Politics
Are Demographics Destiny?
Self-interest, sex, snakes, and the making of our political preferences
Can We Shut Up About the Weather? And Start Talking About Super-Bowl-Sized Corporate Handouts?
It's snowing, but it's winter. For the NFL and other sports leagues, it's raining taxpayer dollars every single day.
Why Libertarian Feminism?
Libertarian feminism provides a basis to oppose both sexism and statism.
Watching American Sniper in Baghdad
Iraqi audiences are flocking to watch the controversial film - and liking what they see.
Really Depressing Survey of What Scientists and the Public Think About Science and Society
Disinformation specialists are everywhere
Mitt Romney Won't Run for the GOP's 2016 Presidential Nomination
The 2012 Republican nominee says he's making way for other candidates.
Vergara Plaintiff Talks Landmark Decision on Teacher Tenure
Landmark court decision puts students' needs above ineffective teachers and the unions that protect them.
Idaho Bill Seeks to Make Executions Even Less Transparent
Broadly written law could hide sources of lethal injection drugs and even the identity of an executed prisoner.
Is Hillary Clinton the HealthCare.gov of Presidential Candidates?
Why Hillary Clinton's inevitability could be a big weakness in 2016.
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scientology-Funded Group Preaching Anti-Drug Message in NYC Public Schools
Foundation for a Drug-Free World was previously kicked out of San Francisco schools for promoting "bogus science."
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
"The GOP's Long Love Affair With Schmucks"
From Sarah Palin to Donald Trump to Ben Carson, Republicans Just Can't Get Enough of obviously unqualified presidential contenders.
School Choice: How Eva Moskowitz Outmuscled the NYC Teachers Union
The head of the charter-school system Success Academy isn't just fighting political challenges. She's educating low-income kids with stunning results.
Catholic Congressman Tim Ryan on Why He No Longer Opposes Abortion
"The heavy hand of government must not make this decision for women and families."
Fidel Castro Backs Normalizing U.S.-Cuba Relations, Also Signals He's Not Dead Yet
U.S.-Cuba relations still have a way to go to get to normal.
A Fond Farewell to Andrew Sullivan, Who Is Retiring From Blogging
So long, and thanks for all the links.
DHS to Start Collecting Iris and Facial Recognition Images at Border
It's Philip K. Dick's world. We just live here.
Just Say No to Big Government
It's OK to oppose government policies without offering an alternative.
How Obama's 529 College Tax Plan Debacle Proves the Welfare State is Doomed
Someone has to pay for it-but no one wants to foot the bill.
Sen. Marco Rubio: Surveillance Now, Surveillance Tomorrow, Surveillance Forever!
Possible presidential candidate wants NSA mass data gathering made permanent.
Obama Disses Religious Liberties in India
His visit missed an opportunity to speak up against the Modi government's assaults on religious minorities
Rand Paul: Drones Should Be Legal But If They Fly Over My House, "I've Got a Shotgun"
Kentucky Republican and likely presidential candidate gives first-ever Snapchat Q&A with CNN.
How "Backpack Funding" is Revolutionizing K-12 Education and School Choice
Good things happen when tax dollars follow K-12 students to whatever school they enroll in.
How Obama Could Champion a Real Middle-Class Agenda
Soaking the rich is not a good way to help the middle class
America's Worst School System Will Soon Be Dead. Will What Replaces It Be Any Better?
The remaking of public education in Camden, New Jersey.
Boehner Uses the Snowstorm as an Excuse to Pull Border Security Bill
McCaul bill's untimely death shows the impotence of the House leadership on immigration reform
Mike Pence's 'Market-Based' Plan to Reform Medicaid Is Actually a Deal Between Hospital Lobbyists and the Administration to Expand Obamacare
The Republican governor's supposedly free market plan is a big industry giveaway.
How a Great School is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in America's Poorest City
An "army" of parents fought to avoid sending their kids to Camden's traditional public schools.
