The GOP’s strategy about its own reinvention
Republicans
Republicans
Do Teachers Really Discriminate Against Boys?
A study on gender disparities in elementary-school performance found that boys received lower grades than girls, even when their test scores were equal to or higher than the girls’
Can We Drink Soda Responsibly?
Few countries guzzle soda the way we do. Maybe the problem is us
A San Franciscan’s Super Bowl Ode to Baltimore
Worried that the mayors of Baltimore and San Francisco would just offer each other crabs for their Super Bowl bet, I used the Awesome Column to get San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City) and Baltimore mystery writer Laura Lippman (the Tess Monaghan series) to agree to write something complimentary about the winning …
Will ‘Stalking Apps’ Be Stopped?
Incredibly, there are no federal laws against the unauthorized monitoring of your physical whereabouts
Viewpoint: Black History Month Doesn’t Represent All Blacks
The duality of black ethnic pride and black American pride should be recognized and celebrated
Why We Shouldn’t Fear Personal Drones
The more widespread the technology, the better the uses we will find for it
Criminals and Terrorists Can Fly Drones Too
Remote-controlled aircraft and robot technology can be used for bad just as easily as for good
Society
Does the GOP Really Want to Woo Blacks and Latinos?
If Republicans are serious about trying get more black and brown people under their wing, here are a few things they could try
Sports
The Super Bowl of Video Games. Literally.
I coach an NFL ProBowler for the Most Important Game of His Life
What the Pygmies Can Teach Us About Child Rearing
Why do we push our young ones while asking little of our older kids?
Gastrodamus Speaks! The Future of Food in America, Revealed!
Pink slime shall rise, horned bulls shall wane and other culinary predictions for the 22nd century
Viewpoint: What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Special-Ed Sports
Federal guidelines don’t mandate new teams, but could lead to a more inclusive society