Even out of office, the President is still promoting education reform
Divorce Is No Longer a Dealbreaker
The Fidelity Test is dead, and Newt Gingrich has killed it. Why this is good news
Has Obama Had a Psychological Breakthrough?
The President has long been plagued by obsessive bipartisan disorder, but recent signs suggest he’s had an important epiphany
Forget Dieting, Try Intermittent Fasting
Weight loss advice from a man who loves to eat and often eats more than he should
Brilliant: The Science of SmartBrilliant: The Science of Smart
Why Asking Questions Might Not Be the Best Way to Teach
A recent study throws the efficacy of the Socratic method into doubt
The Killer We Can Beat
New data shows that ending malaria is within our reach. We just need the resources to finish the job
And Justiff For All
States’ rights is the argument for outlawing abortion, teaching evolution and, well, anything really
Why Big Contracts Are Bad for a Player’s Legacy
Megacontracts like Pujols’s last so long that star players run the high risk of finishing them out poorly
Zynga’s Words with Friends Is My Enemy, Too
Alec Baldwin’s not the only one in the hot seat because of that game
What Will End the Era of the Blockbuster Drug?
The real lesson from Lipitor is that big sellers are vastly overprescribed, even after going off patent
The Hidden Shame of Overgiving
Why do women downplay or hide their sacrifices for others?
What Jane Austen Could Teach Washington
It should be a truth universally acknowledged that novels of manners — and even of murder — have larger lessons for our leaders
Transgender People: The Next Frontier in Civil Rights
Being fired for “gender non-conformity” is a violation of the constitution, an important court recently found
