Sloan

Kosinski's War by James Park Sloan

A man for all reasons by Andrew Davidson

A man for all reasons by Andrew Davidson

The Guns of Palo Alto by Charles M. Haecker

The Guns of Palo Alto by Charles M. Haecker

And I remember Peter being extremely reluctant to buy a round of drinks but that work so well together and window thing more often for Hollywood. Lost a sounding board.

Mighty Cahokia by William R. Iseminger

Mighty Cahokia by William R. Iseminger

Message to MacArthur by Harry J. Maihafer

Message to MacArthur by Harry J. Maihafer

Like the factories he designed, Albert Kahn lived to work by Joe Sherman

Like the factories he designed, Albert Kahn lived to work by Joe Sherman

Must the grasshopper be a burden by D.J. Enright

Must the grasshopper be a burden by D.J. Enright

Jean Bedel Bokassa from The Economist obituary

Jean Bedel Bokassa from The Economist obituary

Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders by William B. Allmon

Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders by William B. Allmon

Captain Johnnie Walker was the Royal Navy's most effective weapon against the German U-boat menace by Allan W. Stevens

Captain Johnnie Walker was the Royal Navy's most effective weapon against the German U-boat menace by Allan W. Stevens

They're holding on: ordinary people, extraordinary lives by Suzanne Crawford

They're holding on: ordinary people, extraordinary lives by Suzanne Crawford

A giant shrugs of vandalism, poaching, tales of its demise by Susan Hazen-Hammond

A giant shrugs of vandalism, poaching, tales of its demise by Susan Hazen-Hammond

Dead Reckoning by Stuart L. Pimm

Dead Reckoning by Stuart L. Pimm

What Data-Mining TV's Political Coverage Tells Us by Kalev Leetaru

What Data-Mining TV's Political Coverage Tells Us by Kalev Leetaru

The Mental Self-Oppression of 'Intersectional' Racial Identity by Bruce Bawer

The Mental Self-Oppression of 'Intersectional' Racial Identity by Bruce Bawer

Friday, August 11, 2017

Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google’s C.E.O. by David Brooks

Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google’s C.E.O. by David Brooks

Survey: Most Google Employees Disagreed With Decision To Fire Memo Writer by Rob Shimshock

Survey: Most Google Employees Disagreed With Decision To Fire Memo Writer by Rob Shimshock

The Haunted Mind: The Stubborn Persistence of the Supernatural by Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard

The Haunted Mind: The Stubborn Persistence of the Supernatural by Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard

Google memo drama really is about free speech by Walter Olson

Google memo drama really is about free speech by Walter Olson

Vocational Ed and the Elephant by educationrealist

Vocational Ed and the Elephant by educationrealist

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

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

From College Indoctrination to Corporate Intolerance by Jonathan Anomaly

From College Indoctrination to Corporate Intolerance by Jonathan Anomaly

Being Free by Sarah A. Hoyt

Being Free by Sarah A. Hoyt

It’s Long Past Time To End All Discrimination Policies And Restore Equal Protection by Joy Pullman

It’s Long Past Time To End All Discrimination Policies And Restore Equal Protection by Joy Pullman

Disaster: Philly's Soda Tax Has Produced Miserable Results by Matt Vespa

Disaster: Philly's Soda Tax Has Produced Miserable Results by Matt Vespa

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Mistrust in America could sink the economy from The Economist

Mistrust in America could sink the economy from The Economist

Dead Souls: The Denationalization of the American Elite by Samuel P. Huntington

Dead Souls: The Denationalization of the American Elite by Samuel P. Huntington

‘Free lunches’ like the $15 minimum wage may hurt the people they’re meant to help by Catherine Rampell

‘Free lunches’ like the $15 minimum wage may hurt the people they’re meant to help by Catherine Rampell

The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter by Kat Rosenfield

The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter by Kat Rosenfield

Support for Redistribution is Shaped by Compassion, Envy and Self Interest not Fairness by Alex Tabarrok

Support for Redistribution is Shaped by Compassion, Envy and Self Interest not Fairness by Alex Tabarrok

Chaco Canyon petroglyph may represent ancient total eclipse says CU professor from University of Colorado Boulder

Chaco Canyon petroglyph may represent ancient total eclipse says CU professor from University of Colorado Boulder

Why Identity Liberals Can’t Fish by Rod Dreher

Why Identity Liberals Can’t Fish by Rod Dreher

The Myth of Technological Unemployment If the nightmare of technological unemployment were true, it would already have happened, repeatedly and massively. Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

