A U.S. Marine in Afghanistan wonders why the United States can’t come together to overcome our nation’s challenges
Homophobia: Alive and Well in 2011
Newt Gingrich’s recent remarks show that hatred towards gays still remains strangely acceptable
Our Love-Hate Relationship with the SATs
Cheating scandals aside, the grandaddy of high-stakes college admissions testing soldiers on
How Much Could Change in the Race Next Year?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012
Brilliant: The Science of SmartHealth & Science
America Needs More Geeks: How to Make Science Cool
Why the image of the scientist needs a makeover
5 Foods You Will Be Eating in 2012
No, really — I mean it this time. Never heard of banh mi? You will soon
Why E-Reading with Your Kid Can Impede Learning
Parents tend to interrupt too much with “Don’t turn the page yet” and “Click here!”
Gimme Some Truth for Xmas
In which the author serves up some hot righteous pie for the holidays
The Competitive Sport of the Family Christmas Card
Forgive the holiday-card impaired, for we know not what we do
Should You Be Allowed to Sell Your Bone Marrow?
A new ruling reinterprets the National Organ Transplant Act banning the sale of bone marrow. Will other human body parts follow?
The Most Politically Courageous People of 2011
This year wasn’t exactly a banner year for political courage, but here are my Teddy Awards picks nonetheless
The Better-Bake-Sale Battle
Do you go store-bought or homemade? And other questions of deep import
Mariah Carey Fatigue: All I Want For Christmas Is Some New Holiday Music
It’s been 17 years since a new Christmas song entered the canon. How long do we have to wait for a new holiday hit?