The federal government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced guidelines calling for automakers to put limits on the installation of electronic devices in new cars, including a provision that most …
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New Availability of Plan B Makes Philadelphia Abortion Doc an Anachronism
The awful horror of Gosnell will disappear not as a result of legislation or trials, but easy access to pharmaceutical options for abortion
Internet Privacy: A New Bill Finally Offers Protections
California’s Right to Know Act would force Google and Facebook to reveal what personal information they’ve collected and how it’s being used
Viewpoint: In the War Over Christianity, Orthodoxy Is Winning
In an age of secularization, religious traditionalism is surprisingly resilient
Is Texting Killing the English Language?
People have always spoken differently from how they write, and texting is actually talking with your fingers
The Illusion of the ‘Gifted’ Child
Why our policies for good students really aren’t that smart
Boston Bombing Analysis: When Immigrants Don’t “Americanize”
Immigration advocates are dismayed that these petty terrorists acted just when momentum for reform was building, but this forces us to consider the content of our citizenship
Terrorists and Mass Shooters: More Similar Than We Thought
A new survey shows that suicide terrorists and mass-homicide perpetrators tend to draw from the same pool of grievance-collecting young men
Two Degrees of Separation from a Bomber
In Cambridge, social networks laid bare an intricate web of eerie, sometimes banal, connections to the bombings
The Boston Bombing: Should Cameras Now Be Everywhere?
More video surveillance will be coming to cities across America. But how do we balance safety with privacy?
Why Austerity Is a Dangerous Idea
When everyone tries it at once, austerity makes the debt bigger, not smaller
Who’s Behind the Boston Bombings? Some Initial Clues
The attack was low-tech and apparently leaderless, which points us in several possible directions
Why Americans Need Spelling Bees and Vocabulary Tests
Until we have a better appreciation for the English language, we need all the help we can get
