AMERICAN.COM: A Magazine of Ideas, Online http://american.com A combined feed of all the stories from American.com. hourly 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z Wherefore Art Thou, Green Obama http://american.com/archive/2009/november/wherefore-art-thou-green-obama Those hoping for a green jolt to the economy must come to grips with three serious misconceptions. No publisher Jon Entine science-technology 2009-11-20T22:28:01Z BernArticle The Death of the Cool http://american.com/archive/2009/november/the-death-of-the-cool Cool was once associated with reticence, savoir-faire, and irony, none of which is much practiced or regarded these days. No publisher Robert McHenry culture 2009-11-19T23:58:21Z BernArticle Jamaica vs. Singapore http://american.com/archive/2009/november/jamaica-vs-singapore In 1965 the two nations were equal in wealth. Four decades later, their standing was dramatically different. What accounts for the difference? No publisher Josh Lerner economic-policy 2009-11-19T04:49:40Z BernArticle Limited Utility http://american.com/archive/2009/november/limited-utility What happens when populist politicians try to micromanage public utilities? No publisher Roger Noriega government-and-politics 2009-11-18T21:55:15Z BernArticle The Critical U.S-India Relationship http://american.com/archive/2009/november/the-critical-u-s-india-relationshipg At the upcoming state visit, the challenge for President Obama is to make sure that the United States works closely with India on the issues of mutual concern. No publisher Neena Shenai world-watch 2009-11-18T13:40:45Z BernArticle Delayed Childbearing and Voting Behavior http://american.com/archive/2009/november/delayed-childbearing-and-voting-behavior The correlation between religious and moral values and voting behavior did not operate a generation ago. No publisher Michael Barone public-square 2009-11-17T14:56:44Z BernArticle APEC: The Keystone to U.S. Asian Policy http://american.com/archive/2009/november/apec-the-keystone-to-u-s-asian-policy As the Obama administration formulates policies for Asia, it should make a trans-Pacific vision for regional integration a clear and central U.S. priority. No publisher Claude Barfield economic-policy 2009-11-13T21:14:21Z BernArticle Congress to Healthcare Market: Drop Dead http://american.com/archive/2009/november/congress-to-market-on-healthcare-drop-dead Government-based overhaul has completely monopolized the debate on healthcare. Here are seven examples of successful market-based healthcare alternatives that you should know about. No publisher Mark J. Perry health-and-medicine 2009-11-13T15:22:59Z BernArticle Economic Prosperity: A Step of Faith http://american.com/archive/2009/november/economic-prosperity-a-step-of-faith There is a strong relationship between economic prosperity and religious liberty. No publisher Joseph Loconte economic-policy 2009-11-10T22:32:16Z BernArticle State of the Stimulus http://american.com/archive/2009/november/state-of-the-stimulus One reason unemployment continues to rise may be that stimulus funds did not target high-unemployment states. No publisher Veronique de Rugy economic-policy 2009-11-10T16:24:37Z BernArticle The Berlin Wall, 20 Years Later http://american.com/archive/2009/november/the-berlin-wall-20-years-later The occasion of remembering the fall of the Wall is a fitting time to recall the broader sweep of events that surrounded it. No publisher Steven F. Hayward big-ideas 2009-11-10T14:59:11Z BernArticle Not Your Grandfather's (or Keynes’s) Economy http://american.com/archive/2009/november/not-your-grandfathers-or-keynes-economy The complexity of today's economy means that old-fashioned Keynesian policies will not restore full employment. No publisher Arnold Kling economic-policy 2009-11-06T22:11:45Z BernArticle The Road From Serfdom http://american.com/archive/2009/november/the-road-from-serfdom Given the renewed interest in alternatives to capitalism, it is perhaps appropriate to recall the last time that socialism was tried with real gusto. No publisher Marian L. Tupy big-ideas 2009-11-06T21:18:53Z BernArticle Hitting the Sick in the Wallet http://american.com/archive/2009/november/hitting-the-sick-in-the-wallet Taxes and other provisions in the current healthcare reform legislation will inflict the sick and the elderly with higher prices. No publisher Alex M. Brill health-and-medicine 2009-11-05T23:17:16Z BernArticle The Quiet Death of the Kyoto Protocol http://american.com/archive/2009/november/the-quiet-yet-historic-death-of-the-kyoto-protoco Reading the climate news in recent weeks, one might start to wonder who won the last election. No publisher Samuel Thernstrom science-technology 2009-11-06T14:36:30Z BernArticle