Saturday, June 11, 2011

Boot Camp for Boosting IQ

By JONAH LEHRER
Wall Street Journal

The Idea of Germany, From Tacitus to Hitler

By CULLEN MURPHY
New York Times

Ronald’s Exit Interview

By YONI BRENNER
New York Times

When Precaution Trumps Public Safety

By MATT RIDLEY
Wall Street Journal

The American Flag and its Protocol

Answers.USA.gov

Friday, June 10, 2011

Darkness Too Visible

Contemporary fiction for teens is rife with explicit abuse, violence and depravity. Why is this considered a good idea?
By MEGHAN COX GURDON
Wall Street Journal

Threats to Town Halls Stir Voter Backlash

By KATE LINEBAUGH
Wall Street Journal

The Gas Is Greener

By ROBERT BRYCE
New York Times

Politicians Behaving Well

By DAVID BROOKS
New York Times

Thursday, June 9, 2011

India tries cash incentives to save its girls

Selective abortion has intensified amid the pressure to have boys in India. Now the federal and state governments are trying cash incentives to persuade Indians not to abort females.
By Ben Arnoldy
Christian Science Monitor

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Bulb In, Bulb Out

By ANDREW RICE
New York Times

Father's Day

USA.gov

Driving More Efficiently

fueleconomy.gov

Mexican drug traffickers' latest weapon: 'monster' narco-tanks

These armored trucks, made to resemble tanks off of a battlefield, are another invention of traffickers who do anything to protect smuggling routes and out-arm their rivals.
By Sara Miller Llana
Christian Science Monitor