Civilising Globalisation author David Kinley’s ABC News op-ed on the G-20 can be found here. Kinely writes on Adam Smith, government intervention, and the true task of responsible globalization. Read More ?
On September 15, 2009 the UN Human Rights Council published a detailed and shocking report about Israeli and Hamas conduct during the Gaza War. Israel carried the brunt of the criticism. Did Israel violate...
Cambridge favorite Rorotoko, that interviewer of fascinating brainy people, posted a piece on Jerome Kagan today. Kagan has studied child psychology for decades, and has turned his attention to the age-old...
Getting to the root of our health-care woes: competition. Will a public option increase competition and lower costs? Are markets really dominated by single players, state by state? FOX has some interesting...
Writing for Psychology Today, psychologist Steven Reiss explores how applying the 16 human needs discussed in The Normal Personality allows for different approaches in sports psychology. ~ ~ Peter Boltersdorf,...
Entertainment Industry Economist Harold Vogel comments to Reuters on Universal’s new theme park venture — a 20 acre Harry Potter section. In the same article, Draco Malfoy tells us that it...
The New York Times Room for Debate blog asks this very question. And our own Terence Ball responds with a surprising fact: the writer of the Pledge of Allegiance was Socialist. Read it >> Read More ?
Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler, authors of Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics were interviewed for WUNC’s The State of Things. From WUNC: Is it more important for your...
The New York Times today interviewed psychologists and therapists about the jarring changes in their daily practices in the wake of the September 11 attacks. “I always try to leave some space in my practice...
APSA. When I first heard talk of it, I was amazed at how those four little letters could make even the most seasoned marketing associates quiver in fear. “How hard could it be?” I thought. “It’s...
Lots of Darwin this year, and Olivia Judson has the round-up, including the new movie. Read More ?
Writing for FindLaw, Stephen Sheppard, author of I Do Solemnly Swear: The Moral Obligations of Legal Officials, demonstrates that we have plenty of historical precedent for investigating former administrations...