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When to Doubt a Scientific ‘Consensus’

By Jay Richards

Anyone who has studied the history of science knows that scientists are not immune to the non-rational dynamics of the herd.

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American Essays

  • India, the United States, and High-Tech Trade

    India, the United States, and High-Tech Trade

    The U.S.-India trade relationship requires more attention, from both sides.

    Perhaps unbeknownst even to the most avid follower of U.S.-India relations, the seventh annual U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) meetings will be held in Washington this Monday and ...

  • Are Some Races More Equal Than Others?

    Are Some Races More Equal Than Others?

    How will the Obama administration respond to a formal complaint in the wake of serious black-on-Asian violence at South ...

    Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has just announced a new push to enforce civil rights laws to combat discrimination in our schools. In the last decade, he said, his department’s Office for ...

  • Are We a Nation of One Person, One Vote?

    Are We a Nation of One Person, One Vote?

    Hundreds of voting districts throughout the country have an unfair balance between citizen and non-citizen populations. ...

    In the recently decided Benavidez v. City of Irving et al., the plaintiff challenged the at-large system of electing city council members in Irving, Texas, charging that it was racially ...

  • Weak Tea or Strong Tea?

    Weak Tea or Strong Tea?

    Too many of those currently ‘analyzing’ the Tea Party movement seem to have no genuine interest in grappling with its ...

    When reading articles that aim at understanding the Tea Party movement, I am reminded of the ancient fable of the elephant and the blind men. Unable to see the whole elephant at a glance, each of the ...

  • The Tax That Spells Trouble for the Economy

    The Tax That Spells Trouble for the Economy

    The savers hit by Obama’s proposed healthcare tax provide the largest volume of funds to finance investment in our ...

    President Obama has announced that he will push forward with his healthcare plan. Commendably, the president has pledged to avoid adding to the deficit, promising that tax increases and spending cuts ...

  • We’re Still ‘Lying to Our Children’

    We’re Still ‘Lying to Our Children’

    Setting a national goal of having all students proficient by 2014 while letting states create their own tests and set ...

    The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) set a national goal that all children be proficient in reading and math by 2014. The law left both the design of the tests and the setting of proficiency ...

  • Two Cheers for American Exceptionalism

    Two Cheers for American Exceptionalism

    President Obama rejects American exceptionalism in a manner never before seen in an American commander in chief.

    There are plenty of legitimate criticisms of American foreign policy in the post-9/11 era. The failures of the Bush administration’s democracy agenda are manifest, and the contribution of hubris ...

  • Will the President Confront His Base On Trade?

    Will the President Confront His Base On Trade?

    While a desire to strengthen the economy and to engage with other major nations of the world may dictate a more open ...

    This week, the United States Trade Representative’s office (USTR) released its 2010 Trade Policy Agenda. I would not recommend that you read it; that’s the sort of thing that should be ...

  • What Unsustainable Looks Like

    What Unsustainable Looks Like

    President Obama’s freeze of the non-defense, non-homeland security side of the budget will do nothing to get us on the ...

    When the federal government spends more than it collects in revenue, it runs a deficit. To fill the gap, the Treasury Department must borrow. As our debt grows, the interest payment on that debt is ...

  • What Role for Geoengineering?

    What Role for Geoengineering?

    Any effective climate strategy will have to rely upon a combination of emissions reductions, adaptation, and, if ...

    When Nobel Prize laureate and atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen published an article in 2006 calling for research on geoengineering, the response from many quarters was ferocious. Why such an indignant ...

Datapoints

An Immediate Threat?

A record number of Americans feel the federal government poses a threat.

An Immediate Threat?

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Are Some Races More Equal Than Others? By Abigail Thernstrom and Tim Fay 03/12/2010
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India, the United States, and High-Tech Trade By Neena Shenai 03/14/2010
The U.S.-India trade relationship requires more attention, from both sides.
Soul Music By Roger Scruton 02/27/2010
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Due North: Canada’s Marvelous Mortgage and Banking System By Mark J. Perry 02/26/2010
What about the Canadian banking system allowed it to survive the recent worldwide slowdown without ...
Weak Tea or Strong Tea? By Lee Harris 03/10/2010
Too many of those currently ‘analyzing’ the Tea Party movement seem to have no genuine interest in ...
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