Editors at National Review Online analyze a recent court decision that’s likely to set a precedent in cases involving gender transition surgeries. The wheels of justice grind slowly, but once…
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online seeks to identify what ails American society. There is some mystery about the generation of names. “Gay” becomes “gay and lesbian” becomes “lesbian and…
Grattan Brown writes for the Martin Center about taking steps to save the humanities in higher education. For more than two decades, professors have been “flipping” classrooms to move course…
Mental health has become a much larger part of the discussion of overall health. This topic interests me for several reasons. One, I believe that neglecting mental health in the…
Daniel Hannan has some ideas. He shares them with readers of a Competitive Enterprise Institute report on the undeniable benefits of free trade. What lies behind these fears? There are,…
This talk by the author of Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World will reveal how we can address popularity dynamics in our past and today to lead happier,…
Read Why traditional statistics are often “counterproductive to research the human sciences, a Q&A with professors Eric Loken and Andrew Gelman, now! Here is one of many noteworthy passages from the…
Nick Haslam offers a possible explanation in an article entitled, “Why Concepts Creep to the Left.” Here’s the abstract: Many of psychology’s concepts have undergone semantic shifts in recent years. These…
This week, President Obama issued an order directing executive departments and agencies to: (i) identify policies, programs, and operations where applying behavioral science insights may yield substantial improvements in public welfare, program outcomes,…
This blog post by statistician Matt Brigs hits the nail on the head–“people believe global warming not because of the science but because they desire its ‘solution.'” He makes several…
NPR presents an interesting examination of the Reid technique, the mostly commonly used method of police question in the United States: Created in the 1940s by former Chicago policeman John…
What is it that makes people engage in this nonsensical dodging of facts? It’s almost too embarrassing to watch.