Milo Yiannopoulos was a troll and a peddler in offensiveness, but the fact that he became a star on the American right was the result of a transformation of American conservatism that has been entirely unhealthy.
In the end, an effort by Democrats to block Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court does not seem like a good use of their rather limited options.
The reality of global climate change made itself evident again in 2016.
Depending on the outcome of the election, the Supreme Court’s just concluded term will most likely be remembered as the point at which the Court’s rightward tilt that began at the end of the Warren Court Era came to an end.
Pfizer has become the latest drug maker from barring its products from being used in executions.
One of the pioneers of the technology revolution of the past four decades has passed away.
A man who helped create a multi-billion dollar a year industry, and some mighty fine wine, has passed away.
In a move it had been telegraphing for the better part of a year, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since July 2006.
Today, many states and municipalities are having elections that will mostly attract Democrats.
If we are gong to assess the significance of Trump, we need to pay attention to the numbers.
Lee Siegel takes to the NYT to explain “Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans.”
Los Angeles became the latest major city to increase its minimum wage. It’s a risky bet that is likely to do more harm than good.
Pundits and political scientists agree that, if the 2016 presidential election were today, we’d have a much better idea who would win.
Every member of the Supreme Court graduated from an Ivy League Law School. That kind of homogeneity is not healthy.
Their places are being filled by students who pay higher tuition rates.
The earth-like planets are out there, but it’s unclear if the life is.
Democrats are approaching an “Electoral College lock.” Republicans are trying to pick it.
Republican problems among Latino voters could have an influence on several close races this year.
Apple has won a huge victory in the smart phone patent wars. If the news reporting is accurate, the outcome doesn’t pass the common sense test.
The private office is quickly becoming a relic, despite the loss of morale and productivity that comes from open floorplans.
A blog post lampooning black studies dissertations got a writer fired, setting off a controversy over the limits of free speech.
If we taught the Federalist Papers more rigorously would that lead to a shared view of the constitution?
Seven of the top ten and fifteen of the top twenty universities on the planet are American.
College football coaching salaries jumped 35 percent last year and 55 percent in the last six.
The Postal Service announced another round of service cutbacks today that are likely to just make the rapidity of its decline increase
Further, there was another example of police violence at UCD earlier this week.
The Maryland Terrapins upset the Miami Hurricanes 32-24 last night in college football’s opening weekend. But all anyone is talking about is the ugly uniforms.
Daniel Indiviglio makes “The Case for Making Wages Public: Better Pay, Better Workers.”
Two economists look at a 30 year investment in a home versus putting the same money in the stock market.
While his best-known solo effort was “anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, [and] anti-capitalistic,” John Lennon became a Reagan Republican a few years later, his assistant claims.
Austan Goolsbee is resigning as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors to return to the University of Chicago.
