Real sports and fantasy sports are now inseparable. And that’s not a bad thing
Have We Evolved to Be Religious?
Faith makes social groups stronger and confers an evolutionary advantage
Teenage Criminals: Do We Throw Away the Key?
Minors should not get life sentences, even ones guilty of such heinous crimes as Deryl Dedmon’s
Why The Supreme Court Should Uphold the Health Care Law 9-0
The fate of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act hangs on whether the justices stand by their professed belief in restraint
Trayvon Martin: The Neuroscience of What Makes People Trigger-Happy
Our brains are wired to be unreasonable when it comes to perceived threats
Cartoons of the Week: March 17-23
With Tebow headed to the Jets and Manning headed to Denver, the Republican establishment hopes for a shake-up of its own
A Vet’s Perspective on the Afghan Massacre
Now that Staff Sergeant Robert Bales faces 17 counts of murder, it’s time to reopen the debate on mental-health screening for our soldiers, says a veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress
Have We Become Deaf and Blind to Hate?
We’ve made a sacrament of freedom of expression, no matter how heinous. But letting hate speech thrive leads to innocent dead children like Trayvon Martin
Why I’m NOT Taking My 8-Year Old To The Hunger Games
Kids shouldn’t go unless they’re mature enough and have the skills to read the books first.
From the Winter That Wasn’t To The Spring That Isn’t
Soaring temperatures, plants blooming ahead of season—what does this heat wave portend for summer?
What Barbie Could Learn from American Girl
An education policy wonk and father of two takes a tough look at doll marketing
How to Talk to Young Black Boys About Trayvon Martin
Eight talking points about the potentially fatal condition of being black
What Attacks on Obama Say About The Republican Candidates
Pornography? Gas prices? Nuclear bombs? Why Republicans are being driven to such rhetorical extremes