The Myth of Technological Unemployment by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey

Contra Grant on Exaggerated Differences by Scott Alexander

Contra Grant on Exaggerated Differences by Scott Alexander

New York Times guilty of large screw-up on climate-change story by Erik Wemple

New York Times guilty of large screw-up on climate-change story by Erik Wemple

Newark Terrorized by Whole Foods by Kyle Smith

Newark Terrorized by Whole Foods by Kyle Smith

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Understanding averages by Sam Bowman

Understanding averages by Sam Bowman

The Google Memo: Four Scientists Respond by Lee Jussim

The Google Memo: Four Scientists Respond by Lee Jussim

When Silicon Valley Took Over Journalism by Franklin Foer

When Silicon Valley Took Over Journalism by Franklin Foer

An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish by Bertrand Russell (video)

An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish by Bertrand Russell (video)

On That Google Memo About Sex Differences by David P Schmitt

On That Google Memo About Sex Differences by David P Schmitt

Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber by James Damore

Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber by James Damore

Monday, August 7, 2017

Consumption and Income Inequality in the U.S. Since the 1960s by Bruce D. Meyer and James X. Sullivan

Consumption and Income Inequality in the U.S. Since the 1960s by Bruce D. Meyer and James X. Sullivan

When Passionate Advocates Meet Research on Diversity, Does the Honest Broker Stand a Chance? by Alice H. Eagly

When Passionate Advocates Meet Research on Diversity, Does the Honest Broker Stand a Chance? by Alice H. Eagly

Conjuring Disrespect by Heather Mac Donald

Conjuring Disrespect by Heather Mac Donald

Human Biological and Psychological Diversity by Bo Winegard, Mark Winegard, and Brian B Boutwell

Human Biological and Psychological Diversity by Bo Winegard, Mark Winegard, and Brian B Boutwell

New England’s hallowed halls, crumbling by Samuel J. Abrams

New England’s hallowed halls, crumbling by Samuel J. Abrams

“Yes, but…” Answers to Ten Common Criticisms of Evolutionary Psychology by David P. Schmitt

“Yes, but…” Answers to Ten Common Criticisms of Evolutionary Psychology by David P. Schmitt

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? by Jean M. Twenge

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? by Jean M. Twenge

We Survived Spreadsheets, and We’ll Survive AI by Greg Ip

We Survived Spreadsheets, and We’ll Survive AI by Greg Ip

The Experience of Discrimination in Contemporary America: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults by Brian Boutwell

The Experience of Discrimination in Contemporary America: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults by Brian Boutwell

No Effect of Commercial Cognitive Training on Brain Activity, Choice Behavior, or Cognitive Performance by Joseph W. Kable, et al

No Effect of Commercial Cognitive Training on Brain Activity, Choice Behavior, or Cognitive Performance by Joseph W. Kable, et al

Freedom and The Fear of Self-Responsibility by Richard M. Ebeling

Freedom and The Fear of Self-Responsibility by Richard M. Ebeling

Empirical assessment of published effect sizes and power in the recent cognitive neuroscience and psychology literature by Denes Szucs and John P. A. Ioannidis

Empirical assessment of published effect sizes and power in the recent cognitive neuroscience and psychology literature by Denes Szucs and John P. A. Ioannidis

Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work? by Olga Khazan

Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work? by Olga Khazan

Spot the Photoshop Mistakes from Picfuno

Spot the Photoshop Mistakes from Picfuno

Engineering Education: Social Engineering Rather than Actual Engineering by Indrek Wichman

Engineering Education: Social Engineering Rather than Actual Engineering by Indrek Wichman

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

This Vanity Fair Lionization Of The Press Is Why Everyone Hates The Press by Mary Katherine Ham

This Vanity Fair Lionization Of The Press Is Why Everyone Hates The Press by Mary Katherine Ham

Do parents really matter? by Brian Boutwell

Do parents really matter? by Brian Boutwell

The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals by Ann Gibbons

The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals by Ann Gibbons

Marijuana is bad for the grades of people studying in the Netherlands by Tyler Cowen

Marijuana is bad for the grades of people studying in the Netherlands by Tyler Cowen

They trashed their wedding photographer over a $125 fee, so a jury told them to pay her $1 million by Avi Selk

They trashed their wedding photographer over a $125 fee, so a jury told them to pay her $1 million by Avi Selk