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Does Suspending Students Work?
New research shows that sending kids home from school as punishment may do more harm than good
Top 10 Food Trends of 2012
The highs and lows of the year, from gourmet airport food to molecular cocktails and gluten-free everything
Top 10 Opinions of 2012
From women not having it all to why one executive left Goldman Sachs, the year was filled with personal bombshells
Whither Goes Free Speech at Harvard?
A recent incident suggests administrators might be more concerned about ugly words than the underlying problems they were intending to satirize
The Best Gift to Give a Kid for Christmas
A growing body of research shows that when it comes to keeping a child engaged, the play environment matters more than the toy itself
Viewpoint: Barring Women from Combat Is Unconstitutional
As a new lawsuit shows, the ban doesn’t protect women in service from physical danger, and it denies them benefits they deserve
Can This Party Be Saved?
Why the GOP’s purists and pragmatists need to face the challenge of policy
Autism’s Invisible Victims: The Siblings
It is a virtual epidemic. One in 88 American children is diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier this week, Representative Darrell Issa, chairman of the …
Middle East
Where the Past Is Not Prologue
Turmoil is a constant in the Middle East, but the region is strengthening
Politics
A New Birth of Politics?
Abe Lincoln cut all kinds of deals to do great things. Now it’s our turn
How to Use Technology to Make You Smarter
What you need to know to get your gadgets to increase, not decrease, your intelligence
The Problem with Food-Stamp Challenges
Politicians and celebrities are trying to live for one week on food stamps, but will this increase advocacy for the poor?