Thursday, April 28, 2011

A Georgia School System Loses Its Accreditation by Robbie Brown

A Georgia School System Loses Its Accreditation by Robbie Brown

The Theory of Successful Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg

The Theory of Successful Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg

New evidence that IQ is not set in stone by Ed Yong

New evidence that IQ is not set in stone by Ed Yong

The invisible division: US soldiers are seven times as likely as UK by Ethan Watters

The invisible division: US soldiers are seven times as likely as UK by Ethan Watters

Zero to Three website

Zero to Three website

The Case for Cursive by Katie Zexima

The Case for Cursive by Katie Zexima

Guest Post: The Housing Bubble Broke The Middle Class by Tyler Durden

Guest Post: The Housing Bubble Broke The Middle Class by Tyler Durden

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science by Kate Sheppard

The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science by Kate Sheppard

Presidential Address: Evaluating the Questions That Alternative Policy Success Measures Answer by Richard V. Burkhauser

Presidential Address: Evaluating the Questions That Alternative Policy Success Measures Answer by Richard V. Burkhauser

Woodingdean Well by Roy Grant

Woodingdean Well by Roy Grant

What Defines a Meme? by James Gleick

What Defines a Meme? by James Gleick

The Limits of School Reform by Joe Nocera

The Limits of School Reform by Joe Nocera

A Report Card on Comprehensive Equity: Racial Gaps in the Nation’s Youth Outcomes by Richard Rothstein, Rebecca Jacobsen, and Tamara Wilder

A Report Card on Comprehensive Equity: Racial Gaps in the Nation’s Youth Outcomes by Richard Rothstein, Rebecca Jacobsen, and Tamara Wilder

Richard Rothstein from Economic Policy Institute website

Richard Rothstein from Economic Policy Institute website

Bad Education by Malcolm Harris

Bad Education by Malcolm Harris

Monday, April 25, 2011

A Generation’s Vanity, Heard Through Lyrics by John Tierney

A Generation’s Vanity, Heard Through Lyrics by John Tierney

When There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Information by Steve Lohr

When There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Information by Steve Lohr

A Trial Run for School Standards That Encourage Deeper Thought by Fernanda Santos

A Trial Run for School Standards That Encourage Deeper Thought by Fernanda Santos

High School Classes May Be Advanced in Name Only by Sam Dillon

High School Classes May Be Advanced in Name Only by Sam Dillon

Listverse website

Listverse website

Top 10 Infamous Fake Memoirs by Skeratch

Top 10 Infamous Fake Memoirs by Skeratch

Childhood music lessons may provide lifelong boost in brain functioning from e! Science News

Childhood music lessons may provide lifelong boost in brain functioning from e! Science News

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Tax Rates and Share of Tax Revenues from Top 1% by Mark J. Perry

Tax Rates and Share of Tax Revenues from Top 1% by Mark J. Perry

The Campus Rape Myth by Heather MacDonald

The Campus Rape Myth by Heather MacDonald

China’s train wreck by Charles Lane

China’s train wreck by Charles Lane

Obama says it’s only ‘fair’ to raise taxes on the rich. He’s wrong. by By Arthur C. Brooks

Obama says it’s only ‘fair’ to raise taxes on the rich. He’s wrong. by By Arthur C. Brooks

Fairness and Redistribution by Alberto Alesina and George-Marios Angeletos

Fairness and Redistribution by Alberto Alesina and George-Marios Angeletos

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Bacteria Divide People Into 3 Types, Scientists Say by Carl Zimmer

Bacteria Divide People Into 3 Types, Scientists Say by Carl Zimmer

A Village With the Numbers, Not the Image, of the Poorest Place by Sam Roberts

A Village With the Numbers, Not the Image, of the Poorest Place by Sam Roberts

Attractive women who attach photo to CV 'less likely to be employed' by Becky Barrow

Attractive women who attach photo to CV 'less likely to be employed' by Becky Barrow

Empire: Public Goods and Bads by Christopher J. Coyne and Steve Davies

Empire: Public Goods and Bads by Christopher J. Coyne and Steve Davies

The War Prayer by Mark Twain

The War Prayer by Mark Twain

Principles or Expediency? by F. A. von Hayek

Principles or Expediency? by F. A. von Hayek

An Ignorant Perspective on Libya by Adam Martin

An Ignorant Perspective on Libya by Adam Martin

Inception Statistics by William Easterly and Laura Freschi

Inception Statistics by William Easterly and Laura Freschi

A Permanent Breakdown in Communication by Megan McArdle

A Permanent Breakdown in Communication by Megan McArdle

The Magical Myth of Instant Development by Megan McArdle

The Magical Myth of Instant Development by Megan McArdle

Just A Little Tax Hike . . . by Megan McArdle

Just A Little Tax Hike . . . by Megan McArdle

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Top 7 Stupidest Things Believed by Bad Companies by Brad Peters

The Top 7 Stupidest Things Believed by Bad Companies by Brad Peters

Eighty Years Along, a Longevity Study Still Has Ground to Cover by Katherine Bouton

Eighty Years Along, a Longevity Study Still Has Ground to Cover by Katherine Bouton

