Culture
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- Baseless Bias and the New Second Sex Christina Hoff Sommers 06/10/2009
- Claims of bias against women in academic science have been greatly exaggerated. Meanwhile, men are becoming the second sex in American higher education.
- Lord of the Ringtones Thomas J. Van Gilder and Michael M. Rosen 05/22/2009
- Are mobile devices liberating or enslaving us?
- The Luxury City vs. the Middle Class Joel Kotkin 05/13/2009
- The sustainable city of the future will rest on the revival of traditional institutions that have faded in many of today’s cities.
- The Importance of Family for Entrepreneurial Success Robert W. Fairlie 05/04/2009
- To increase low rates of business ownership among blacks, we need more opportunities for obtaining work experience.
- Obama’s Education Hopes Face Achievement Realities Mark Schneider 04/29/2009
- American students are spending more time in academic classes and checking the ‘more rigorous curriculum’ box. But there is little evidence that all that extra academic work has turned into higher achievement.
- The Coming of the Fourth American Republic James V. DeLong 04/21/2009
- The Special Interest State that has shaped American life for 70 years is dying. What comes next is uncertain, but there are grounds for optimism.
- The Turkish Bridgehead Robert Ellis 04/16/2009
- Turkey is often mentioned as the West’s bridgehead to the Middle East—but Turkey could just as well be the Islamic world’s bridgehead in Europe.
- The News of God’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated Evan Sparks 04/13/2009
- Two Economist magazine writers weigh in on the global revival of faith.
- Who Should Decide the Size of Your TV? Max Schulz 04/10/2009
- As part of its effort to combat global warming, California is considering a proposal to regulate big-screen TVs off the market.
- 'We Don't Want Your Money' Jay Mathews 04/06/2009
- How two entrepreneurial educators created the most successful schools in the country.