The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute
Articles by Laura Vanderkam
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What Women Want
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
- Megan Basham’s new book paints a troubling and misleading portrait of the choices facing working mothers.
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Is Talent Really That Important?
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
- Geoff Colvin argues that ‘deliberate practice,’ not innate ability, is the true key to world-class performance.
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Looking for the Virtuous Cycle
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
- Esther Duflo and her MIT colleagues are waging a war on poverty.
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Still Healthy After All These Years
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Is American society prepared for the consequences of increased life expectancy? Robert Butler wants to know.
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Meet the Middle-Class Millionaires
Monday, March 31, 2008
- A new book profiles the working-rich households who ‘have achieved the American dream the American way.’
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Cracking the CEO Pay Puzzle
Thursday, March 6, 2008
- Why has executive compensation exploded in recent years? New York University’s Xavier Gabaix gives one answer.
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The Myths of ‘Energy Independence’
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
- A provocative new book argues that ‘energy independence’ is neither practical nor desirable.
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Weighing In
Friday, October 19, 2007
- A science journalist makes the case for low-carb diets.
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Keeping up with the Gateses?
Monday, July 23, 2007
- An economist explains, briefly, why inequality matters more than we think it does.
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Rethinking the Obesity ‘Crisis’
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
- Weight has always been hard to control, says a leading science writer.
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Biofuels or Bio-fools?
Friday, June 1, 2007
- Vinod Khosla, a Silicon Valley legend, is leading the venture capital rush into replacements for gasoline: biofuels made from corn and rougher stuff like ...
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On Nantucket Sound, Environmentalists Find an Alternative Use for Their Energy
Friday, May 11, 2007
- A new book chronicle’s the liberal locals’ struggle to stop an unsightly wind farm.
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An Apology for Judicial Activism
Thursday, April 26, 2007
- In a new book, libertarian activist Clint Bolick offers a surprising argument.
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All Play and No Work…
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
- A business book author says, yet again, that his readers should emulate him. This one’s not persuasive.
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Just Visiting
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
- A new book takes readers inside Monopoly’s surprising history.
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Perfectionists for Freedom
Monday, February 5, 2007
- Brian Doherty’s new history finds that each libertarian is unhappy in his own way.
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Stumbling on Psychology
Friday, December 8, 2006
- A new book about what makes us happy is fun to read, if not particularly substantial. That's the way readers like it.
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What Are Women Worth?
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
- A new study suggests that Wall Street still has different standards for men and women.