A Tale of Many Cities by Edward L. Glaeser

A Tale of Many Cities by Edward L. Glaeser

Passover Is No Time To Wish For The End Of Christian America by William A. Jacobson

Passover Is No Time To Wish For The End Of Christian America by William A. Jacobson

The Auto Bailout and the Rule of Law by Todd Zywicki

The Auto Bailout and the Rule of Law by Todd Zywicki

Monday, April 18, 2011

Beyond Accumulation and Technical Progress: Negative Externalities as an Engine by Stefano Bartolini

Beyond Accumulation and Technical Progress: Negative Externalities as an Engine by Stefano Bartolini

Your Federal Tax Receipt calculator from Third Way

Your Federal Tax Receipt calculator from Third Way website

Who Really Cares How Yuppies Raise Their Kids? by Motoko Rich

Who Really Cares How Yuppies Raise Their Kids? by Motoko Rich

He Plants His Footsteps On The Sea: Faith Matters by Walter Russell Mead

He Plants His Footsteps On The Sea: Faith Matters by Walter Russell Mead

The Mead List International Edition: Top Ten World Stories to Watch in 2010 by Walter Russell Mead

The Mead List International Edition: Top Ten World Stories to Watch in 2010 by Walter Russell Mead

White Water Warning: Wild Decade Ahead by Walter Russell Mead

White Water Warning: Wild Decade Ahead by Walter Russell Mead

Truths You Cannot Utter Paul A. Rahe

Truths You Cannot Utter Paul A. Rahe

PwC: U.S. Companies Pay World’s 6th-Highest Effective Tax Rate from Paul L. Caron

PwC: U.S. Companies Pay World’s 6th-Highest Effective Tax Rate from Paul L. Caron

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

'Coming Apart at the Seams' by Rich Lowry

'Coming Apart at the Seams' by Rich Lowry

The Coming White Underclass by Charles Murray

The Coming White Underclass by Charles Murray

There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap by Carrie Lukas

There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap by Carrie Lukas

Fear Itself by Ronald Bailey

Fear Itself by Ronald Bailey

Death Risk Rankings website

Death Risk Rankings website

Nuclear power is safest way to make electricity, according to study by David Brown

Nuclear power is safest way to make electricity, according to study by David Brown

Essay on Man by Alexander Pope

Essay on Man by Alexander Pope

Overreaction to Fearsome Risks by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard J. Zeckhauser

Overreaction to Fearsome Risks by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard J. Zeckhauser

US Plot To Steal Amazon Exposed by Walter Russell Mead

US Plot To Steal Amazon Exposed by Walter Russell Mead

Albert Einstein Wikiquotes website

Albert Einstein Wikiquotes website

I'm a What? by Scott Adams

I'm a What? by Scott Adams

Monday, April 11, 2011

The Falling Man by Tom Junod

The Falling Man by Tom Junod

Rudyard Kipling's Dane-Geld read by Ronald Reagan

Rudyard Kipling's Dane-Geld read by Ronald Reagan

Poetry Lovers Page website

Poetry Lovers Page website

Skin bleaching a growing problem in Jamaica slums by David McFadden

Skin bleaching a growing problem in Jamaica slums by David McFadden

It's Partly in Your Head: Sandra Witelson on how male and female brains differ by Rebecca Blumenstein

It's Partly in Your Head: Sandra Witelson on how male and female brains differ by Rebecca Blumenstein

Peter Thiel: We’re in a Bubble and It’s Not the Internet. It’s Higher Education by Sarah Lacy

Peter Thiel: We’re in a Bubble and It’s Not the Internet. It’s Higher Education by Sarah Lacy

Thursday, April 7, 2011

More Pupils Are Learning Online, Fueling Debate on Quality by Trip Gabriel

More Pupils Are Learning Online, Fueling Debate on Quality by Trip Gabriel

Requiem for Parson Brownlow by Jack Neely

Requiem for Parson Brownlow by Jack Neely

Is Our Civilization a Bubble? Part I by Stephen Balch

Is Our Civilization a Bubble? Part I by Stephen Balch

Prejudices First Series by H.L. Mencken, book

Prejudices First Series by H.L. Mencken, book

The Muslim World's Coming European Revolution by Philip Jenkins

The Muslim World's Coming European Revolution by Philip Jenkins

The Truth About Money and Politics by Jacob Lyles

The Truth About Money and Politics by Jacob Lyles

The Center for College Affordability & Productivity website

The Center for College Affordability & Productivity website

Food Prices and Global Hunger Equal Riots, Civil Wars and Revolution by Russ Winter

Food Prices and Global Hunger Equal Riots, Civil Wars and Revolution by Russ Winter

Friday, April 1, 2011

University of Florida Digital Collections website

University of Florida Digital Collections website

American Antiquarian Society website

American Antiquarian Society website

Asking Kidney Patients to Forgo a Free Lifeline by Gina Kolata

Asking Kidney Patients to Forgo a Free Lifeline by Gina Kolata

Broken Windows: The police and neighborhood safety by George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson

Broken Windows: The police and neighborhood safety by George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2002 from NCES

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2002 from NCES