Outside the Beltway

Trump appears to undervaluing existing bureaucracies listening more to hacks and ideologues.

By the end of the night, we’re likely to be in an entirely new phase of the race for both the Republican and Democratic nominations.

Paradoxically, the children of affluent parents are less happy than those of the poor.

Lee Siegel takes to the NYT to explain “Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans.”

The Holocaust was a very atypical case of genocide.

17-year veteran of the LAPD says, “If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me.”

Can we fix the VA at what government pays?

Bill Watterson, the man who drew the legendary “Calvin and Hobbes” strip, was back. And now he’s gone again.

The editorial board of the nation’s newspaper of record laments a quarter century-old trend.

An oldie but goodie from PhD comics is making the rounds.

A rather impressive recovery from a career that was mostly dead in 2007.

Two experts debate the topic, demonstrating how little we really know.

The advice “Do what you love. Love what you do” is not without pitfalls.

Dr. Alexandros Petersen, a scholar of Eurasian energy and a former colleague at the Atlantic Council, was killed in a bomb blast in Kabul.

Several conservative groups have jumped on the bandwagon of what appears to be a controversial Mississippi politician.

Keeping 166 detainees in Gitmo costs taxpayers $454 million.

The AHA is calling for a six-year embargo of history dissertations.

When Glen Coffee abruptly retired from a promising NFL career, most wondered what he was up to. Now we know.

Leslie Cohen Berlowitz, president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is under fire for academic fraud.

NYU’s Geoffrey Miller has done a groundbreaking study connecting obesity, and particularly the consumption of simple carbohydrates, with failure to complete doctoral dissertations.

General Petreaus is now Dr. Petraeus and will be teaching a 1-1 load a the City University of New York.

Alex Madrigal reports that “71% of Facebook Users Engage in ‘Self-Censorship.'” That strikes me as low.

Calls for more American kids to pursue STEM careers ignores the hiring realities.